occasional

oc·ca·sion·al  (-kzh-nl)

adj.

1.

a. Occurring from time to time. See Synonyms at periodic.

b. Not habitual; infrequent: took an occasional glass of wine.

2. Created for a special occasion: occasional verse.

3. Intended for use as the occasion requires: an occasional chair.

4. Acting as a cause.

5. Acting in a specified capacity from time to time: an occasional hunter.

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occasional [əˈkeɪʒən^əl]

adj

1. taking place from time to time; not frequent or regular

2. of, for, or happening on special occasions

3. serving as an occasion (for something)

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	occasional - occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine" infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"
	2.	occasional - occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches" episodic unpredictable - not capable of being foretold
	3.	occasional - occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" casual irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
	4.	occasional - recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety" periodic sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"

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occasional

adjective infrequent, odd, rare, casual, irregular, sporadic, intermittent, few and far between, desultory, periodic I still get the occasional nightmare about the accident.
regular, usual, constant, routine, frequent, customary, continual, habitual, incessant

Translations

occasional [əˈkeɪʒənl]

A. ADJ

1. (= infrequent) [lapse, meeting] → esporádico; [rain, showers] → ocasional, aislado
she made occasional visits to England → hacía alguna que otra visita a Inglaterra → hacía visitas esporádicas a Inglaterra
I like the or an occasional cigarette → me gusta fumar un cigarrillo de vez en cuando
I have the or an occasional drink → tomo una copa de vez en cuando
they had passed the occasional car on the road → de vez en cuando pasaban algún coche en la carretera
he smokes only the or a very occasional cigar → sólo muy de vez en cuando or muy de tarde en tarde se fuma un puro

2. (frm) (= created for special event) [poem, music] → compuesto especialmente para la ocasión
it was written as an occasional piece for the Coronation → se escribió la pieza especialmente con ocasión de la coronación

B. CPD occasional table N → mesa f auxiliar
occasional worker N (US) → jornalero/a m/f, temporero/a m/f

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occasional [əˈkeɪʒən^əl] adj

[visit, meeting, appearance] → occasionnel(le); [pain, headache, bout] → occasionnel(le); [lapse] → occasionnel(le)
the occasional ...
I like the occasional drink → J'aime bien boire un verre à l'occasion.

[series] → exceptionnel(le)

(= one or two)
architects, planners, and the occasional sociologist → des architectes, des urbanistes et quelques sociologues
Apart from the occasional article, he hadn't published anything → Mis à part un article de temps en temps, il n'avait rien publié.

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occasional

adj

visit, visitor, meeting, outburst, lapse → gelegentlich; he likes an or the occasional cigar → er raucht hin und wieder ganz gerne or gelegentlich ganz gern eine Zigarre; she made occasional visits to England → sie fuhr ab und zu nach England

(= designed for special event) → Gelegenheits-; occasional poem → Gelegenheitsgedicht nt

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occasional [əˈkeɪʒənl] adj (gen) → occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/a
I like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piace fumare una sigaretta

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occasional [əˈkeɪʒənl] adj (gen) → occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/a
I like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piace fumare una sigaretta

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occasional → مناسبي příležitostný lejlighedsvis gelegentlich περιστασιακός esporádico satunnainen occasionnel povremen occasionale 時折の 가끔의 incidenteel sporadisk okazyjny de vez em quando случайный tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราว arasıra thỉnh thoảng 偶尔的