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occasional [əˈkeɪʒənəl] 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) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
occasional 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 occasional [əˈkeɪʒənəl] 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. occasional occasional [əˈkeɪʒənl] adj (gen) → occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/a I like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piace fumare una sigaretta occasional [əˈkeɪʒənl] adj (gen) → occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/a I like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piace fumare una sigaretta How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| An occasional party of sailors from a war-ship, their faces pictures of sturdy health, spent the earlier hours of the evening at the small round tables. I republish the story with its original conclusion unaltered, but with such occasional additions and improvements as will, I hope, render it more worthy of attention at the present time. The three men in the wagon kept a short distance in the rear, giving him occasional friendly "chaff" or encouragement, as the spirit moved them. |
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