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seldom [ˈsɛldəm] adv
not often; rarely [Old English seldon; related to Old Norse sjāldan, Old High German seltan] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
seldom adverb rarely, occasionally, not often, once in a while, infrequently, sporadically, once in a blue moon (informal), hardly ever, only now and then, scarcely ever They seldom speak. often, frequently, much, again and again, over and over again, time and again, time after time, many a time Translations seldom [ˈseldəm] ADV → rara vez, pocas veces, casi nunca it seldom rains here → aquí rara vez llueve, aquí llueve pocas veces → aquí no llueve casi nunca seldom, if ever → rara vez or pocas veces, si es que alguna seldom adv seldom [ˈseldəm] rarely; not often I've seldom experienced such rudeness. min, selde نادِرا рядко zřídka sjældent selten σπάνια rara vez harva به ندرت harvoin rarement לְעִתיִם נְדִירוֹת विरले ही, कभी कभार, यदाकदा, जब तब rijetko, malokad ritkán jarang sjaldan raramente めったに~しない 좀처럼 (~) 않다 retai reti jarang-jarang zelden sjelden(t) rzadko raramente rar(eori) редко zriedkavo redkokdaj retko sällan นาน ๆ ครั้ง; ไม่บ่อย nadiren 很少,不常 рідко کبھی کبھار hiếm khi 很少 seldom → نادرا ما zřídka sjældent selten σπάνια rara vez harvoin rarement rijetko raramente めったに・・・しない 드물게 zelden sjelden rzadko raramente редко sällan ไม่คอยจะ nadiren hiếm khi 很少 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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"Men seldom bring any thing to be concealed into these deserts," returned the old man, as if willing, and yet a little ignorant how to apologize for the liberty he had been about to take, "and I had hoped no offence, in examining your comforts. Indoors she would go about without cap, her grey hair strangely dishevelled; then, when at home, she seldom wore a gown--only a shabby cotton camisole; shoes, too, were strangers to her feet, and in lieu of them she sported roomy slippers, trodden down at the heels. IT IS a just and not a new observation, that enemies to particular persons, and opponents to particular measures, seldom confine their censures to such things only in either as are worthy of blame. |
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