usual

u·su·al  (yzh-l)

adj.

1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed: the usual summer heat.

2. Regularly or customarily used: ended the speech with the usual expressions of thanks.

3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure: Come at the usual time.

Idiom:

as usual

As commonly or habitually happens: As usual, I slept late that Saturday morning.

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[Middle English, from Old French usuel, from Late Latin sulis, from Latin sus, use, from past participle of t, to use.]

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usu·al·ly adv.

usu·al·ness n.

Synonyms: usual, habitual, customary, accustomed
These adjectives apply to what is expected or familiar because it occurs frequently or recurs regularly. Usual describes what accords with normal, common, or ordinary practice or procedure: "The parson said the usual things about the seaits blueness . . . its beauty" (George du Maurier).
Habitual implies repetition and force of habit: a habitual liar.
Customary and accustomed refer to conformity with prevailing customs or conventions: "It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions" (Thomas H. Huxley). She resolved the difficulty with her accustomed resourcefulness.

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usual [ˈjuːʒʊəl]

adj

of the most normal, frequent, or regular type; customary that's the usual sort of application to send

n

1. ordinary or commonplace events (esp in the phrase out of the usual)

the usual Informal the habitual or usual drink, meal, etc.

[from Late Latin ūsuālis ordinary, from Latin ūsus use]

usualness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
	2.	usual - commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting" common familiar - within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"

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usual

adjective normal, customary, regular, expected, general, common, stock, standard, fixed, ordinary, familiar, typical, constant, routine, everyday, accustomed, habitual, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang), wonted She's smiling her usual, friendly smile.
rare, unusual, extraordinary, new, novel, strange, unique, unexpected, exceptional, peculiar, uncommon, singular, unorthodox, out of the ordinary, off-beat, unhackneyed

Translations

usual [ˈjuːʒʊəl]

A. ADJ (= customary) [method, answer] → acostumbrado, habitual, usual; [place, time, excuse] → de siempre
more than usual → más que de costumbre
to come earlier than usual → venir más temprano que de costumbre, venir antes de la hora acostumbrada
it's usual to give a tip → es costumbre or (esp LAm) se acostumbra dar una propina
as (per) usual → como de costumbre, como siempre
it's not usual for her to be late → no suele llegar tarde
it is not our usual practice to allow this → no acostumbramos or solemos permitir esto
it's not contagious in the usual sense of the word → no es contagioso en el sentido normal de la palabra
he came home late, drunk, the usual thing → llegó a casa tarde y borracho, lo de siempre
boil the potatoes in the usual way → cueza las patatas como de costumbre or como siempre

B. N the usual please! (= drink) → lo de siempre, por favor

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usual [ˈjuːʒuəl] adj → habituel(le)
as usual → comme d'habitude
to go on as usual → continuer comme d'ordinaire
warmer than usual → plus chaud que d'habitude, plus chaud que d'ordinaire
colder than usual → plus froid que d'habitude, plus froid que d'ordinaire
it is usual to do sth → il est normal de faire qch
It is usual to tip waiters → Il est d'usage de laisser un pourboire.

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usual

adj (= customary) → üblich; (= normal) → gewöhnlich, normal, üblich; beer is his usual drink → er trinkt gewöhnlich or normalerweise Bier; when shall I come? — oh, the usual time → wann soll ich kommen? — oh, wie üblich or oh, zur üblichen Zeit; as is usual on these occasions → wie (es) bei derartigen Gelegenheiten üblich (ist); as is usual with second-hand cars → wie gewöhnlich bei Gebrauchtwagen; it’s the usual thing nowadays → das ist heute so üblich; small families are the usual thing nowadays → kleine Familien sind heutzutage die Norm; the journey took four hours instead of or rather than the usual two → die Reise dauerte vier Stunden statt der üblichen zwei; the usual stuff (inf) → das Übliche; with his usual tact (iro) → taktvoll wie immer, mit dem ihm eigenen Takt; it is usual for soldiers to wear a uniform → es ist üblich or normal für Soldaten, eine Uniform zu tragen; it wasn’t usual for him to arrive early → es war nicht normal or typisch für ihn, zu früh da zu sein; it’s usual to ask first → normalerweise fragt man erst; to do something in the or one’s usual way or manner → etw auf die einem übliche Art und Weise tun; as usual, as per usual (inf) → wie üblich, wie gewöhnlich; business as usual → normaler Betrieb; (in shop) → Verkauf geht weiter; to carry on as usual → weitermachen wie immer or wie üblich; later/less/more than usual → später/weniger/mehr als sonst; it’s hardly usual → es ist eigentlich nicht üblich

n (inf) → der/die/das Übliche; the usual please! (= drink) → dasselbe wie immer, bitte!; a pint of the usual → eine Halbe, wie immer; what’s his usual? (= drink) → was trinkt er gewöhnlich?; what sort of mood was he in? — the usual → wie war er gelaunt? — wie üblich

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usual [ˈjuːʒʊəl]

1. adj (gen) → solito/a
as usual → come al solito, come d'abitudine
more than usual → più del solito
at the usual time → alla solita ora
earlier than usual → prima del solito
as is usual on these occasions → come vuole la tradizione
as is usual with this type of housing → come sempre in questo genere di alloggi
he's not his usual self → di solito non è così
he'll soon be his usual self again → tornerà presto ad essere quello di sempre
"business as usual" → "l'ufficio (or il negozio ) è aperto al pubblico"
it's not usual for her to be late → non è sua abitudine arrivare in ritardo

2. n the usual, please! (fam) (drink) → il solito, per favore!

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usual [ˈjuːʒʊəl]

1. adj (gen) → solito/a
as usual → come al solito, come d'abitudine
more than usual → più del solito
at the usual time → alla solita ora
earlier than usual → prima del solito
as is usual on these occasions → come vuole la tradizione
as is usual with this type of housing → come sempre in questo genere di alloggi
he's not his usual self → di solito non è così
he'll soon be his usual self again → tornerà presto ad essere quello di sempre
"business as usual" → "l'ufficio (or il negozio ) è aperto al pubblico"
it's not usual for her to be late → non è sua abitudine arrivare in ritardo

2. n the usual, please! (fam) (drink) → il solito, per favore!

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usual

adj usual [ˈjuːʒuəl]

done, happening etc most often; customary Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late. gewoonlik عادي обичаен obvyklý, obvykle sædvanlig üblich συνήθης, συνηθισμένος habitual, acostumbrado, común harilik همیشگی؛ معمول tavallinen habituel רָגִיל सामान्य, आम, साधारण obično szokásos venjulegur, vanalegur solito, abituale いつもの 평상시의, 여느 때의 įprastas parasts biasa gebruikelijk vanlig zwykły habitual uzual, obişnuit обычный zvyčajný običajen uobičajen vanlig, vanligt เป็นปกติ her zamanki, alışılmış, olağan 通常的 звичайний عام، حسب معمول thông thường 通常的

adv usually

on most occasions We are usually at home in the evenings; Usually we finish work at 5 o'clock. gewoonlik عادَةً обикновено obvykle som regel (für)gewöhnlich συνήθως por lo general, normalmente, generalmente, habitualmente harilikult معمولاً tavallisesti d'habitude בְּדֶרֶך כְּלָל आम तौर पर, सामान्यत: obično, najčešće rendszerint venjulega di solito ふつう 평소에는, 대개는 paprastai parasti selalunya gewoonlijk vanligvis, som regel zazwyczaj habitualmente de obicei обычно obyčajne običajno obično vanligtvis โดยปกติ genellikle, ekseriya 通常地 зазвичай عام طور پر thường xuyên 通常地

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usual → معتاد obvyklý sædvanlig üblich συνηθισμένος usual tavallinen habituel uobičajen solito 普通の 보통의 gewoonlijk vanlig zwykły comum обычный vanlig เป็นปรกติ alışılagelmiş thông thường 通常的