casually

ca·su·al

 (kăzh′o͞o-əl)

adj.

1.

a. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal: a casual evening with friends.

b. Unpremeditated or offhand: a casual remark.

c. Suited for everyday wear or informal use: casual clothing.

2. Not serious or thorough; superficial: a casual inspection; a casual understanding of French.

3. Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant: "speaks with casual aplomb about being shot at" (Janelle Brown).

4. Occurring or being such by chance: "in the first months when I was pregnant, before it was obvious to the casual observer" (Anne Roiphe). See Synonyms at chance.

5.

a. Occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals; occasional: casual employment at a factory; a casual correspondence with a former teacher.

b. Employed on an irregular basis: casual workers.

6.

a. Socialized with only occasionally; not close or intimate: a casual acquaintance.

b. Being or occurring between sexual partners who are not in an established relationship: casual lovers; casual sex.

n.

1. One that serves or appears at irregular intervals, especially a temporary worker.

2. casuals Casualwear: sent my casuals to the cleaners.

3. A soldier temporarily attached to a unit while awaiting permanent assignment.

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[Middle English casuel, due to chance, unpredictable, from Old French, from Latin cāsuālis, from cāsus, event; see case¹.]

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ca′su·al·ly adv.

ca′su·al·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	casually - not methodically or according to plan; "he dealt with his course work casually"
	2.	casually - in an unconcerned manner; "glanced casually at the headlines" nonchalantly

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Translations

بِشَكْلٍ عَرَضِيّعَرَضا، مُصادَفَةً

náhodněnonšalantněuvolněně

afslappet

ungerührtzufällig

ήρεμα

casualmentecon toda tranquilidadinformalmente

satunnaisesti

nonchalammentpar hasardcavalièrementnégligemment

ležerno

alkalomszerûen

af tilviljun; kæruleysislega

casualmenteoccasionale

偶然に

무심코

terloops

uformelt

niedbale

casualmente

мимоходомнебрежно

bežnošportnotu in tam

ledigt

อย่างไม่จริงจัง

dikkatsizcegelişigüzelrasgele

một cách hững hờ

偶然地漫不经心地随便地

casually

[ˈkæʒjʊəlɪ] ADV

1. (= offhandedly) [walk, lean] → con aire despreocupado, despreocupadamente; [look, wave] → despreocupadamente; [mention, say, ask] → de pasada
I said it quite casually → lo dije sin darle importancia

2. (= informally) [dress] → de manera informal; [talk] → informalmente
they were smartly but casually dressed → iban vestidos de manera informal pero elegante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

casually

[ˈkæʒuəli] adv

[say, ask] → avec désinvolture; [walk] → nonchalamment

[be dressed] → de façon décontractée
to dress casually → s'habiller de façon décontractée

[drop, throw, toss] → négligemment

(= by chance) → par hasard

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

casually

adv (= without planning) → zufällig; (= without emotion) → ungerührt; (= incidentally, in an offhand manner) → beiläufig; (= without seriousness) → lässig; (= informally) → zwanglos; dressed → leger

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

casually

[ˈkæʒjʊlɪ] adv (see adj a, b, c) → casualmente, senza meta precisa, di sfuggita; (XXXX) → con noncuranza, con disinvoltura, in modo informale, in modo sportivo or informale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

casual

(ˈkӕʒuəl) adjective

1. not careful. I took a casual glance at the book. onverskillig عَرَضي небрежен descuidado zběžný, letmý flüchtig flygtig απρόσεκτος, αδιάφορος, πρόχειροςdespreocupado, rápido pealiskaudne سطحی؛ بی دقت välinpitämätön rapide, en passantמקרי आकस्मिक slučajan, nemaran felületes sambil lalu lauslegur fortuito, indifferente なにげない 무심결에 nerūpestingas, atsainus, paviršutiniškas paviršs pandangan yang bersahaja achteloosflyktig, nonchalantpobieżny اتفاقى، كله كله، تصادفى: بې قاعدې descuidado neatent, neglijent беглый letmý bežen površan hastig, lätt โดยไม่ตั้งใจ rasgele, gelişigüzel 漫不經心的 недбалий بے پروا ، لا ابالی hững hờ 漫不经心的

2. informal. casual clothes. informeel غَيْرُ رَسْمي всекидневен informal neformální, nenucený ungezwungen uformel πρόχειρος, σπορinformal vaba (riietus) غیررسمی rento sportפשוט अनौपचारिक prigodan, ležeran (hét)köznapi santai óformlegur informale ふだん着の 격식을 차리지 않은 kasdieninis, paprastas neoficiāls; ikdienas- pakaian kasual informeeluformell, fritids-swobodny غیر رسمی informal casual, neoficial, de fie­care zi повседневный každodenný športen (obleka) ležeran ledig, bekväm, fritids- ไม่เป็นทางการ günlük, gündelik 非正式的 повсякденний غیر رسمی thường phục 非正式的

3. happening by chance. a casual remark. toevallig غَيْر مُتَعَمَّد، غَيرْ مَقصود، عابِر непредвиден casual náhodný zufällig tilfældig τυχαίοςocasional, fortuito juhuslik, möödaminnes öeldud اتفاقی؛ تصادفی satunnainen fortuitאקראי बिना सोचे-विचारे slučajan véletlen kebetulan ófyrirhugaður casuale 偶然の 우연한 neapgalvotas nejaušs; neparedzēts secara kebetulan terloopstilfeldigprzypadkowy اتفاقى، كله كله، تصادفى casual în­tâm­­plător попутный náhod-ný slučajen slučajan i förbigående โดยบังเอิญ tesadüfî, tesadüfen olan 偶然的 випадковий اتفاق سے tình cờ 偶然的

4. not regular or permanent. casual labour. los غَيْر مُنْتَظَم нередовен ocasional příležitostný gelegentlich tilfældig έκτακτος, προσωρινόςeventual juhu- گاه به گاه؛ نامرتب epäsäännöllinen temporaire לא קָבוּע अनियत povremen, usputni alkalmi sambilan ígripa- occasionale, saltuario 臨時の 임시적 atsitiktinis gadījuma buruh sambilan tijdelijkløs-, midlertidig dorywczy کله کله ocasional pro­vizoriu временный príležitostný priložnosten povremen tillfällig เป็นบางครั้งบางคราว düzensiz, geçici 臨時的 нерегулярний غیر مستقل ، عارضی thất thường 临时的

ˈcasually adverb

toevalligerwys عَرَضا، مُصادَفَةً небрежно ocasionalmente uvolněně; náhodně zufällig tilfældigt; uformelt τυχαία, ανέμελα casualmente juhuslikult, möödaminnes بطور اتفاقی rennosti par hasardבאקראי आकस्मिक रूप से, अनियमितता पूव्रक povremeno, prigodno véletlenül; alkalomszerűen kebetulan af tilviljun; kæruleysislega per caso, casualmente 偶然に 우연히 nerūpestingai, atsainiai pavirši; nejauši secara kasual achteloostilfeldig, uformelt pobieżnie, nieoficjalnie, mimochodem تصادفن ocasionalmente întâmplător; la întâmplare попутно; небрежно náhodne slučajno ležerno i förbigående, tillfälligt, lättvindigt อย่างเป็นบางครั้งบางคราว; อย่างไม่เป็นทางการ rasgele, dikkatsizce 漫不經心地，偶然地 випадково عارضی طور پر، کبھی کبھی một cách tình cờ 漫不经心地，偶然地

ˈcasualness noun

toevalligheid عَرَضِيَّه، مُصادَفَه случайност casualidade náhodnost; neformálnost; nedbalost die Gleichgültigkeit tilfældighed ανεμελιά, αδιαφορία, άνεσηcasualidad pealiskaudsus خودمانی بودن؛ اتفاقی بودن huolettomuus désinvolture אַקרַאיוּת आकस्मिक, अनियमितता ležernost alkalomszerűség ketaksengajaan kæruleysi casualità 偶然さ 우연, 격식 없음 nerūpestingumas, atsainumas paviršums; nejaušums berkaitan kasual achteloosheidtilfeldighet pobieżny/nieoficjalny charakter اتفاقی وه casualidade nepăsare случаиность; небрежность náhodnosť sproščenost ležernost flyktighet, lättvindighet ความเป็นบางครั้งบางคราว; ความไม่เป็นทางการ düzensizlik, kayıtsızlık 漫不經心 випадковість عارضی ہونا tính tình cờ 随便，漫不经心

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casually

→ بِشَكْلٍ عَرَضِيّ nonšalantně afslappet ungerührt ήρεμα con toda tranquilidad, informalmente satunnaisesti nonchalamment ležerno casualmente 偶然に 무심코 terloops uformelt niedbale casualmente небрежно ledigt อย่างไม่จริงจัง gelişigüzel một cách hững hờ 随便地

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