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1 ♦ occasionally
♦ occasionally /əˈkeɪʒnəlɪ/avv.saltuariamente; di quando in quando; di tanto in tanto. -
2 occasionally
[ə'keɪʒnəlɪ]avverbio occasionalmente, di tanto in tantovery occasionally — molto raramente, quasi mai
* * *adverb (now and then: I occasionally go to the theatre.) occasionalmente* * *[ə'keɪʒnəlɪ]avverbio occasionalmente, di tanto in tantovery occasionally — molto raramente, quasi mai
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3 occasionally oc·ca·sion·al·ly adv
[ə'keɪʒn(ə)lɪ]English-Italian dictionary > occasionally oc·ca·sion·al·ly adv
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4 at times
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5 every now and then / every now and again / every so often
(occasionally: We get a letter from him every now and then.) di quando in quandoEnglish-Italian dictionary > every now and then / every now and again / every so often
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6 from time to time
(occasionally; sometimes: From time to time he brings me a present.) (di tanto in tanto) -
7 once in a while
(occasionally: I meet him once in a while at the club.) ogni tanto, di quando in quando -
8 intermittent
[ˌɪntə'mɪtənt]* * *[intə'mitənt](happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) intermittente* * *intermittent /ɪntəˈmɪtnt/a.intermittente: (med.) intermittent fever, febbre intermittente; (elettr.) intermittent current, corrente intermittente● (econ.) intermittent strike, sciopero a singhiozzo □ intermittent use, uso saltuariointermittence, intermittencyn. [u]intermittenza.* * *[ˌɪntə'mɪtənt] -
9 ♦ (to) occur
♦ (to) occur /əˈkɜ:(r)/v. i.1 accadere; capitare; succedere2 (impers.) venire in mente; sovvenire (lett.): It didn't occur to me to look behind the door, non mi è venuto in mente di (o non ho pensato a) guardare dietro la porta3 esserci; ricorrere; trovarsi: Slight mistakes occur occasionally in the manuscript, nel manoscritto vi sono, qua e là, lievi erroriFALSI AMICI: to occur non significa occorrere nel senso di essere necessario. -
10 periodic
[ˌpɪərɪ'ɒdɪk]aggettivo periodico* * *[-'o-]1) (happening, done etc occasionally: He suffers from periodic fits of depression.) periodico2) ((also periodical) happening, done etc at regular intervals: periodical reports.) periodico* * *periodic /pɪərɪˈɒdɪk/a.periodico ( anche scient., tecn.); intermittente: (fis.) periodic motion, moto periodico; (chim.) periodic system of the elements, sistema periodico degli elementi; (med.) a periodic fever, una febbre periodica● (gramm.) periodic sentence, periodo complesso □ (org. az.) periodic stock-taking (o periodic inventory), inventario periodico □ (chim.) periodic table, tavola periodica degli elementi.* * *[ˌpɪərɪ'ɒdɪk]aggettivo periodico -
11 ♦ (to) occur
♦ (to) occur /əˈkɜ:(r)/v. i.1 accadere; capitare; succedere2 (impers.) venire in mente; sovvenire (lett.): It didn't occur to me to look behind the door, non mi è venuto in mente di (o non ho pensato a) guardare dietro la porta3 esserci; ricorrere; trovarsi: Slight mistakes occur occasionally in the manuscript, nel manoscritto vi sono, qua e là, lievi erroriFALSI AMICI: to occur non significa occorrere nel senso di essere necessario. -
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13 surface **** sur·face
['sɜːfɪs]1. n(gen) superficie f, (of road) piano stradaleon the surface it seems that... fig — superficialmente sembra che...
we've only scratched the surface — (fig: of argument, work) abbiamo appena iniziato
2. vt(road) asfaltare3. vi(submarine etc) risalire in superficie, (fig: person: after absence) farsi vivo (-a), (from bed) emergere4. adjMil, Naut di superficie -
14 (every) now and then/again
(sometimes; occasionally: We go to the theatre (every) now and then.) di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto -
15 every so often
(sometimes; occasionally: I meet him at the club every so often.) (di quando in quando), (ogni tanto) -
16 face-saving
['feɪsseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [plan, solution] che permette di salvare la faccia* * *adjective (of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in: He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.) (che salva la faccia)* * *['feɪsseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [plan, solution] che permette di salvare la faccia -
17 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) non perdere la mano, stare in esercizio -
18 (every) now and then/again
(sometimes; occasionally: We go to the theatre (every) now and then.) di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto -
19 occasion
I [ə'keɪʒn]1) (particular time) occasione f.on that occasion — in quella occasione, quella volta
2) (opportunity) occasione f.it's no occasion for laughter — non è il momento o caso di ridere
3) (event) occasione f., avvenimento m.on special occasions — nelle occasioni speciali, nelle grandi occasioni
4) form. (cause) motivo m.II [ə'keɪʒn]there is no occasion for alarm — non c'è motivo o non è il caso di allarmarsi
verbo transitivo form. occasionare, causare, provocare* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) occasione2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) occasione•- occasionally* * *I [ə'keɪʒn]1) (particular time) occasione f.on that occasion — in quella occasione, quella volta
2) (opportunity) occasione f.it's no occasion for laughter — non è il momento o caso di ridere
3) (event) occasione f., avvenimento m.on special occasions — nelle occasioni speciali, nelle grandi occasioni
4) form. (cause) motivo m.II [ə'keɪʒn]there is no occasion for alarm — non c'è motivo o non è il caso di allarmarsi
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20 off and on / on and off
(sometimes; occasionally: I see him off and on at the club.) (di tanto in tanto), saltuariamente
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