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1 occasionally
adverb (now and then: I occasionally go to the theatre.) tu pa tam* * *[əkéižənəli]adverbtu in tam, priložnostno -
2 at times
(occasionally; sometimes.) občasno -
3 every now and then / every now and again / every so often
(occasionally: We get a letter from him every now and then.) tu in tamEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > every now and then / every now and again / every so often
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4 from time to time
(occasionally; sometimes: From time to time he brings me a present.) od časa do časa -
5 once in a while
(occasionally: I meet him once in a while at the club.) tu in tam -
6 intermittent
[intə'mitənt](happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) v presledkih* * *[intəmítənt]adjective ( intermittently adverb)prenehujoč, pretrgan, v presledkih; vračajoč se (reka, jezero)intermittent light — utripajoča luč, svetilniška luč -
7 occasion
[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) priložnost2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) dogodek•- occasionally* * *I [əkéižən]nounprilika, priložnost; razlog, povod, vzrok; naključje; colloquially svečan dogodek; obsolete potreba; plural posli, opravkito give occasion to s.th. — dati povod za kajon occasion — tu in tam, včasihto rise to the occasion — biti čemu kos, odločno nastopitito take occasion to do s.th. — izrabiti priložnostto be the occasion of s.th. — biti povod za kajII [əkéižən]transitive verbpovzročiti, biti povod za kaj, sprožitithis occasioned him to go — to ga je napeljalo, da je šel -
8 occasional
adjective (happening, done etc now and then: I take an occasional trip to London.) priložnosten* * *[əkéižənəl]adjective ( occasionally adverb)priložnosten, slučajen; za posebne prilikeBritish English occasional licence — omejeno dovoljenje za prodajo alkoholaoccasional table — mizica, za različne namene -
9 periodic
[-'o-]1) (happening, done etc occasionally: He suffers from periodic fits of depression.) občasen2) ((also periodical) happening, done etc at regular intervals: periodical reports.) reden* * *[piəriɔdik]adjective ( periodically adverb)periodičen, ki se redno ponavlja, občasenlinguistics izražen v retoričnem jeziku, retoričen; astronomy ki se nanaša na pot nebesnega telesa; chemistry periodic table — periodična tablica elementovchemistry periodic system — periodični sistemchemistry the periodic law — Mendlovo pravilo -
10 reference book
(a book which is not usually read from beginning to end but which is consulted occasionally for information, eg a dictionary or encyclopaedia.) priročnik* * *[réfrənsbuk]nounpriročnik (slovar, atlas, enciklopedija itd.) -
11 sometimes
adverb (occasionally: He sometimes goes to America; He goes to America sometimes; Sometimes he seems very forgetful.) včasih* * *[sʌmtaimz]adverbvčasih, tu pa tam, ob prilikisometimes gay, sometimes sad — enkrat vesel, enkrat žalosten -
12 (every) now and then/again
(sometimes; occasionally: We go to the theatre (every) now and then.) tu pa tam -
13 every so often
(sometimes; occasionally: I meet him at the club every so often.) tu in tam -
14 face-saving
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.) ki ohrani ugled -
15 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.) ostati v formi -
16 (every) now and then/again
(sometimes; occasionally: We go to the theatre (every) now and then.) tu pa tam -
17 off and on / on and off
(sometimes; occasionally: I see him off and on at the club.) tu in tam
См. также в других словарях:
Occasionally — Oc*ca sion*al*ly, adv. In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly. Stewart. [1913 Webster] The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the other, his subject occasionally by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occasionally — (adv.) c.1400, happening on some particular occasion, also sometimes, happening as occasion presents itself, without regularity, from OCCASIONAL (Cf. occasional) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
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occasionally — [ə kā′zhən əl ē, ōkā′zhən əl ē] adv. now and then; sometimes; on occasion … English World dictionary
occasionally — adverb sometimes, but not regularly and not often: Occasionally Alice would look up from her books. | very occasionally (=rarely): We only see each other very occasionally … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
occasionally — oc|ca|sion|al|ly W3S2 [əˈkeıʒənəli] adv sometimes, but not regularly and not often ▪ Occasionally Alice would look up from her books. ▪ We only see each other very occasionally (=rarely) . →↑frequency … Dictionary of contemporary English
occasionally — oc|ca|sion|al|ly [ ə keıʒənli ] adverb *** sometimes, but not frequently or regularly: Simmer the sauce for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. We go to the theater only very occasionally (=not often) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
occasionally */*/*/ — UK [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəlɪ] / US [əˈkeɪʒən(ə)lɪ] adverb sometimes, but not frequently or regularly Simmer the sauce for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. We go to the theatre only very occasionally (= not often) … English dictionary
occasionally — adverb now and then or here and there (Freq. 30) he was arrogant and occasionally callous open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees they visit New York on occasion now and again she would take her favorite book from the… … Useful english dictionary
occasionally — adverb Date: 1630 on occasion ; now and then < dines out occasionally > … New Collegiate Dictionary
occasionally — adverb From time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals. Some perhaps worship only on alternate Sundays; others still more occasionally … Wiktionary