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1 occasional
occasional [əˈkeɪʒənl][rain, showers] intermittent* * *[ə'keɪʒənl]1) [event] qui a lieu de temps en tempsoccasional showers — Meteorology averses fpl intermittentes
2) sout [poem, music] de circonstance -
2 occasional
occasional [ə'keɪʒənəl](a) (occurring from time to time) occasionnel, épisodique;∎ he's an occasional visitor/golfer il vient/joue au golf de temps en temps;∎ during his occasional visits to her lorsqu'il allait la voir ou lui rendait visite;∎ I like an or the occasional cigar j'aime (fumer) un cigare à l'occasion ou de temps en temps;∎ she writes me the occasional postcard elle m'envoie une carte postale de temps à autre;∎ there will be occasional showers il y aura quelques averses ou pluies intermittentes(b) (music, play) de circonstance►► occasional chair chaise f volante;British occasional table table f d'appoint -
3 occasional
1 [event] qui se produit or qui a lieu de temps en temps ; the occasional letter/cigarette une lettre/cigarette de temps en temps ; they have the occasional row ils se disputent de temps en temps ; occasional showers Meteorol averses fpl intermittentes ;2 sout [poem, music] de circonstance. -
4 scattered
adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) épars
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