occasional

occasional
adjective (happening, done etc now and then: I take an occasional trip to London.) ocasional, poco frecuente
occasional adj esporádico
he smokes the occasional cigar de vez en cuando fuma un puro
occasional
tr[ə'keɪʒənəl]
adjective
1 (not frequent) esporádico,-a, eventual
■ he smokes the occasional cigar de vez en cuando fuma un puro
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
occasional showers chubascos aislados
occasional table mesa auxiliar
occasional [ə'keɪʒənəl] adj
: ocasional
occasional
adj.
• alguno que otro adj.
• ocasional adj.
• poco frecuente adj.
ə'keɪʒṇəl, ə'keɪʒənḷ
adjective <showers/sunny spells> aislado, esporádico

I like an o the occasional glass of wine — de tanto en tanto or de vez en cuando me gusta tomarme un vaso de vino

we get the occasional complaint/visitor — recibimos alguna que otra queja/algún que otro visitante

occasional table — mesa f auxiliar

[ǝ'keɪʒǝnl]
1. ADJ
1) (=infrequent) [lapse, meeting] esporádico; [rain, showers] ocasional, aislado

she made occasional visits to England — hacía alguna que otra visita a Inglaterra, hacía visitas esporádicas a Inglaterra

I like the or an occasional cigarette — me gusta fumar un cigarrillo de vez en cuando

I have the or an occasional drink — tomo una copa de vez en cuando

they had passed the occasional car on the road — de vez en cuando pasaban algún coche en la carretera

he smokes only the or a very occasional cigar — solo muy de vez en cuando or muy de tarde en tarde se fuma un puro

2) frm (=created for special event) [poem, music] compuesto especialmente para la ocasión

it was written as an occasional piece for the Coronation — se escribió la pieza especialmente con ocasión de la coronación

2.
CPD

occasional table N — mesa f auxiliar

occasional worker N — (US) jornalero(-a) m / f , temporero(-a) m / f

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[ə'keɪʒṇəl, ə'keɪʒənḷ]
adjective <showers/sunny spells> aislado, esporádico

I like an o the occasional glass of wine — de tanto en tanto or de vez en cuando me gusta tomarme un vaso de vino

we get the occasional complaint/visitor — recibimos alguna que otra queja/algún que otro visitante

occasional table — mesa f auxiliar


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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