occasional

occasional
adjective
(happening irregularly) gelegentlich; vereinzelt [Regenschauer]

take an or the occasional break — gelegentlich eine Pause machen

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adjective (happening, done etc now and then: I take an occasional trip to London.) gelegentlich
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oc·ca·sion·al
[əˈkeɪʒənəl]
adj inv gelegentlich
my mother still gets an \occasional back pain meine Mutter hat hin und wieder immer noch Rückenschmerzen
to have an \occasional beer gelegentlich ein Bier trinken
\occasional smoker Gelegenheitsraucher(in) m(f)
to pay sb an \occasional visit jdm gelegentlich einen Besuch abstatten
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[ə'keɪZənl]
adj
1) visit, visitor, meeting, outburst, lapse gelegentlich

he likes an or the occasional cigar — er raucht hin und wieder ganz gerne or gelegentlich ganz gern eine Zigarre

she made occasional visits to England — sie fuhr ab und zu nach England

2) (= designed for special event) Gelegenheits-

occasional poem — Gelegenheitsgedicht nt

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occasional [əˈkeıʒənl] adj (adv academic.ru/51111/occasionally">occasionally)
1. gelegentlich, Gelegenheits…:
occasional showers vereinzelte (Regen)Schauer;
occasional strollers vereinzelte Spaziergänger;
occasional writer Gelegenheitsschriftsteller(in);
pay sb the occasional visit jemanden hin und wieder besuchen;
smoke an occasional cigarette gelegentlich oder hin und wieder eine Zigarette rauchen
2. für eine bestimmte Gelegenheit:
occasional poem Gelegenheitsgedicht n
3. veranlassend:
occasional cause Anlass m
occ. (occas.) abk occasional (occasionally)
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adjective
(happening irregularly) gelegentlich; vereinzelt [Regenschauer]

take an or the occasional break — gelegentlich eine Pause machen

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adj.
gelegentlich adj.

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