occasional
- Dictionary
occasional(
uh
-
key
-
zhuh
-
nuhl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (infrequent)
a. esporádico
The weatherman said today would be cloudy with occasional showers.El hombre del tiempo dijo hoy que estaría nublado y que habría lloviznas esporádicas.
b. aislado
Aside from some occasional emergencies, it was an ordinary day at the hospital.Aparte de algunas emergencias aisladas, fue un día común en el hospital.
c. ocasional
Nate used to make occasional visits to his hometown.Nate solía hacer visitas ocasionales a su ciudad natal.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Anthony has an occasional drink in the evening.Anthony toma un trago de vez en cuando a la nochecita.
We get very occasional orders for that dish, so we'll probably remove it from our menu.Nos piden ese plato muy cada tanto, así que quizá lo saquemos del menú.
a. especialmente con ocasión
My brother-in-law wrote an occasional song for my sister that he performed at their wedding.Mi cuñado compuso una canción para mi hermana especialmente con ocasión de tocar en su boda.
Examples
Phrases
Machine Translators
Translate occasional using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of occasional in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
