now and then
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now and then
- /ˌnaʊ ən(d)ˈðɛn/
Where it comes from
Compare Dutch nu en dan, West Frisian no en dan.
adverb
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Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
Similar: every now and again, every now and then, now and again, occasionally, sometimes, intermittently
Translations
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adv (idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently
| Español | de vez en cuando |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 時々 tokidoki, 偶に tama ni |
| 中文 | 偶爾 /偶尔 ǒu'ěr, 時而 /时而 shí'ér |
| Português | vez por outra, de vez em quando, ocasionalmente |
| Français | de temps en temps, de temps à autre |
| Deutsch | hin und wieder, ab und zu, mitunter, dann und wann |
| Italiano | di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto |
| Ελληνικά | πότε-πότε póte-póte, πού και πού poú kai poú |
| Română | câteodată, uneori, când și când |
| Русский | то и де́ло to i délo, времена́ми vremenámi, вре́мя от вре́мени vrémja ot vrémeni |
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