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oc·ca·sion·al

(ə-kā′zhə-nəl)adj.

1. Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent. See Synonyms at periodic.

2. Created for a special occasion: occasional verse.

3. Intended for use as the occasion requires: an occasional chair.

4. Being a factor that makes something possible; being a cause of something.

5. Acting in a specified capacity from time to time: an occasional hunter.

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occasional

(əˈkeɪʒənəl) adj

1. taking place from time to time; not frequent or regular

3. serving as an occasion (for something)

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oc•ca•sion•al

(əˈkeɪ ʒə nl)
adj.

1. occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals: an occasional headache.

2. intended for supplementary use when needed: an occasional chair.

3. pertaining to, arising out of, or intended for the occasion: occasional verses.

4. acting or serving for the occasion or only on particular occasions.

5. serving as the occasion or incidental cause.

Adj.	1.	occasional - occurring from time to time; 'took an occasional glass of wine' infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; 'infrequent outbursts of temper'
2.	occasional - occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; 'episodic in his affections'; 'occasional headaches' unpredictable - not capable of being foretold
3.	occasional - occurring from time to time; 'casual employment'; 'a casual correspondence with a former teacher'; 'an occasional worker' irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; 'irregular hiring practices'
4.	occasional - recurring or reappearing from time to time; 'periodic feelings of anxiety' sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; 'a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids'

occasional

adjectiveinfrequent, odd, rare, casual, irregular, sporadic, intermittent, few and far between, desultory, periodicI still get the occasional nightmare about the accident.
regular, usual, constant, routine, frequent, customary, continual, habitual, incessant

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occasional

adjective1. Happening or appearing now and then:

fitful, intermittent, periodic, periodical, sporadic.

2. Rarely occurring or appearing:

infrequent, rare, scarce, sporadic, uncommon, unusual.

příležitostný

gelegentlichokkasionell

sem gerist endrum og eins

時折の

tillfällig

ara sıraarasıra olan

occasional

[əˈkeɪʒənl]A.ADJ

1. (= infrequent) [lapse, meeting] → esporádico; [rain, showers] → ocasional, aislado
she made occasional visits to England → hacía alguna que otra visita a Inglaterra → hacíavisitasesporádicas a Inglaterra
I like the or an occasional cigarette → me gustafumar un cigarrillode vez en cuando
I have the or an occasional drink → tomo una copade vez en cuando
they had passed the occasional car on the road → de vez en cuandopasaban algún cocheen lacarretera
he smokes only the or a very occasional cigar → sólomuyde vez en cuandoormuy de tarde en tarde se fuma un puro

2. (frm) (= created for special event) [poem, music] → compuestoespecialmente para la ocasión
it was written as an occasional piece for the Coronation → se escribió la piezaespecialmente con ocasiónde lacoronación

B.CPDoccasional tableN → mesafauxiliar
occasional workerN (US) → jornalero/a m/f, temporero/a m/f

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occasional

[əˈkeɪʒən^əl]adj

[visit, meeting, appearance] → occasionnel(le); [pain, headache, bout] → occasionnel(le); [lapse] → occasionnel(le)
the occasional ...
I like the occasional drink → J'aime bien boire un verre à l'occasion.

(= one or two)
architects, planners, and the occasional sociologist → des architectes, des urbanistes et quelquessociologues
Apart from the occasional article, he hadn't published anything → Mis à part un articlede temps en temps, il n'avait rien publié.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

occasional

adj

visit, visitor, meeting, outburst, lapse → gelegentlich; he likes an or the occasional cigar → er rauchthin und wiederganzgerneor gelegentlich ganzgern eine Zigarre; she made occasional visits to England → sie fuhr ab und zu nach England

(= designed for special event) → Gelegenheits-; occasional poem → Gelegenheitsgedichtnt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

occasional

[əˈkeɪʒənl]adj (gen) → occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/a
I like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piacefumare una sigaretta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

occasion

(əˈkeiʒən) noun

1. a particular time. I've heard him speak on several occasions. geleentheid; okkasie فُرْصَه момент ocasião příležitost die Gelegenheit lejlighed περίσταση, περίπτωσηocasión juht(um) زمان؛ وقت بخصوص tilanne occasionמקרה, הזדמנות अवसर, प्रसंग prigoda, prilika alkalom kesempatan tækifæri, tilefni occasione 場合 특별한 때 kartas, atvejis, proga gadījums kali gelegenheidanledning, tidspunktokazja ټاكل شوى موده ocasião ocazie случай udalosť priložnost prilika tillfälle โอกาส vesile, münasebet 特定時刻，場合 нагода; випадок وقت dịp 特定时刻，场合

2. a special event. The wedding was a great occasion. geleentheid مُناسَبَه случай ocasião událost der Anlaß begivenhed ειδική περίσταση, γεγονόςocasión, acontecimiento sündmus اتفاق tapahtuma événementמאורה मौका događaj esemény peristiwa viðburður occasione 行事 중요한 행사 įvykis, šventė, renginys notikums; svinības peristiwa evenementanledning, begivenheturoczystość پيښه ocasião eveniment событие udalosť dogodek prilika tilldragelse, händelse โอกาสพิเศษ olay; tören, kutlama 特殊事件 подія موقع dịp đặc biệt 特殊事件

ocˈcasional adjective

happening, done etc now and then. I take an occasional trip to London. nou en dan, af en toe من حين إلى آخَر случаен ocasional příležitostný gelegentlich lejlighedsvis περιστασιακός, σποραδικόςocasional, poco frecuente juhuslik گهگاهی؛ چند وقت یکبار satunnainen qui a lieu de temps en temps מִדֵי פַּעַם समय-समय पर povremen alkalmi sesekali sem gerist endrum og eins occasionale 時折の 임시의 atsitiktinis, retai pasitaikantis, proginis reizēm notiekošs; nejaušs sekali-sekala nu en dan voorkomend som skjer nå og da, leilighetsvis, tilfeldigsporadyczny بعضى وخت infrequente ocazional редкий príležitostný priložnosten povremen sporadisk, tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราว arasıra olan 偶然的 випадковий; такий, що трапляється час від часу کبھي کبھار، وقتاً فوقتاً thỉnh thoảng 偶然的

ocˈcasionally adverb

now and then. I occasionally go to the theatre. nou en dan, soms أحْيانا понякога ocasionalmente občas gelegentlich nu og da σποραδικά, πότε πότε de vez en cuando, a veces vahetevahel گهگاه satunnaisesti de temps en temps מִדי פַּעַם कभी कभी povremeno alkalmilag, néha kadang-kadang öðru hverju occasionalmente 時々 임시로 retkarčiais reizēm; šad un tad sekali-sekala nu en dannå og da, av og tilniekiedy كله كله de vez em quando ocazional иногда príležitostne tu pa tam povremeno då och då, emellanåt บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra 偶然，偶爾，有時候 випадково موقع بہ موقع thỉnh thoảng 偶然，偶尔，有时候

occasional

→ مِن وَقْتٍ لِآخَرِ příležitostný lejlighedsvisgelegentlichπεριστασιακόςesporádico satunnainenoccasionnel povremenoccasionale 時折の 가끔의incidenteelsporadiskokazyjnyde vez em quandoслучайный tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราวara sıra thỉnh thoảng偶尔的

occasional

adv. a veces; de vez en cuando, ocasionalmente.

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occasion

Pronunciation[change]

IPA^(key): /əˈkeɪʒən/
Audio (US)

Noun[change]

Singular
occasion

Plural
occasions

(countable) An occasion is a particular time.
Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.
He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.
(countable) An occasion is a good time to do something.
The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.
(countable) An occasion is a special time or event.
Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.
a good opportunity or chance

Related words[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
occasion

Third-person singular
occasions

Past tense
occasioned

Past participle
occasioned

Present participle
occasioning

Occasional Form Template

(transitive) If ${displaystyle x}$ occasions ${displaystyle y}$ , ${displaystyle x}$ causes ${displaystyle y}$ .
Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.

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