the occasional drink
иногда выпить
I don't drink much, but I enjoy the occasional drink with friends.
Я мало пью, но иногда люблю выпить с друзьями.
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adjective · C1 · often · UK/US
occasional
occasional
Meaning of occasional
English
happening from time to time
Русский
происходящий нечасто, время от времени
Pronunciation
British English
/əˈkeɪʒənəl/
American English
/əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occasional with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом occasional
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Время от времени
Now and thenoccasional visitor
редкий гость
Since they moved across the country, our cousins have been only occasional visitors.
С тех пор как двоюродные братья переехали на другой конец страны, они у нас лишь редкие гости.
Погода
Weatheroccasional showers
временами кратковременные дожди
Bring an umbrella to the game, because there could be occasional showers.
Возьми на матч зонт: временами возможны кратковременные дожди.
occasional rain
временами дождь
We packed rain jackets because the forecast called for occasional rain over the weekend.
Мы взяли дождевики, потому что на выходные обещали временами дождь.
- occasional snowвременами снег
- occasional thunderstormsвременами грозы
occasional usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She gets occasional headaches after long shifts.
У неё бывают редкие головные боли после долгих смен.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
There was occasional noise from the street.
С улицы доносился редкий шум.
occasional synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between occasional, infrequent, rare, sporadic, and intermittent
I
🇬🇧English
infrequent
not happening often; more formal
B2often
ENInfrequent delays are still possible on this line.
R
🇬🇧English
rare
happening very seldom; less often than occasional
B2very often
ENRare storms can happen in this region.
S
🇬🇧English
sporadic
happening irregularly, in scattered bursts
B2often
ENThere have been sporadic power cuts this week.
Advanced: broader words
I
🇬🇧English
intermittent
stopping and starting
B2often
ENHe suffered from intermittent pain in his back.
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Questions about this word
What does occasional mean?
happening from time to time
How do you pronounce occasional?
occasional is pronounced [əˈkeɪʒənəl].
How is occasional used in a sentence?
У неё бывают редкие головные боли после долгих смен. Translation: She gets occasional headaches after long shifts.
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