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| Language | Translations for "IN A WHILE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | nganjëherë (at times, occasionally, on and off, once, once in a while, sometimes, whiles). (various references) | |
Arabic | من وقت لآخر (betweenwhiles, every once in a while), من حين الى حين (every once in a while), نادرا جدا (once in a way, once in a while). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | от време на време (every so often, now and again, now and then, occasionally, off and on, once in a while, periodically). (various references) | |
Chinese | 偶爾 (occasionally, once in a while). (various references) | |
Czech | příležitostnì (casually, occasionally, once in a while), obèas (at times, every now and then, every so often, now and then, occasionally, once in a while, sometimes). (various references) | |
Finnish | jolloin kulloin (once in a while). (various references) | |
French | de temps en temps (every once in a while, once in a way), de temps à autre (every once in a while, once in a while). (various references) | |
German | hin und da (once in a way, once in a while), gelegentlich (occasional, casual, casually, occasionally), ab und zu (on and off, every now and then, now and then), öfters (ofttimes, on occasion, once in a way, once in a while), öfter (more often). (various references) | |
Greek | σε λίγο (very soon). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מזמן לזמן (every once in a while, occasionally, off and on), מדי פעם (every now and then, once in a while), פעם ב- (once in a while). (various references) | |
Hungarian | időnként (once in a while), ritkán (rarely, seldom), néha (every now and then, now and then, sometimes), egyszer-egyszer (every now and then, every once in a while, once in a blue moon, once in a while), alkalmanként (occassionally, once in a while, time and again). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 時偶 (at long intervals, occasionally, once in a while, seldom), 偶に (occasionally, once in a while). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たまに (occasionally, once in a while), ときたま (at long intervals, occasionally, once in a while, seldom). (various references) | |
Manx | nish as reesht (intermittent, now and then, occasionally, on and off, once in a while). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inay aay ilewhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | daqui a pouco (in a little while, in awhile, just). (various references) | |
Romanian | din când în când (at intervals, at times, ever and anon, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, now and again, now and then, occasionally, once in a while, periodically). (various references) | |
Russian | изредка (occasionally, once in a while). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ponekad (once in a while, sometimes). (various references) | |
Spanish | en todo (throughout). (various references) | |
Swedish | ibland (sometimes, occasionally, once in a while), då och då (at odd moments, at odd times, every now and again, every now and then, from time to time, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once and away, once in a while). (various references) | |
Turkish | nadiren (every once in a while, far between, few and far, occasional, once in a while, rarely, seldom, uncommonly), arada bir (once in a while, seldom), ara sıra (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, by snatches, ever and anon, every now and then, every once in a while, from time to time, in places, in snatches, now and again, now and then, occasionally, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | скоро (anon, early, near, odd-come-shortly, shortly, soon), ось-ось. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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