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Pronunciation / Transliteration: a volte
"A volte vado al mare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Occasionally, rather than all of the time.
"Sometimes we like to stay up late and watch movies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English, from some + time (noun), originally meaning 'at some time in the past or future' or 'on occasion'.
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parfois
Transliteration: parfois
"Parfois, il mange ici."
manchmal
Transliteration: manchmal
"Manchmal regnet es im April."
a volte
Transliteration: a volte
"A volte vado al mare."
a veces
Transliteration: a veces
"A veces es difícil entenderlo."
às vezes
Transliteration: as vezes
"Às vezes vou ao cinema."
कभी-कभी
Transliteration: kabhi-kabhi
"मैं कभी-कभी चाय पीता हूँ।"
有时候
Transliteration: yǒu shíhou
"他有时候很忙。"
가끔
Transliteration: gakkeum
"가끔 영화를 봅니다."
時々
Transliteration: tokidoki
"彼は時々遅刻します。"
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