"af en toe" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Afrikaans]

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-af en toe.wav
Etymology: From Dutch af en toe. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|af en toe}} Dutch af en toe Head templates: {{head|af|adverb}} af en toe
  1. (idiomatic) now and then Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-af_en_toe-af-adv-EJ-IFyjL Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Dutch]

IPA: /ɑf ɛn ˈtu/, /ɑf ən ˈtu/ Audio: Nl-af en toe.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “off and to”. Compare German ab und zu (which was calqued into several Scandinavian languages). Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|off and to}} “off and to”, {{lit|off and to}} Literally, “off and to”, {{ncog|de|ab und zu}} German ab und zu Head templates: {{nl-adv}} af en toe
  1. (idiomatic) now and then; occasionally Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: soms
    Sense id: en-af_en_toe-nl-adv-o9xcr5sV Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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