"de rato en rato" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-adv}} de rato en rato
  1. (idiomatic) from time to time; every now and again Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: de cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando
    Sense id: en-de_rato_en_rato-es-adv-ol4YExlv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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        {
          "english": "Every so often The Lord put his hand up his sleeve and brought out a cherry to eat, and without a care in the world, accidentally or on purpose, would drop another on the ground, which Saint Peter, without idleness, would bend down to scoop up and eat.",
          "ref": "1896, Ricardo Palma, Tradiciones peruanas - Octava serie:",
          "text": "El Señor, de rato en rato, metía la mano en la manga y llevaba a la boca una cereza; y como quien no quiere la cosa, al descuido y con cuidado dejaba caer otra, que San Pedro sin hacerse el remolón se agachaba a recoger, engulléndosela en el acto.",
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        "from time to time; every now and again"
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          "every now and again"
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        "(idiomatic) from time to time; every now and again"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "de cuando en cuando"
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        {
          "word": "de vez en cuando"
        }
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  "word": "de rato en rato"
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          "text": "El Señor, de rato en rato, metía la mano en la manga y llevaba a la boca una cereza; y como quien no quiere la cosa, al descuido y con cuidado dejaba caer otra, que San Pedro sin hacerse el remolón se agachaba a recoger, engulléndosela en el acto.",
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        "from time to time; every now and again"
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        "(idiomatic) from time to time; every now and again"
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