"a tratti" meaning in Italian

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          "english": "it's a pain that comes and goes",
          "literal_meaning": "that appears in intervals",
          "text": "è un dolore che compare a tratti",
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          "text": "Curioso come gli si affacciasse a tratti nella coscienza quell'orrore certo.",
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