"from time to time" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: from time to time
Etymology: : from time to time < → δείτε τις λέξεις from, time, to και time
  1. πού και πού
    Sense id: el-from_time_to_time-en-phrase-q535I594 Categories (other): Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
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  "etymology_text": ": from time to time < → δείτε τις λέξεις from, time, to και time",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "from time to time"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You need it from time to time, but not always.",
          "translation": "Το χρειάζεστε που και που, αλλά όχι πάντα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη occasionally"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "πού και πού"
      ],
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  ],
  "word": "from time to time"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": from time to time < → δείτε τις λέξεις from, time, to και time",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "from time to time"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You need it from time to time, but not always.",
          "translation": "Το χρειάζεστε που και που, αλλά όχι πάντα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη occasionally"
        }
      ],
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        "πού και πού"
      ],
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        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "from time to time"
}

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