"once in a while" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverbial phrase [język angielski]

Audio: En-au-once in a while.ogg
  1. sporadycznie, czasami
    Sense id: pl-once_in_a_while-en-adv_phrase--cmyMA78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: occasionally, sometimes
Categories (other): Angielski (indeks)
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  "lang": "język angielski",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv_phrase",
  "pos_text": "przysłówkowa",
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          "text": "I send her a note once in a while to let her know I'm thinking of her.",
          "translation": "Posyłam jej czasami liścik, żeby wiedziała, że myślę o niej."
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      "word": "occasionally"
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      "sense_index": "1.1",
      "word": "sometimes"
    }
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          "text": "I send her a note once in a while to let her know I'm thinking of her.",
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        }
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    {
      "sense_index": "1.1",
      "word": "occasionally"
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    {
      "sense_index": "1.1",
      "word": "sometimes"
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  "word": "once in a while"
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