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Once in a while.

Portuguese translation: de vez em quando

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English term or phrase:Once in a while.
Portuguese translation:de vez em quando
Entered by: Nick Taylor

12:04 Jun 22, 2023
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
English term or phrase: Once in a while.
What does the expression "once in a while" mean in the following context: "So this is going to read the lines, and then once in a while it'll run this loop, and then read some more lines, and then once in a while it'll run this loop, read the lines. So it's like a search operation through the file."
Tunay Santos
Brazil
Local time: 15:55
de vez em quando
Explanation:
As source is not very technical "de vez em quando" once in a while/now and then(occasionally)
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 19:55
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6de vez em quando
Nick Taylor
3 +4de tempos em tempos / periodicamente
Jefferson Pereira
4 +2Ocasionalmente
ZT-Translations
4 +1por vezes
Ana Vozone


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
once in a while.
de tempos em tempos / periodicamente


Explanation:
(1) "de vez em quando" - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-portugue...

(2) uma expressão similar a "de vez em quando" é "de tempos em tempos" - https://www.sinonimos.com.br/de-vez-em-quando/#:~:text=7 sin...

(3) "periodicamente" é um sinônimo para a sugestão da referência (2) - https://www.sinonimos.com.br/de-tempos-em-tempos/

Jefferson Pereira
Brazil
Local time: 15:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ferreirac
1 min
  -> Obrigado, Ferreira.
agree  Thiago Silva
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Thiago.
agree  Bruna Mattos
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Bruna.
agree  Otto Vay
71 days
  -> Obrigado, Otto.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
once in a while.
de vez em quando


Explanation:
As source is not very technical "de vez em quando" once in a while/now and then(occasionally)

Nick Taylor
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clauwolf
28 mins
  -> Thanks Clau
agree  Bartira Galati
1 hr
  -> Thanks Bartira
agree  Oliver Simões
1 hr
  -> Thanks Oliver
agree  Thiago Silva
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Silva
agree  Katarina Peters
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thanks Katarina
agree  Otto Vay
71 days
  -> Thanks Otto
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Ocasionalmente


Explanation:
Acho que ficaria bem natural assim.

ZT-Translations
Brazil
Local time: 15:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clauwolf
4 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Thiago Silva
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
once in a while.
por vezes


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.

Ana Vozone
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thiago Silva
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Thiago!
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