Portuguese Word: de vez em quando
English Meaning: once in a while, now and then, on occasion

Example Sentences:

Ela é uma boa aluna, embora só estude de vez em quando.
She is a good student, although she only studies at times.
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De vez em quando eu trabalho até meia-noite.
Occasionally I work until midnight.
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Ela gostaria que ele limpasse o banheiro de vez em quando sem ninguém pedir.
She wished he would occasionally clean the bathroom without being asked.
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Related Words:

de

1. of 2. from 3. to 4. in 5. than 6. by 7. on 8. for

Here: of

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vez f.   (Pl: vezes)

time

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em

1. in 2. on 3. into 4. at 5. to

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quando

when

Here: when, while

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