vez ou outra

once in a while

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phrase Rare #40,146
once in a while Used to say that something happens occasionally, not regularly.
PO: Vez ou outra, eu vou ao cinema com meus amigos.
EN: Once in a while, I go to the movies with my friends.

Alguns desaparecem vez ou outra.

Some disappear from time to time.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

As mesmas roupas usadas uma e vez ou outra.

The same clothes worn over and over again.

— Paris, Te Amo (2006)

Vez ou outra na escola, ele encontrava um bilhete dela em sua lancheira.

Every now and then at school, he would find a note from her in his lunchbox.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Todo estudante já matou aula vez ou outra.

Every student has skipped class at some point.