para variar

for a change

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for a change Can be used sincerely or sarcastically to suggest doing something different from usual.
SP: Vamos a cenar fuera para variar.
EN: Let’s eat out for a change.

Para variar.

For a change.

He venido a salvarte, para variar.

I've come to save you, for a change.

— Tesis (1996)

¡La verdad, para variar!

Honestly, for a change!

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Adivine quién para variar.

Guess who—for a change.

— Roma città aperta (1945)

Quizás prefiera probar algo distinto para variar.

Perhaps you'd prefer to try something different for a change.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Ah sí, será para variar.

Oh yes, that'll be a nice change of pace.

— Un profeta (2009)

Así no cocinas, para variar.

You don't cook like this for a change.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

¿Por qué no te ocupas de tus asuntos para variar?

Why don't you mind your own business for a change?

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Para variar, las cosas iban bastante bien.

For a change, things were going quite well.

— Esplendor americano (2003)

Cenemos fuera para variar.

Let's eat out for a change.

He pensado que podríamos salir a almorzar para variar.

I thought we could go out for lunch for a change.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Así que, hablemos de usted para variar.

So, let's talk about you for a change.

— Malcolm X (1992)