French word

occasionnel

Pronunciation

IPA/okazjonɛl/

Meaning

  • adjectiveoccasional

Example

Je rends des visites occasionnelles à mes grands-parents.

I make occasional visits to my grandparents.

Illustration for occasionnel (occasional)

More examples

Il a un emploi occasionnel pendant l'été.

He has a casual job during the summer.

Core concept

Something that appears now and then, without a fixed pattern or lasting continuity.

Common phrases

  • emploi occasionnel

    casual employment

  • job occasionnel

    occasional job

  • réunion occasionnelle

    occasional meeting

Similar words

sporadique: Happening infrequently in separate and unpredictable instances.
intermittent: Repeatedly occurring with interruptions or temporary stops.
irrégulier: Varying in timing or occurrence rather than following a regular pattern.

Definition in French

Qui concerne quelque chose d'intermittent, non régulier et non permanent.

Word origin

French occasionnel derives from Latin occasionalis, formed from occasio, meaning "opportunity" or "event", with the suffix -alis.

Usage tips

  • Occasionnel agrees in gender and number: occasionnel, occasionnelle, occasionnels, and occasionnelles.

Other meanings

  • temporaryadjective
  • irregularadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • occasionnellementfrom time to timeadverb

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