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Cada equis tiempo

English translation: Every once in a while

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Spanish term or phrase:Cada equis tiempo
English translation:Every once in a while
Entered by: Edward Tully

08:09 Apr 5, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / J.J.Millas
Spanish term or phrase: Cada equis tiempo
Cada equis tiempo, un ruido rompe el silencio de la madrugada
David West
Local time: 20:51
Every once in a while
Explanation:
another option! All of these are good!
Selected response from:

Edward Tully
Local time: 21:51
Grading comment
Thanks everybody.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7Every once in a while
Edward Tully
5 +4every so often
tazdog (X)
5From time to time /Every certain moment
dcaralo
4 +1every now and then
patricia scott
4every certain amount of time
Carolina Gazzaneo


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
From time to time /Every certain moment


Explanation:
"equis" only refers to an undefined amount of time or length of lapse between two concrete moments.

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Note added at 15 minutos (2007-04-05 08:24:54 GMT)
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From time to time, the quietness of dawn is broken by some fuss.

dcaralo
Spain
Local time: 20:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
every so often


Explanation:
...is one way of saying it.

tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Cahill
8 mins
agree  sprout: This is the first thing I thought of, too. Edward's suggestion woul also work.
45 mins
agree  patricia scott
1 hr
agree  Lydia De Jorge
1 day 17 hrs
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Every once in a while


Explanation:
another option! All of these are good!

Edward Tully
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 152
Grading comment
Thanks everybody.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Swatchka
11 mins
  -> thank you!
agree  ormiston: like yours & Cindy's, yours perhaps more poetic ?
18 mins
  -> thank you :-)
agree  dcaralo: Edward, actually yours is more approximate to the original spanish structure. My answer, in spanish would sound more like (de tiempo en tiempo -de vez en cuando....)
34 mins
  -> thank you Dolores!
agree  Marga Demmers (X)
3 hrs
  -> thank you Marga!
agree  Marina Herrera
5 hrs
  -> thank you Marina!
agree  Lydia De Jorge
1 day 16 hrs
  -> thank you Lydia!
agree  Gabriela Raya
1 day 20 hrs
  -> thank you Gabriela!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
every now and then


Explanation:
just another option

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 21:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Ruth!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
every certain amount of time


Explanation:
another valid option

Example sentence(s):
  • for every certain amount of time that passes

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Carolina Gazzaneo
Uruguay
Local time: 16:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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