Was heißt »zu­wei­len« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Auch Homer schläft zuweilen.

Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.

Wenn man will, dass etwas anständig gemacht wird, muss man zuweilen eben selbst Hand anlegen.

If you want something to be done right, sometimes you've just got to do it yourself.

Ein Pullover ist eine nützliche Sache, zuweilen sogar im August.

A jumper is sometimes useful even in August.

Die wichtigste Erkenntnis im Leben ist die Tatsache, dass auch Narren zuweilen recht haben.

The most important thing to understand in life is that even fools are right sometimes.

Wir wissen, dass wir zuweilen auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks auseinanderdrifteten und die uns gemeinsame Bestimmung vergaßen.

We know that sometimes, on both sides of the Atlantic, we have drifted apart, and forgotten our shared destiny.

Tom tut dies zuweilen.

Tom does that sometimes.

Synonyme

ab und an:

now and then

ab und zu:

now and then

off and on

on and off

bis­wei­len:

now and then

des Öf­te­ren:

many a time

on many occasions

ge­le­gent­lich:

soon

ger­ne:

gladly

willingly

with pleasure

hin und wie­der:

once in a while

mit­un­ter:

now and then

öf­ters:

frequently

often

ok­ka­si­o­nell:

occasional

spo­ra­disch:

sporadic

un­re­gel­mä­ßig:

irregular

ver­ein­zelt:

sporadic

zeit­wei­lig:

temporary

zeit­wei­se:

temporarily

zu­zei­ten:

atimes

Englische Beispielsätze

• Life is sometimes too short.

• Life is too short sometimes.

• It interests me, of course, but sometimes I just get tired.

• Wellingtons are sometimes necessary.

• Wellies are sometimes necessary.

• Which of us doesn't sometimes wish they could turn the clock back?

• Who doesn't sometimes wish they could turn back time?

• I still sometimes have phantom pain in my left leg.

• We do our best, but sometimes it's not enough.

• The door has to be oiled from time to time to stop it squeaking.

• Monuments are a constant reminder of what a nation would sometimes like to forget.

• Life is an interesting thing that matter does sometimes.

• In English class we sometimes sit in a circle and discuss the book we're reading.

• We're going our separate ways. Life is like that sometimes.

• Yes, that happens occasionally.

• During the second half of the month, the weather was unusually warm, even extremely warm at times.

• It's sometimes said like that, but it doesn't sound very nice.

• Even a blind chicken sometimes finds a grain of corn.

• Standing still is the best thing to do sometimes.

• Standing still is sometimes the best thing to do.