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in·ci·den·tal·ly
(ĭn′sĭ-dĕn′tl-ē)adv.
1. As a minor or subordinate matter: by profession a lawyer and incidentally a musician.
2. (also -dĕnt′lē) Apart from the main subject; parenthetically.
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incidentally
(ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəlɪ)adv
1. as a subordinate or chance occurrence
2. (sentence modifier) by the way
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in•ci•den•tal•ly
(ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl i or, for 1, -ˈdɛnt li)adv.
1. apart or aside from the main subject; parenthetically.
2. by chance.
[1655–65]
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Adv. 1. incidentally - introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party"
2. incidentally - of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"
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incidentally
adverb
1. by the way, in passing, en passant, parenthetically, by the bye The tower, incidentally, dates from the twelfth century.
2. accidentally, casually, by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by happenstance In her denunciation, she incidentally shed some light on another mystery.
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Translations
بالمُناسَبَه، بِهذه المُناسَبَه
mimochodem
for resten
mellékesenmellesleg
meîal annarra orîa
mimogrede
aklıma gelmişkenŞeyy!
incidentally
[ˌɪnsɪˈdentəlɪ] ADV1. (= by the way) → a propósito, por cierto
he spoke no English incidentally → por cierto or a propósito, no hablaba inglés
he spoke no English incidentally → por cierto or a propósito, no hablaba inglés
2. (= in a minor way) → incidentalmente
3. (= accidentally, fortuitously) → por casualidad, de forma casual
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incidentally
[ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli] adv (= by the way) → à propos incidental music n (on TV, radio) → musique f de fond ; (for film) → musique f de film incident room n (POLICE) → salle f des opérationsCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
incidentally
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incidentally
[ˌɪnsɪˈdɛnt/əlɪ] adv (by the way) → fra parentesi, tra l'altro, per incisothe system prevents heat loss and incidentally saves you money → il sistema impedisce perdite di calore e tra l'altro fa risparmiare
incidentally, I saw your sister yesterday → fra parentesi, ho visto tua sorella ieri
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incident
(ˈinsidənt) noun an event or happening. There was a strange incident in the supermarket today. voorval حادِث инцидент incidente incident der Vorfall hændelse περιστατικό, συμβάν, επεισόδιο incidente, suceso juhtum اتفاق tapaus incident תקרית घटना incident, događaj váratlan esemény kejadian atburður fatto 出来事 사건 atsitikimas incidents; gadījums; notikums kejadian voorval begivenhet, hending zdarzenie اتفاق incidente incident случай incident, (nepríjemná) udalosť, príhoda pripetljaj incident händelse, incident เหตุการณ์ olay 事件 випадок; пригода واقعہ sự kiện 事件
ˌinciˈdental (-ˈden-) adjective1. occurring etc by chance in connection with something else. an incidental remark. toevallig عَرَضي، طارئ случайно incidental náhodný beiläufig tilfældig περιστασιακός, συμπτωματικός fortuito, casual juhuslik اتفاقی satunnainen fortuit מקרי प्रासंगिक prigodan mellékes tidak disengaja tilviljunar- fortuito 偶然伴う 우연한 atsitiktinis nejaušs; gadījuma- tidak disengajakan terloops tilfeldig przypadkowy اتفاقی acidental întâmplător случайный náhodný slučajen slučajan tillfällig โดยมิได้ตั้งใจ tesadüfi 偶發的 випадковий ضمنی ngẫu nhiên 偶然发生的,偶然碰到的
2. accompanying (something) but not forming part of it. He wrote the incidental music for the play. agtergrondagtig مُرافِق съпътстващ de fundo doprovodný Begleit-... ledsagende συνοδευτικός de acompañamiento, de fondo taust- ضمیمه؛ همراه oheis- d'accompagnement נלווה आनुषंगिक uzgredan kísérő mengiringi fylgi-; undirleikur; tónlist við leikrit/kvikmynd di fondo 付随的な 부수적인 akompanuojantis, pritariantis (filmas, izrādes) fona mūzika mengiringi begeleidend ledsagende towarzyszący سړه de fundo de acompaniament сопроводительный sprievodný spremljevalen sporedan bakgrunds- เป็นบางส่วน önemsiz, küçük 附帶的,伴隨的 побічний پس منظر کی موسیقی kém theo 附带的,伴随而来的
ˌinciˈdentally (-ˈden-) adverb by the way. Incidentally, where were you last night? terloops بالمُناسَبَه، بِهذه المُناسَبَه случайно a propósito mimochodem nebenbei for resten παρεμπιπτόντως, μια που το 'φερε η κουβέντα a propósito muide راستی muuten à propos דֶרֶך אַגַב अकस्मात slučajno, usput mellékesen (megjegyezve), mellesleg (szólva) secara kebetulan meðal annarra orða a proposito ついでながら 우연히 tarp kitko nejauši; gadījuma pēc; starp citu sementara itu terloops forresten, for øvrig a propos راستی a propósito apropo между прочим, кстати mimochodom mimogrede uzgred förresten, tillfälligtvis โดยบังเอิญ (Ha) aklıma gelmişken; Şeyy! 順便說及 між іншим اتفاقا، ویسے nhân tiện 顺便说及
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