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in·fre·quent

(ĭn-frē′kwənt)
adj.
1. Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare: an infrequent guest.
2. Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space: infrequent oases in the desert.
in·fre′quence, in·fre′quen·cy n.
in·fre′quent·ly adv.
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infrequent

(ɪnˈfriːkwənt)
adj
rarely happening or present; only occasional
inˈfrequency, inˈfrequence n
inˈfrequently adv
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in•fre•quent

(ɪnˈfri kwənt)

adj.
1. happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
2. not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor.
3. not plentiful or many: infrequent opportunities for advancement.
4. far apart in space.
[1525–35; < Latin]
in•fre′quen•cy, in•fre′quence, n.
in•fre′quent•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"
sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
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infrequent

adjective occasional, rare, uncommon, unusual, sporadic, few and far between, once in a blue moon He was paying one of his infrequent visits to London.
often, regular, frequent, common, usual, customary, habitual
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infrequent

adjective
Rarely occurring or appearing:
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Translations
نادِر، غير متكرر
řídkývzácnýneobvyklý
uregelmæssig
harvinainen
nem gyakori
fátíîur, sjaldgæfur
retasretumas
rets
redek

infrequent

[ɪnˈfriːkwənt] ADJ [visit, occurrence] → poco frecuente, infrecuente
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infrequent

[ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adj → peu fréquent(e)
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infrequent

adj → selten ; at infrequent intervals → in großen Abständen ; her mistakes are so infrequent → sie macht so selten Fehler
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infrequent

[ɪnˈfriːkwənt] adj → poco frequente, raro/a
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infrequent

(inˈfriːkwənt) adjective
not frequent. His visits grew infrequent. ongereeld نادِر، غير متكرر рядък infrequente řídký spärlich uregelmæssig σποραδικός, σπάνιος raro, espaciado harv گهگاه؛ نا مکرر harvinainen rare נדיר विरल rijedak nem gyakori, ritka jarang fátíður, sjaldgæfur infrequente, raro まれな 드문 retas rets jarang-jarang sekali zeldzaam sjelden, sparsom rzadki کله کله raro rar редкий zriedkavý redek redak ovanlig, sällsynt ที่เกิดขึ้นไม่บ่อย seyrek 鮮少的 рідкісний; нечастий گاہ گاہی không thường xuyên 很少发生的
inˈfrequency noun
ongereeldheid نُدْرَه، قِلَّة حُدوث рядкост infrequência vzácnost (výskytu) die Seltenheit uregelmæssighed σποραδικότητα poca frecuencia, rareza haruldus ندرت وقوع harvinaisuus rareté נְדִירוּת विरलता rijetkost ritkaság kejarangan sjaldgæfni infrequenza, rarità たま 드묾 retumas retums jarang-jarang sekali zeldzaamheid sjeldenhet rzadkość كم پيښى، لږليدونى،كله كله، ناموندونى pouca frequência raritate редкость vzácnosť (výskytu) redkost retkost ovanlighet, sällsynthet การเกิดไม่ถี่ seyreklik 鮮少發生 рідкість کبھی کبھار ہونے کی کیفیت tính không thường xuyên 很少发生
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infrequent

a. infrecuente, raro-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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