English-Danish translations for once in a while

• en gang imellem
  Men så har vi en gang imellem med en sag at gøre, der er så overvældende frastødende, at den viser, at vi har taget fejl. Yet every once in a while we deal with a case so utterly repugnant that we are proved wrong.
  Det indre marked er jo selvfølgelig en fin og en god ting, men en gang imellem må vi også stoppe op og tage nogle etiske hensyn. The internal market is of course a splendid and commendable thing but, once in a while, we must also pause and bear some ethical considerations in mind.
  Schulz. De kan lide at bebrejde andre, men en gang imellem må socialdemokraterne tage ansvaret for deres nederlag, ellers vinder vi aldrig. Yes, it is true, Martin, you like blaming others, but once in a while, the social democrats should take responsibility for their defeats, otherwise we shall never win.
• indimellem
  - Hr. formand, indimellem rammes verden af store naturkatastrofer. Mr President, every once in a while the world is hit by a major natural disaster.
  Det kunne involvere sig i forhandlingerne indimellem i stedet for blot at sige: "vi overlader det til kommissæren, indtil han engang finder på noget." It could get involved in the negotiations once in a while, rather than simply saying, 'we'll let the Commissioner get on with it until he finally comes up with something'.

Definition of once in a while

• Occasionally; sometimes

Examples

• I send her a note once in a while to let her know Im thinking of her

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