ara sıra
Meaning
sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time
Hyphenated as
a‧ra‧sı‧ra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈɾa.sɯ.ɾa/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرا صره (ara ṣıra), from آرا or آره (ara) and صره (ṣıra), equivalent to ara (“space, place between two things, interval”) + sıra (“line, order, sequence, turn”).
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Sentences
Çocuklar dersteyken Bedri ara sıra sınıfın önünden geçerdi.
Bedri occasionally passed in front of the class while the children were in class.
Bizim hastanenin başhekim odasına toplandıkları zaman ⌚ ara sıra ben de yanlarında bulunuyordum.
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When they gathered in the chief physician's room of our hospital, I was with them from time to time.
O , ara sıra başını büsbütün göğsüme bastırıyor, bana doğru sokuluyordu.
She pressed her head all the way to my chest every now and then, snuggling up to me.
