occasion in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for occasion in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.occasion [Brit əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n, Am əˈkeɪʒən] N

1. occasion (particular time):

occasion

occasione f

on that occasion

in quella occasione or quella volta

on one occasion

in una occasione or una volta

on several occasions

in diverse occasioni or diverse volte

on a previous occasion

in una precedente occasione or in precedenza

on rare occasions

in rare occasioni or rare volte

on occasion

all'occasione

on the occasion of

in occasione di

when the occasion demands it

quando il caso lo richiede

to rise to the occasion

essere all'altezza della situazione

2. occasion (opportunity):

occasion

occasione f

to have occasion to do

avere (l')occasione di fare

it's no occasion for laughter, frivolity

non è il momento, il caso di ridere, di essere frivoli

should the occasion arise

se dovesse presentarsi l'occasione

3. occasion (event, function):

occasion

occasione f

occasion

avvenimento m

a big occasion

una grande occasione or un grande avvenimento

on special occasions

nelle occasioni speciali or nelle grandi occasioni

for the occasion

per l'occasione

the wedding was quite an occasion

il matrimonio fu un avvenimento

ceremonial occasion

cerimonia

state occasion

cerimonia di stato

4. occasion (cause):

occasion form

motivo m

there was no occasion to be so rude

non c'era motivo, non era il caso di essere così villano

there is no occasion for alarm

non c'è motivo, non è il caso di allarmarsi

we have no occasion for complaint

non abbiamo motivo di lamentarci

II.occasion [Brit əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n, Am əˈkeɪʒən] VB trans form

occasion

occasionare, causare, provocare

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luckless occasion

infelice

unnerving experience, occasion

sconcertante

melancholy music, occasion

malinconico, mesto

inauspicious meeting, occasion

sfortunato, malaugurato, sventurato

mirthless occasion

triste

unpropitious occasion

non propizio

Translations for occasion in the Italian»English Dictionary

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occasionare

to occasion

ricorrenza

occasion

festeggiare la ricorrenza

to mark or celebrate the occasion

essere cagione di sventura per qn

to be occasion of misadventure for sb

occasion in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for occasion in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.occasion [ə·ˈkeɪ·ʒən] N

1. occasion (particular time, event, opportunity):

occasion

occasione f

on occasion

talvolta

on one occasion

una volta

on several occasions

in varie occasioni

on the occasion of …

in occasione di…

to dress to suit the occasion

vestirsi in modo adatto all'occasione

to rise to the occasion

dimostrarsi all'altezza della situazione

should the occasion arise

se si presentasse l'occasione

to have occasion to do sth

avere occasione di fare qc

2. occasion (reason):

occasion

motivo

to give occasion to sth

dare luogo a qc

II.occasion [ə·ˈkeɪ·ʒən] VB trans

occasion

creare

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appropriate to the occasion

adatto all'occasione

solemn occasion, promise

solenne

Translations for occasion in the Italian»English Dictionary

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circostanza

occasion

occasione

occasion

adatto all'occasione

suitable to the occasion

in occasione di …

on the occasion of …

per l'occasione

for the occasion

in separata sede a. fig

on another occasion

occasion Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on occasion

talvolta

on one occasion

una volta

on the occasion of …

in occasione di…

to dress to suit the occasion

vestirsi in modo adatto all'occasione

to rise to the occasion

dimostrarsi all'altezza della situazione

should the occasion arise

se si presentasse l'occasione

to have occasion to do sth

avere occasione di fare qc

to give occasion to sth

dare luogo a qc

appropriate to the occasion

adatto all'occasione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On some occasions, an overload of slime is used.

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They have won the league on eight occasions.

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We would let our partners know if that occasion presented itself.

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He was an unused substitute on six occasions during the 201011 season.

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A grand feast is prepared to mark the occasion.

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The rivalry grew again in 2003 when the two clubs clashed on four occasions.

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They had previously lost in the final on four occasions.

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It is no longer used for any purpose but can be seen turning on occasion.

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The house is opened for public viewings on special occasions.

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Strong cold fronts typically feature narrow bands of thunderstorms and severe weather, and may on occasion be preceded by squall lines or dry lines.

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