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ca·su·al
(kăzh′o͞o-əl)adj.
1.
a. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal: a casual evening with friends.
b. Unpremeditated or offhand: a casual remark.
c. Suited for everyday wear or informal use: casual clothing.
2. Not serious or thorough; superficial: a casual inspection; a casual understanding of French.
3. Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant: "speaks with casual aplomb about being shot at" (Janelle Brown).
4. Occurring or being such by chance: "in the first months when I was pregnant, before it was obvious to the casual observer" (Anne Roiphe). See Synonyms at chance.
5.
a. Occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals; occasional: casual employment at a factory; a casual correspondence with a former teacher.
b. Employed on an irregular basis: casual workers.
6.
a. Socialized with only occasionally; not close or intimate: a casual acquaintance.
b. Being or occurring between sexual partners who are not in an established relationship: casual lovers; casual sex.
n.
1. One that serves or appears at irregular intervals, especially a temporary worker.
2. casuals Casualwear: sent my casuals to the cleaners.
3. A soldier temporarily attached to a unit while awaiting permanent assignment.
[Middle English casuel, due to chance, unpredictable, from Old French, from Latin cāsuālis, from cāsus, event; see case1.]
ca′su·al·ly adv.
ca′su·al·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | casually - not methodically or according to plan; "he dealt with his course work casually" |
2. | casually - in an unconcerned manner; "glanced casually at the headlines" |
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Translations
بِشَكْلٍ عَرَضِيّعَرَضا، مُصادَفَةً
náhodněnonšalantněuvolněně
afslappet
satunnaisesti
ležerno
alkalomszerûen
af tilviljun; kæruleysislega
偶然に
무심코
bežnošportnotu in tam
ledigt
อย่างไม่จริงจัง
dikkatsizcegelişigüzelrasgele
một cách hững hờ
casually
[ˈkæʒjʊəlɪ] ADV1. (= offhandedly) [walk, lean] → con aire despreocupado, despreocupadamente; [look, wave] → despreocupadamente; [mention, say, ask] → de pasada
I said it quite casually → lo dije sin darle importancia
I said it quite casually → lo dije sin darle importancia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
casually
[ˈkæʒuəli] adv [say, ask] → avec désinvolture; [walk] → nonchalamment
[drop, throw, toss] → négligemment
(= by chance) → par hasard
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
casually
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
casually
[ˈkæʒjʊlɪ] adv (see adj a, b, c) → casualmente, senza meta precisa, di sfuggita; (XXXX) → con noncuranza, con disinvoltura, in modo informale, in modo sportivo or informaleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
casual
(ˈkӕʒuəl) adjective1. not careful. I took a casual glance at the book.
2. informal. casual clothes.
3. happening by chance. a casual remark.
4. not regular or permanent. casual labour.
ˈcasually adverbˈcasualness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
casually
→ بِشَكْلٍ عَرَضِيّ nonšalantně afslappet ungerührt ήρεμα con toda tranquilidad, informalmente satunnaisesti nonchalamment ležerno casualmente 偶然に 무심코 terloops uformelt niedbale casualmente небрежно ledigt อย่างไม่จริงจัง gelişigüzel một cách hững hờ 随便地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009