sometime

prima o poi, in un momento

In un momento del passato o del futuro, senza precisare quando.

In inglese semplice: At a time in the past or future that is not known or fixed exactly.

• Call me sometime tomorrow.
• We met sometime last summer.
• Could we have lunch sometime next week?

Sinonimi: at some point

Espressioni comuni: sometime soon, sometime next week, sometime in May

prima o poi, in un momento

Indica un momento passato o futuro senza precisarne la data o l'ora.

In inglese semplice: At a past or future time whose exact date or hour is not known.

• Let us meet sometime soon.
• The package arrived sometime yesterday.
• We will move sometime next year.

Sinonimi: at some point

Espressioni comuni: sometime soon, sometime this week, sometime last year

ex, precedente

Indica un incarico o un rapporto che qualcuno aveva in passato.

In inglese semplice: Used before a job or relationship that someone had in the past.

• Her sometime colleague sent a letter.
• The sometime president returned to his hometown.
• A sometime editor of the magazine gave the opening speech.

Sinonimi: former, erstwhile

Contrari: current

Espressioni comuni: sometime minister, sometime editor, sometime colleague

occasionale

Indica un ruolo o un'attività che qualcuno svolge solo ogni tanto.

In inglese semplice: Used before a role or activity that someone takes on only occasionally.

• He is a baker and sometime actor.
• Our sometime guide joined us for one afternoon.
• She described him as a sometime friend who rarely visited.

Sinonimi: occasional

Contrari: regular

Espressioni comuni: sometime actor, sometime teacher, sometime friend

ex, precedente

Che in passato aveva un certo incarico o rapporto con qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: Having had a particular job or relationship in the past.

• His sometime assistant now runs the company.
• Her sometime mentor attended the ceremony.
• The sometime mayor wrote a book about his years in office.

Sinonimi: former, erstwhile

Contrari: current

Espressioni comuni: sometime editor, sometime president, sometime friend

occasionale

Che svolge un'attività o ricopre un ruolo solo ogni tanto.

In inglese semplice: Doing something or having a particular role only from time to time.

• She is a nurse and sometime writer.
• Their sometime drummer joined them for the final song.
• The professor is also a sometime television guest.

Sinonimi: occasional

Contrari: regular

Espressioni comuni: sometime actor, sometime lecturer, sometime contributor