parfois

/paʁ.fwa/

sometimes

Parfois, je vais à la plage le week-end.

Sometimes, I go to the beach on the weekend.

general

At certain times but not always; occasionally.

Il pleut parfois en été.

It sometimes rains in the summer.

Parfois, elle oublie son parapluie.

Sometimes, she forgets her umbrella.

Used to indicate that something happens occasionally but not regularly.

Collocations

parfois oui, parfois nonsometimes yes, sometimes no

from time to time

Use 'parfois' to describe actions or events that happen occasionally but not predictably.

'Parfois' is interchangeable with 'quelquefois' in most contexts.

From Old French 'parfois', from 'par' (by) + 'fois' (time).

Often used to soften a statement or to indicate that something happens irregularly.

par

preposition

fois

time

noun

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais