incidentally

a proposito, tra l’altro

Si usa per aggiungere un’osservazione o introdurre un altro argomento durante una conversazione.

In inglese semplice: Used to add another point or introduce a different topic in a conversation.

• Incidentally, your brother called.
• The meal was excellent; incidentally, who cooked it?
• Incidentally, I will be away next week.

Sinonimi: by the way

Espressioni comuni: incidentally I heard, incidentally did you, incidentally she said

di passaggio, incidentalmente

Brevemente o come aspetto secondario di qualcosa, senza essere l’argomento principale.

In inglese semplice: Briefly or as a minor part of something, rather than as the main subject.

• She mentioned the cost only incidentally.
• The book discusses politics incidentally, focusing mainly on art.
• His childhood appears incidentally in a chapter about his career.

Sinonimi: in passing, briefly

Espressioni comuni: mentioned incidentally, only incidentally, discuss incidentally

per caso, casualmente

Per caso, senza essere previsto o causato da un altro evento.

In inglese semplice: By chance, without being planned or caused by another event.

• They met incidentally at the station.
• The fault was incidentally discovered during routine cleaning.
• Two unrelated studies incidentally reached the same conclusion.

Sinonimi: by chance, coincidentally, accidentally

Espressioni comuni: incidentally discovered, incidentally found, incidentally encountered