once or twice

English

Pronunciation

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Phrase

once or twice

1. (idiomatic) A small, indefinite number of times.

   Have you changed a tyre before? — Yes, once or twice.

Usage notes

This is often used figuratively, to mean "many, many times."

Translations

a small, indefinite number of times

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一兩次／一两次 (yī liǎng cì)

• Estonian: kord või paar
• Finnish: pari kertaa
• French: une fois ou deux
• German: ein- oder zweimal
• Hungarian: egyszer vagy kétszer
• Japanese: 一、二度 (ichi, ni-do), 一、二回 (ichi, ni-kai)
• Macedonian: еднаш-двапати (ednaš-dvapati)
• Polish: raz czy dwa
• Russian: па́ру раз (páru raz), оди́н-два ра́за (odín-dva ráza)