casualmente

by chance

adverb kah-ZWAHL-men-teh Rare

Origin: From casuale (chance, random) + adverbial suffix -mente; ultimately from Latin 'casus', a falling or chance event.

Also means

randomly

Usage Note

Casualmente means by coincidence or randomly, but it is a false friend for English speakers: it does NOT mean 'casually' (informally). The Italian for casually (in manner or dress) is in modo informale or in modo casual (the latter borrowed back from English). Per caso is a common synonym for casualmente in everyday speech.

Examples

"L'ho incontrata casualmente per strada."

Natural Translation

I ran into her by chance on the street.

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