Usage examples of "parfois" in French with translation to English

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Parfois je ne le comprends pas. At times I can't understand him.
Parfois, je te trouve très intéressant. There are times when I find you really interesting.
Il fait parfois extrêmement chaud en été. Summer days can be very, very hot.
Parfois nous allons faire un tour en voiture. At times we go for a drive.
Parfois je ne peux pas lui faire confiance. At times, I can't trust him.
Parfois, j'ai envie de quitter ce travail. At times I feel like quitting my job.
La mère relut parfois la lettre de son fils. The mother occasionally reread her son's letter.
La mère relisait parfois la lettre de son fils. The mother occasionally reread her son's letter.
Parfois, le train n'arrive pas à l'heure. At times the train doesn't arrive on time.
Après tout, les dieux aussi peuvent se tromper parfois. After all, even the gods may err at times.
Je suppose qu'il faut parfois se jeter à l'eau. I suppose I've got to get my feet wet sometime.
Lorsque je dus apprendre l'anglais à l'école, je me plaignais parfois de toutes les irrégularités et règles étranges. When I had to learn English in school, at times I would bemoan all the irregularities and strange rules.
Même maintenant, je pense parfois que j'aimerais te voir. Pas la personne que tu es aujourd'hui, mais celle dont je me rappelle. Even now, I occasionally think I'd like to see you. Not the you that you are today, but the you I remember from the past.
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