incidentally

• Adverbe utilisé pour introduire une remarque supplémentaire, souvent moins importante ou en aparté. Il signifie « à propos » ou « au fait », et peut aussi porter le sens de « par hasard » ou « en passant ».

An adverb used to introduce an additional, often less important, point or remark. It can mean "by the way" or "as an aside," and also carries the meaning of "happening by chance" or "in an incidental manner."

1. By the wayB2formal

   Used to introduce a new topic or additional information that is not directly related to the main subject.

   Soit dit en passant

   • Incidentally, I saw your brother at the mall yesterday.
   • The meeting is at 3 PM. Incidentally, the agenda has been updated.
   • Incidentally, she mentioned that she might be late.

   Synonymesaproposby the wayin passingparenthetically

2. By chance or accidentC1formal

   Happening as a minor or unexpected part of something else.

   par hasard

   • The discovery was made incidentally during a routine experiment.
   • He incidentally found the missing keys under the sofa.
   • The error was incidentally introduced when the code was updated.

   Synonymesaccidentallyby chancecoincidentallyfortuitouslyhaply

   Antonymesdeliberatelyintentionally