| Part of speech | adverb |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | pa·ren·tez·e |
| Afrikaans | tussen hakies; apropos |
|---|---|
| Danish | apropos |
| Dutch | à propos; tussen haakjes; tussen twee haakjes |
| English | by the way; incidentally; parenthetically |
| French | en passant; à propos |
| Italian | a proposito; tra parentesi |
| Portuguese | a propósito |
| Romanian | apropo |
| Spanish | a propósito; de paso |
| Swedish | apropå |
| Yiddish | אגבֿ |