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case

Pronunciation: /keɪs/

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Spanish translation of case

n

  • 1 (matter) caso (m) to lose/win a case [Law] = perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio
  • 2 a [Med, Soc Adm] caso (m) b (eccentric) (colloq) caso (m) (fam)
  • 3 (instance, situation) caso (m) if that's the case = si es así in that case, I'm not interested = en ese caso, no me interesa
  • 4 (in phrases) in any case = de todas maneras or formas

    in case

    (as conj) make a note in case you forget = apúntalo por si te olvidas
    just in case = por si acaso
  • 5 (argument) she has a good case = sus argumentos son buenos there is a case for doing nothing = hay razones para no hacer nada
  • 6 a (suitcase) maleta (f) valija (f) (RPl) b (attaché case) maletín (m) c (crate) caja (f) cajón (m) jaba (f) (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas d (hard container — for small objects) estuche (f); (— for large objects) caja (f); (soft container) funda (f)

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