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case 1  (ks)
n.
1. An instance of something; an occurrence; an example: a case of mistaken identity. See Synonyms at example.
2. An occurrence of a disease or disorder: a mild case of flu.
3. A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation: It may rain, in which case the hike will be canceled.
4. Actual fact; reality: We suspected the walls were hollow, and this proved to be the case.
5. A question or problem; a matter: It is simply a case of honor.
6. A situation that requires investigation, especially by a formal or official body.
7. Law
a. An action or a suit or just grounds for an action.
b. The facts or evidence offered in support of a claim.
8. A set of reasons or supporting facts; an argument: presented a good case for changing the law.
9. A person being assisted, treated, or studied, as by a physician, lawyer, or social worker.
10. Informal A peculiar or eccentric person; a character.
11. Linguistics
a. In traditional grammar, a distinct form of a noun, pronoun, or modifier that is used to express one or more particular syntactic relationships to other words in a sentence.
b. Case In some varieties of generative grammar, the thematic or semantic role of a noun phrase as represented abstractly but not necessarily indicated overtly in surface structure. In such frameworks, nouns in English have Case even in the absence of inflectional case endings.
Idioms:
in any case
Regardless of what has occurred or will occur.
in case
1. If it happens that; if.
2. As a precaution: took along an umbrella, just in case.
in case of
If there should happen to be: a number to call in case of emergency.
off (someone's) case
No longer nagging or urging someone to do something.
on (someone's) case
Persistently nagging or urging someone to do something.

[Middle English cas, from Old French, from Latin csus, from past participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

case 2  (ks)
n.
1. A container; a receptacle: a jewelry case; meat-filled cases of dough.
2. A container with its contents.
3. A decorative or protective covering or cover.
4. A set or pair: a case of pistols.
5. The frame or framework of a window, door, or stairway.
6. The surface or outer layer of a metal alloy.
7. Printing A shallow compartmented tray for storing type or type matrices.
tr.v. cased, cas·ing, cas·es
1. To put into or cover with a case; encase.
2. Slang To examine carefully, as in planning a crime: cased the bank before robbing it.

[Middle English, from Norman French casse, from Latin capsa.]

case1
n
1. a single instance, occurrence, or example of something
2. an instance of disease, injury, hardship, etc.
3. a question or matter for discussion the case before the committee
4. a specific condition or state of affairs; situation
5. a set of arguments supporting a particular action, cause, etc.
6.
a.  a person attended or served by a doctor, social worker, solicitor, etc.; patient or client
b.  (as modifier) a case study
7. (Law)
a.  an action or suit at law or something that forms sufficient grounds for bringing an action he has a good case
b.  the evidence offered in court to support a claim
8. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar
a.  a set of grammatical categories of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, marked by inflection in some languages, indicating the relation of the noun, adjective, or pronoun to other words in the sentence
b.  any one of these categories the nominative case
9. Informal a person in or regarded as being in a specified condition the accident victim was a hospital case he's a mental case
10. Informal a person of a specified character (esp in the phrase a hard case)
11. Informal an odd person; eccentric
12. US informal love or infatuation
13. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) short for case shot See canister [2b]
as the case may be according to the circumstances
in any case (adverb) no matter what; anyhow we will go in any case
in case (adverb)
a.  in order to allow for eventualities
b.  (as conjunction) in order to allow for the possibility that take your coat in case it rains
c.  US if
in case of (preposition) in the event of
in no case (adverb) under no circumstances in no case should you fight back
[Old English casus (grammatical) case, associated also with Old French cas a happening; both from Latin cāsus, a befalling, occurrence, from cadere to fall]

case2
n
1.
a.  a container, such as a box or chest
b.  (in combination) suitcase briefcase
2. an outer cover or sheath, esp for a watch
3. a receptacle and its contents a case of ammunition
4. a pair or brace, esp of pistols
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect another word for casing [3]
6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a completed cover ready to be fastened to a book to form its binding
7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a tray divided into many compartments in which a compositor keeps individual metal types of a particular size and style. Cases were originally used in pairs, one (the upper case) for capitals, the other (the lower case) for small letters
8. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy the surface of a piece of steel that has been case-hardened
vb (tr)
1. to put into or cover with a case to case the machinery
2. Slang to inspect carefully (esp a place to be robbed)
[from Old French casse, from Latin capsa, from capere to take, hold]

Case set or pair; a box and its contents. See also brace.
Examples: case of books, 1639; of coxcombs; of instruments; of lies, 1599; of pistols, 1579; of rapiers, 1590; of teeth, 1824; of wine.

1. An intelligence operation in its entirety.
2. Record of the development of an intelligence operation, including personnel, modus operandi, and objectives.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.case - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
humiliation, mortification - an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
bit, piece - an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
time, clip - an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
2.case - a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
3.casecase - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"
civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you
criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"
bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
4.case - the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
5.case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
baggage, luggage - cases used to carry belongings when traveling
briefcase - a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books
cardcase - a small case for carrying business cards
cigarette case - a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket
compact, powder compact - a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
dispatch box, dispatch case - case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables
glasses case - a case for carrying spectacles
gun case - a case for storing a gun
kit - a case for containing a set of articles
letter case - case for carrying letters
locket - a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
pillbox - a small case for holding pills
portfolio - a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"
quiver - case for holding arrows
shoe - (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
sleeve - small case into which an object fits
billfold, notecase, wallet, pocketbook - a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
watch case - the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed
writing desk - a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface
6.case - a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
client - a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
patient - a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
referral - a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group; "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones"
charity case, welfare case - a case for a welfare worker
7.case - a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
8.case - a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
9.case - a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
10.case - the quantity contained in a case
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
11.case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
nominative, nominative case, subject case - the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
12.case - a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
frame of mind, state of mind - a temporary psychological state
13.casecase - a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
14.casecase - a specific size and style of type within a type family
type - printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
type family - a complete set of type suitable for printing text
unicameral script - a script with a single case
bicameral script - a script having two distinct cases
constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font - a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
proportional font - any font whose different characters have different widths
cartridge font, font cartridge - any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
black letter, Gothic - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
bold, bold face, boldface - a typeface with thick heavy lines
italic - a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
raster font, screen font - the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed"
Helvetica, sans serif - a typeface in which characters have no serifs
15.case - an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
theca - outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
lorica - a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
medullary sheath, myelin sheath - a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
neurilemma, neurolemma - thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber
covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
husk - outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
16.case - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
boot - protective casing for something that resembles a leg
gear box, gear case, gearbox - the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed
grandfather clock, longcase clock - a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case
housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
jacket - the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
17.case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
framework - a structure supporting or containing something
window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
18.case - (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
19.case - bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
bed linen - linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)
20.casecase - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
trophy case - a case in which to display trophies
Verb1.case - look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"
inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
2.case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"
pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
box, package - put into a box; "box the gift, please"
sack - put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"
crate - put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

case1
noun
1. situation, event, circumstance(s), state, position, condition, context, dilemma, plight, contingency, predicament In extreme cases, insurance companies can prosecute for fraud.
2. patient, client, sufferer Expensive hospital cases are monitored by a case manager.
3. instance, example, occasion, specimen, occurrence Some cases of arthritis respond to a gluten-free diet.
4. investigation, search, inquiry, inspection The police have several suspects in this murder case.
5. argument, reasoning, ground(s), defence, logic, justification, line of reasoning Both these facts strengthen the case against hanging.
6. (Law) lawsuit, process, trial, suit, proceedings, dispute, cause, action He lost his case at the European Court of Human Rights.

case2
noun
1. cabinet, box, chest, holder There was a ten-foot long stuffed alligator in a glass case.
2. container, compact, capsule, carton, cartridge, canister, casket, receptacle, coffret She held up a blue spectacle case.
3. suitcase, bag, grip, trunk, holdall, portmanteau, valise The porter brought my cases down and called for a taxi.
4. crate, box The winner will receive a case of champagne.
5. covering, casing, cover, shell, wrapping, jacket, envelope, capsule, folder, sheath, wrapper, integument Vanilla is the seed case of a South American orchid.
Translations
case1 [keɪs]
A. N
1. (Brit) (= suitcase) → maleta f, valija f (S. Cone), veliz m (Mex); (= briefcase) → cartera f, maletín m, portafolio(s) m (LAm); (= packing case) → cajón m; [of drink] → caja f; (for jewellery) → joyero m, estuche m; (for camera, guitar, gun etc) → funda f; (for spectacles, soft) → funda f; (hard) → estuche m; (for watch) → caja f; (= display case) → vitrina f; [of window] → marco m, bastidor m; [of cartridge] → funda f, cápsula f
2. (Typ) → caja f
lower caseminúscula f
upper casemayúscula f
B. VT
1. (= encase) her leg was cased in plastertenía la pierna escayolada or enyesada
cased in concreterevestido de hormigón
2. to case the jointestudiar el terreno para un robo

case2 [keɪs]
A. N
1. (gen, Med, instance) → caso m
it's a sad casees un caso triste
it's a hopeless case (Med) → es un caso de desahucio
a fever caseun caso de fiebre
he's working on the train-robbery caseestá investigando el caso del robo del tren
as the case may besegún el caso
it's a case for the policeéste es asunto para la policía, esto es cosa de la policía
it's a case ofse trata de ...
it's a clear case of murderes un claro caso de homicidio
a case in pointun ejemplo al respecto or que hace al caso
if that is the caseen ese caso
2. (Jur) (gen) → caso m, proceso m; (= particular dispute) → causa f, pleito m; (= argument) → argumento m, razón f
the Dreyfus caseel proceso de Dreyfus; (more loosely) → el asunto Dreyfus
there is no case to answerno hay acusación para contestar
there's a strong case for reformhay buenos fundamentos para exigir una reforma
there's a case for saying thatpuede decirse razonablemente que ...
there is a case for that attitudehay argumentos en favor de esa actitud
the case for the defencela defensa
the case for the prosecutionla acusación
to have a good or strong casetener buenos argumentos or buenas razones
to make (out) a case for sthdar razones para algo, presentar argumentos en favor de algo
to make the case for doing nothingexponer las razones para no hacer nada
to put or state one's casepresentar sus argumentos, exponer su caso
to rest one's caseterminar la presentación de su alegato
3. (with "in") (just) in casepor si acaso, por si las moscas
in case he comespor si viene, (en)caso de que venga
in your caseen tu caso
in any casede todas formas, en cualquier caso, en todo caso
in most casesen la mayoría de los casos
in no caseen ningún caso, de ninguna manera
in case of emergencyen caso de emergencia
as in the case ofcomo en el caso de
in such a caseen tal caso
in that caseen ese caso
4. (Ling) → caso m
5. (= eccentric person) he's a casees un tipo raro, es un caso
6.
get off my case!¡déjame ya en paz!
to be on sb's caseestar siempre encima de algn
to get on sb's casemeterse en la vida de algn
B. CPD case file Nhistorial m
case grammar Ngramática f de caso
case history N (Med) → historial m médico or clínico
what is the patient's case history?¿cuál es el historial del enfermo?
I'll give you the full case historyle contaré la historia con todos los detalles
case law Njurisprudencia f
case study Nestudio m de casos
case system N (Ling) → sistema m de casos

case [ˈkeɪs] n
(= situation) → cas m
in some cases → dans certains cas
in that case → dans ce cas
"I don't want it." - "In that case, I'll take it." → "Je n'en veux pas." - "Dans ce cas, je le prends."
as the case may be → selon le cas
to be the case (= true) → être le cas
if that's the case ... → si c'est le cas ...
it's a case of ... (= a matter of) → c'est un cas de ...
(= example) to be a case in point → être un bon exemple
(medical)cas m
[detective] → affaire f
to be on the case → être sur le cas
to be on sb's case (= be pursuing) → être après qn
(legal case)affaire f, procès m
(= argument) to have a good case → avoir de bons arguments
there's a strong case for sth
There's a strong case for reform → Il y aurait lieu d'engager une réforme.
to make the case for sth (= put forward the arguments for) → se faire l'avocat de qch
to make a case for sth (= put forward an argument for) → faire valoir un argument en faveur de qch
(= box) → boîte f; [wine] → caisse f; [fruit] → cageot m
(= holder) → étui m
(British) (also suitcase) → valise f
to pack one's case → faire sa valise
I've packed my case → J'ai fait ma valise.
in case of prep (= in the event of) → en cas de
in case conjau cas où + conditional
in case it rains → au cas où il pleuvrait
in case he comes → au cas où il viendrait
in case we need it → au cas où nous en aurions besoin
just in case adv (= as a precaution) → à tout hasard
Take some money, just in case → Prends de l'argent à tout hasard.
in any case adv (= anyway) → de toute façon upper case
case-by-case [ˈkeɪsbaɪkeɪs] modif [basis, approach] → au cas par cas
case history n [patient] → antécédents mpl médicaux; [client] → dossier m

case:
casebook
n (Med) → (Kranken)fälle pl; (in social work, Jur) → Fallsammlung f
casebound
adj (Typ) → mit Pappeinband
case conference
n (Med) → Fallbesprechung f
case ending
n (Gram) → Endung f
case file
n case on XAkte fzum Fall X
case-harden
vt metalverstählen, vereisenen
case-hardened
adj (fig)abgebrüht (inf)
case history
n (Med) → Krankengeschichte f; (Sociol, Psych) → Vorgeschichte f
case law
n (Jur) → Fallrecht nt
caseload
n to have a heavy/light caseviele/wenig Fälle haben

case:
case-sensitive
adjcase-sensitive, die Groß-/Kleinschreibung beachtend
case squad
nSonderkommission f
case study
nFallstudie f
casework
n (Sociol) → ˜ Sozialarbeit f
caseworker
n (Sociol) → ˜ Sozialarbeiter(in) m(f)

case1
n
(= situation)Fall m; if that’s the casewenn das der Fall ist, wenn das zutrifft or stimmt; is that the case with you?ist das bei Ihnen der Fall?, trifft das auf Sie zu?; if it is the case that you’re right …sollten Sie wirklich or tatsächlich recht haben …, im Fall(e), dass Sie tatsächlich recht haben; if it is a case of his not having been informedwenn er nicht benachrichtigt worden ist; such being the caseda das der Fall ist, da dem so ist (geh); as the case may beje nachdem
(= instance, police case, Med etc) → Fall m; in most casesmeist(ens), in den meisten Fällen; a typical case (of)ein typischer Fall (von); it’s a clear case of double standardsdas ist ein klarer Fall von Doppelmoral; in casefalls; (just) in casefür alle Fälle; in case of emergencyim Notfall m, → bei Gefahr f; in any casesowieso; in this/that casein dem Fall; in no caseunter keinen Umständen, auf keinen Fall; in such a casein einem solchen Fall; five cases of smallpox/pneumoniafünf Pockenfälle/Fälle von Lungenentzündung f
(Jur) → Fall m; to win one’s caseseinen Prozess gewinnen; the case for the defence/prosecutiondie Verteidigung/Anklage; what’s the case for the prosecution?worauf stützt sich die Anklage?; could we hear the case for the defence?das Wort hat die Verteidigung; the Keeler caseder Fall Keeler; in the case Higgins v Schwarzin der Sache Higgins gegen Schwarz; to take a case to the High Courteinen Fall vors oberste Gericht bringen; to make out a good case for somethingüberzeugende Argumente für etw liefern; the case for/against the abolition of capital punishmentdie Argumente für/gegen die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe; you haven’t got a casedas Belastungsmaterial reicht nicht für ein Verfahren; (fig)Sie haben keine Handhabe; to have a good case (Jur) → gute Chancen haben durchzukommen; you/they have a good casees ist durchaus gerechtfertigt, was Sie/sie sagen; there’s a very good case for adopting this methodes spricht sehr viel dafür, diese Methode zu übernehmen; they do not have a very good casesie haben nicht viel Chancen, damit durchzukommen; to put one’s caseseinen Fall darlegen; to put the case for somethingetw vertreten; there’s a strong case for legalizing potes spricht viel für die Legalisierung von Hasch; there’s a good case for voting Laboures gibt viele Gründe, Labour zu wählen; the court decided that there was no case against himdas Gericht entschied, dass nichts gegen ihn vorlag; a case of conscienceeine Gewissensfrage or -entscheidung
(Gram) → Fall m, → Kasus m; in the genitive caseim Genitiv
(inf: = person) → Witzbold m, → Type f (inf); a hopeless/sad caseein hoffnungsloser/trauriger Fall; a hard caseein schwieriger Fall
(inf) to be on somebody’s case (about something)jdn (wegen etw) nerven (inf); to get on somebody’s case (about something)an jdm (wegen etw) herummeckern (inf); get off my case!lass mich in Ruhe! (inf)

case2
n
(= suitcase)Koffer m; (= crate, packing case)Kiste f; (= display case)Vitrine f, → Schau- or Glaskasten m; a case of champagneeine Kiste Champagner
(= box)Schachtel f; (for jewels) → Schatulle f, → Kästchen nt; (for spectacles) → Etui nt, → Futteral nt; (= seed case)Hülse f, → Hülle f; (for CD, umbrella) → Hülle f; (= pillowcase)Bezug m; (for musical instrument) → Kasten m; (of watch)Gehäuse nt
(Typ) upper/lower casegroß-/kleingeschrieben
vt (inf) to case the jointsich (dat)den Laden ansehen (inf)

case1 [keɪs] n
a. (gen) (Med, Gram) → caso
the doctor has a lot of cases to see today → il dottore oggi deve vedere molti pazienti
in any case → in ogni caso, comunque
in that case → in quel or questo caso
(just) in case → non si sa mai, per precauzione, per sicurezza
I think she knows you're coming, but just in case, you'd better phone her → penso che sappia del tuo arrivo, ma per sicurezza faresti meglio a telefonarle
in case he changes his mind → caso mai lui cambiasse idea
in case of emergency → in caso di emergenza
a case in point → un esempio tipico
it's a clear case of murder → è un chiaro caso di omicidio
in most cases → nella maggior parte dei casi, in genere
it's generally the case that people are selfish → di solito succede che la gente sia egoista
as this was the case, we decided not to go → stando così le cose, decidemmo di non andare
if that is the case → quand'è così, se così è
as the case may be → a seconda del caso
b. (Law) → caso, processo, causa; (argument) → motivo, ragione f
the case for the defence/prosecution → le ragioni or argomentazioni della difesa/dell'accusa
to state one's case → esporre le proprie ragioni (fig) → perorare la propria causa
to have a good case → avere pretese legittime
there's a strong case for reform → ci sono validi argomenti a favore della riforma

case1 [keɪs] n
a. (gen) (Med, Gram) → caso
the doctor has a lot of cases to see today → il dottore oggi deve vedere molti pazienti
in any case → in ogni caso, comunque
in that case → in quel or questo caso
(just) in case → non si sa mai, per precauzione, per sicurezza
I think she knows you're coming, but just in case, you'd better phone her → penso che sappia del tuo arrivo, ma per sicurezza faresti meglio a telefonarle
in case he changes his mind → caso mai lui cambiasse idea
in case of emergency → in caso di emergenza
a case in point → un esempio tipico
it's a clear case of murder → è un chiaro caso di omicidio
in most cases → nella maggior parte dei casi, in genere
it's generally the case that people are selfish → di solito succede che la gente sia egoista
as this was the case, we decided not to go → stando così le cose, decidemmo di non andare
if that is the case → quand'è così, se così è
as the case may be → a seconda del caso
b. (Law) → caso, processo, causa; (argument) → motivo, ragione f
the case for the defence/prosecution → le ragioni or argomentazioni della difesa/dell'accusa
to state one's case → esporre le proprie ragioni (fig) → perorare la propria causa
to have a good case → avere pretese legittime
there's a strong case for reform → ci sono validi argomenti a favore della riforma

case2 [keɪs] n
a. (suitcase) → valigia; (briefcase) → valigetta, cartella; (packing case) → cassa; (for camera) → custodia; (for jewellery) → scatolina, astuccio; (for spectacles) → custodia, astuccio; (display case) → vetrinetta; (of watch) → cassa
b. (Typ) lower/upper case(carattere m) minuscolo/maiuscolo

case2 [keɪs] n
a. (suitcase) → valigia; (briefcase) → valigetta, cartella; (packing case) → cassa; (for camera) → custodia; (for jewellery) → scatolina, astuccio; (for spectacles) → custodia, astuccio; (display case) → vetrinetta; (of watch) → cassa
b. (Typ) lower/upper case(carattere m) minuscolo/maiuscolo

case1
n case [keis]
1 an instance or example another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles. geval َحالَه случай případ tilfælde; eksempel der Fall περιστατικό, παράδειγμα caso juht(um) مورد؛ نمونه tapaus cas מִקְרֶה मामला okolnost, primjer eset contoh dæmi um e-ð; tilfelli caso 事例 atvejis, atsitikimas gadījums kes geval tilfelle, sak, eksempel przypadek caso caz случай prí-pad primer slučaj fall กรณีศึกษา örnek, misal 事例 випадок مثال ، صورت trường hợp
2 a particular situation It's different in my case. geval مَوْقِف، وَضْع положение případ tilfælde der Fall περίπτωση caso puhk شرایط؛ وضعیت tapaus cas מִקְרֶה एक विशेष स्थिति okolnost, događaj eset situasi tilfelli, tilvik caso 場合 (구체적인) 상황 atvejis apstāklis; situācija situasi geval tilfelle; kasus przypadek caso caz случай prípad primer slučaj fall เหตุการณ์ belli bir durum, özel bir hâl 情況 обставина; справа مخصوص حالات tình hình
3 a legal trial The judge in this case is very fair. hofsaak قَضِيَّه дело případ, proces sag der Fall δικαστική υπόθεση caso kohtuprotsess پرونده oikeusjuttu affaire תִּיק מִשפַּטִי कानूनी मामला okolnost ügy perkara dómsmál causa, processo 事件 재판 byla lieta perbicaraan mahkamah zaak (retts)sak proces caso caz, proces судебное дело proces pravda parnica []fall, mål คดีความ dava, hukuk davası 訴訟案 судова справа قانونی مقدمہ vụ kiện
4 an argument or reason There's a good case for thinking he's wrong. rede حُجَّه مُقْنِعَه основание důvod argument; grund der Fall λόγος, επιχείρημα razón põhjus, põhjendus دلیل؛ استدلال peruste raison(s) טִיעוּן दलील primjer ok alasan rök (fyrir málstað), málstaður ragione, motivo 言い分 진술 pagrindas pamats; pamatojums alasan reden, argumenten bevismateriale, argument, grunn podstawa razão motiv доводы; доказательства dôvod, dôkaz razlog argument skäl, argument ปัญหา neden, sebep 論據 факти, докази دلیل ، وجہ lý do
5 (usually withthe) a fact I don't think that's really the case. geval القَضِيَّه، المَسألَه، المَوْضوع факти skutečnost tilfælde der Fall πραγματικότητα, γεγονός caso asjalugu واقعیت asianlaita cas הַמַצָב मामला okolnost, događaj ügy kenyataan tilfelli, staðreynd caso 真相 사실 tikras daiktas gadījums fakta geval tilfelle prawda, fakty, rzeczywistość caso caz факт; случай (je to) tak primer slučaj fallet, sätt på vilket ngt förhåller sig ความจริง gerçek, hakikat 事實 випадок ایک حقیقت cách
6 a form of a pronoun (eghe or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence. naamval حالَةٌ إعْرابِيَّه (في النَّحْو) падеж pád kasus der Fall πτώση (γραμμ.) caso kääne حالت sija cas יַחֲסָה उदाहरण padež eset kasus fall caso (대명사의) 격 linksnis locījums benda atau sifat naamval kasus przypadek caso caz падеж pád sklon padež kasus การก hâl (文法中的)格 відмінок چھوٹے حروف (مثلاً کا ، کے وغیرہ) ví dụ
in case
in order to guard against a possibility I'll take an umbrella in case (it rains). ingeval في حالَةِ، فيما لَو ако pro případ i tilfælde af falls για παν ενδεχόμενο por si acaso igaks juhuks, juhuks kui مبادا؛ اگر siltä varalta että au cas בְכָל מִקְרֶה यदि u slučaju ha netalán jangan-jangan ef, til vonar og vara in caso 万一に備えて 만일을 생각하여 jeigu, tuo atveju, jei gadījumā jika voor het geval i tilfelle, for alle tilfellers skyld jeżeli para o caso de pentru orice eventualitate на случай pre prípad za vsak primer za slučaj da ifall, för alla eventualiteter ในกรณีที่ ...mesi ihtimaline karşı, olabilir diye 萬一 на випадок کسی امکان کے سلسلے مین بچاؤ کے طور پر trong trường hợp 使
in case of
if (a particular thing) happens In case of fire, telephone the fire brigade. ingeval van في حالَةِ حُدوث в случай на/че v případě i tilfælde af; ved im Falle von σε περίπτωση που en caso de que puhul در صورت؛ اگر jonkin sattuessa en cas de בְּמִקרֶה שֶׁל इस दशा में ako zatreba ... esetén kalau terjadi ef e-ð tiltekið ber að höndum in caso di ~の場合には (~의) 경우 (kokiu nors) atveju, (kam nors) kilus gadījumā jika in geval van i tilfelle w razie no caso de în caz de в случае если v prípade v primeru u slučaju da i händelse av ในกรณีที่เป็น durumunda, olacak olursa 如果發生... у випадку کسی چیز کی صورت میں trong trường hợp ...
in that case
if that should happen or should have happened You're leaving? In that case, I'm leaving too. in daardie geval في هذِهِ الحالَةِ в такъв случай v tom případě i det tilfælde; i så fald in diesem Falle σε αυτήν την περίπτωση en ese caso säärasel juhul در آن صورت siinä tapauksessa dans ce cas אִם כָּך הַדָּבַר इस मामले में भी u tom slučaju abban az esetben kalau begitu í því tilfelli, fyrst svo er in questo caso それなら 그 경우 tokiu atveju tādā gadījumā jikalau in dat geval i så fall w takim razie nesse caso în cazul acesta, în situaţia aceasta в таком случае v tom prípade v tem primeru u tom slučaju i så fall ถ้าอย่างนั้น böyle/öyle olursa, o hâlde/takdirde 果真如此 у такому випадку اس صورت میں trong trường hợp đó

case2
n case [keis]
1 a container or outer covering a case of medical instruments; a suitcase. tas عُلْبَه، حَقيبَه чанта kufr, pouzdro, krabice etui; hylster; kuffert der Kasten θήκη, βαλίτσα maleta, estuche, funda karp, kast, mapp کیف؛ محفظه laatikko, kotelo, laukku boîte, étui, trousse, valise תִּיק डिबिया या उपरी आवरण kutija táska tas kassi; taska astuccio, custodia; valigia 容器 상자 dėžutė, dėklas, lagaminėlis ceļasoma bekas kist, etui, koffer etui, futteral, hylster; veske, koffert; trekk skrzynka, walizka maleta cutie; valiză; trusă; toc; carcasă сумка; чемодан skriňa, puzdro, kufor škatla, tok, torba, kovček kutija låda, []lår, ask, fodral, etui, กล่องบรรจุ kutu, muhafaza 箱子,外殼 футляр کوئی برتن یا اوپری غلاف hộp, thùng
2 a crate or box six cases of whisky. kis, kas عُلْبَه، صُنْدوق кутия bedna, krabice kasse die Kiste κιβώτιο caja kast صندوق laatikko, kori caisse תֵיבָה ‍िडब्बा spremnica, doza láda peti kassi cassa (수송용) 나무상자 dėžė kaste kotak krat kasse, eske skrzynka, karton caixa ladă ящик; коробка debna, škatuľa zaboj sanduk låda ลัง sandık, kutu 板條箱,盒子 ящик ڈبہ ، صندوق، غلاف thùng
3 a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things a glass case full of china; a bookcase. kas صُنْدوق، سَقَط، عُلْبَه витрина skříňka, vitrína, knihovna vitrine; glasskab; bogskab der Schrank βιτρίνα, προθήκη vitrina (vitriin)kapp ویترین؛ قفسه kaappi vitrine, bibliothèque כּוֹנָנִית अलमारी spremnica, pretinac szekrény kotak sÿningarkassi; bókaskápur vetrina 陳列棚の類 (물건을 두는) 가구 spintelė, vitrina, stendas grāmatskapis almari kast glassmonter, vitrineskap, bokskap szafka estante vitrină; bibliotecă горка; шкаф vitrína, knižnica omara; vitrina vitrina hylla, monter ตู้หรือชั้นวางของ muhafaza, kasa скринька کسی چیز کی نمائش کے لئے لگڑی کا فرنیچر یا ڈبہ وغیرہ cái va li 框架

case قضية případ sag Fall περίπτωση caso tapaus cas slučaj caso 場合 사례 geval tilfelle przypadek caso случай mål คดี vaka trường hợp 案例


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