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show·case  (shks)

n.

1. A display case or cabinet, as in a store or museum.

2. A setting in which someone or something may be displayed, especially to advantage.

tr.v. show·cased, show·cas·ing, show·cas·es

To display prominently, especially to advantage.

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showcase [ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a glass case used to display objects in a museum or shop

2. a setting in which anything may be displayed to best advantage

vb

(tr) to exhibit or display

adj

displayed or meriting display as in a showcase

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	showcase - a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa" show window scope, setting, background - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
	2.	showcase - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home display case, vitrine, case 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

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showcase

noun display, model, ideal, showpiece, paragon, perfect example, exemplar The country sees itself as a showcase for capitalism.

Translations

showcase [ˈʃəʊkeɪs]

A. N (in shop, museum) → vitrina f

B. VT (fig) (= exhibit, display) → exhibir, mostrar
the festival showcases an impressive line-up of previously banned work → el festival exhibe or muestra una impresionante selección de obras anteriormente prohibidas
an album which also showcases her strong singing voice → un disco que también sirve de escaparate a or para su portentosa voz

C. CPD showcase project N → proyecto m modelo

showcase [ˈʃəʊkeɪs]

n

(in museum, exhibition, shop) → vitrine f

(fig)
The tournament ought to be a showcase of European football → Le tournoi devrait permettre au meilleur du football européen de s'exprimer.

vt → présenter

showcase [ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs] n (cabinet) → vetrina, bacheca (fig) → vetrina
the tournament will be a showcase of European football → il torneo sarà la vetrina del calcio europeo