case

el caso

noun

case
[keɪs]
sustantivo
1caso (m) (instance, situation) (& medicina)
  • a case in point -> un buen ejemplo, un caso claro
  • in case of emergency/accident -> en caso de urgencia/accidente
  • in case he isn't there -> en caso de que no esté allí
  • just in case -> por si acaso
  • in any case -> en cualquier caso
  • in that case -> en ese caso
  • as the case may be -> según el caso
  • case history (medicina) -> historial (m) (m) édico, ficha (f)
  • case study -> estudio (m) de caso (real)
2causa (f) (Law)
  • to bring a case for something against somebody -> entablar un pleito por algo contra alguien
  • the case for the defense -> la defensa
  • the case for the prosecution -> la acusación
  • the case for something (sentido figurado) -> los argumentos a favor de algo
  • to have a good case (sentido figurado) -> estar respaldado(a) por buenos argumentos
  • case law -> jurisprudencia (f)
1funda (f) (container) (for spectacles); estuche (m) (for jewelry)
  • a cigarette case -> una pitillera
  • (packing) case -> cajón (m)
  • (display or glass) case -> vitrina (f)
  • a case of wine -> una caja de vino
2maleta (f) (suitcase)valija (f) (RP); maletín (m) cartera (f) (briefcase)
3(imprenta)
  • lower/upper case (briefcase) -> caja (f) baja/alta

case [keis]
sustantivo
1Caso (matter); suceso, acontecimiento.
  • The Greene case -> el caso Greene
  • to lose/win a case -> perder/ganar un pleito o juicio
  • An open-and-shut case -> un caso claro
  • To be on somebody’s case -> estar encima de alguien
  • Get off my case! -> ¡déjame tranquilo o en paz
  • To make a federal case out of something -> hacer un drama de algo
2Casualidad, caso, lance, coyuntura.
3Estado o condición de alguna cosa; situación.
  • It was a case of doing what we were told -> era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara
  • As the case may be -> según (sea) el caso
  • That is the case -> así es, esa es la cuestión
  • In that case, I’m not interested -> en ese caso, no me interesa
4Enfermedad, mal.
  • A hopeless case -> un caso perdido
5Contingencia. (Coloquial)
6Caso, cuestión relativa a personas o cosas particulares.
7Caso, las diversas inflexiones de los nombres. (Gramática)
  • The case in point -> el caso en cuestión, el asunto de que se trata
  • In any case -> a todo evento, en todo caso; de todas maneras, de cualquier modo, en cualquier caso
  • In the case of -> en cuanto a, respecto a
  • In a sad case -> en una triste posición
  • To make out one’s case -> demostrar lo que uno se proponía
  • A case in law -> un proceso, una causa, un pleito
  • In case -> si acaso
  • Make a note in case you forget -> apúntalo por si te olvidas
  • In case of -> en caso de
sustantivo
8Gordo o lucio. (Familiar) (m)
  • The case for the prosecution/defense -> la acusación/la defensa (argument)
  • She has a good/strong case -> sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos
  • There’s a case for doing nothing -> hay razones para no hacer nada
  • To make (out) a case for something -> exponer los argumentos a favor de algo
  • To put/state one’s case -> dar/exponer sus razones
  • I rest my case -> a las pruebas me remito
(Coloq.)
sustantivo
1Caja (hard container for large objects), estuche (for small objects); vaina, funda (soft container); cubierta.
2Caja, y el contenido de ella.
3Caja de imprenta.
  • Upper caja alta -> de mayúsculas o versales, versalitas y signos
  • Lower caja baja -> de minúsculas, números, puntuación y espacios
  • Book- estante de libros -> Dressing- tocador
  • Jewel- cofrecito de joyas -> Needle- alfiletero
  • Glass- vidriera -> mostruario
  • Cigar- tabaquera -> Pillow- funda de almohada
  • Pistol- pistolera, funda de pistolas. Case-knife -> cuchillo de mesa
Caja, cajón, jaba (crate). Maleta, petaca, valija (suitcase); maletín (attaché case). Caja de 12 botellas (of wine, liquor).
1Encajar, poner en caja o estuche alguna cosa.
2Cubrir, resguardar.
  • To case the joint -> reconocer el terreno (antes de cometer un delito)
va.(Sl.)

case [keɪs]
noun
1 (gen) also (Med) caso; (m)
it's a sad case es un caso triste; it's a hopeless case (Med) es un caso de desahucio; a fever case un caso de fiebre; he's working on the train-robbery case está investigando el caso del robo del tren
as the case may beas según el caso
it's a case for the policefor este es asunto para la policía; esto es cosa de la policía
it's a case of ...of se trata de ...
it's a clear case of murder es un claro caso de homicidio
a case in pointpoint un ejemplo al respecto que hace al caso;or
if that is the casethat en ese caso
2 (Jur) (gen) caso; (m) proceso; (m) (particular dispute) causa; (f) pleito; (m) (argument) argumento; (m) razón; (f)
the Dreyfus case el proceso de Dreyfus; (more loosely) el asunto Dreyfus
there is no case to answeranswer no hay acusación para contestar
there's a strong case for reformfor hay buenos fundamentos para exigir una reforma
there's a case for saying that ... puede decirse razonablemente que ...; there is a case for that attitude hay argumentos en favor de esa actitud; the case for the defence la defensa; the case for the prosecution la acusación
to have a good strong casehaveor tener buenos argumentos buenas razones;or
to make (out) a case for sthmake dar razones para algo; presentar argumentos en favor de algo
to make the case for doing nothing exponer las razones para no hacer nada
to put state one's caseputorstate presentar sus argumentos; exponer su caso
to rest one's caserest terminar la presentación de su alegato
3 (with "in")
(just) in case por si acaso; por si las moscas; (informal) in case he comes por si viene; (en) caso de que venga; in your case en tu caso
in any caseany de todas formas; en cualquier caso; en todo caso
in most casesmost en la mayoría de los casos
in no caseno en ningún caso; de ninguna manera
in case of emergencyof en caso de emergencia
as in the case of como en el caso de
in such a casesuch en tal caso
in that casethat en ese caso
4 (Ling) caso; (m)
5 (informal) (eccentric person)
he's a case es un tipo raro; (informal) es un caso
6 (very_informal)
get off my case!off ¡déjame ya en paz!
Get off my case, will you? I've got enough problems without you
to be on sb's caseon estar siempre encima de algn
Sally was always on my case, telling me to get a job, do this, do that
to get on sb's case meterse en la vida de algn
I just didn't want her getting on my case about something that didn't mean anything
modifier
case file (n) historial; (m)
case grammar (n) gramática de caso; (f)
case history (n) (Med) historial médico clínico; (m)or
what is the patient's case history? ¿cuál es el historial del enfermo?; I'll give you the full case history le contaré la historia con todos los detalles
case law (n) jurisprudencia; (f)
case study (n) estudio de casos; (m)
case system (n) (Ling) sistema de casos; (m)
case [keɪs]
noun
1 (Britain) (suitcase) maleta; (f) valija; (f) (S. Cone) veliz; (m) (Méx) (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 (Tip) caja; (f)
lower case minúscula; (f) upper case mayúscula; (f)
verb:transitive
1 (encase)
her leg was cased in plaster tenía la pierna escayolada enyesada;or cased in concrete revestido de hormigón
2
to case the joint (very_informal) estudiar el terreno para un robo

Verb Conjugation for "case"

Imperative
  • case
  • you case
  • he/she cases
  • we case
  • you case
  • they case
Preterite
  • I cased
  • you cased
  • he/she cased
  • we cased
  • you cased
  • they cased
Present Continuous
  • I am casing
  • you are casing
  • he/she is casing
  • we are casing
  • you are casing
  • they are casing
Present Perfect
  • I have cased
  • you have cased
  • he/she has cased
  • we have cased
  • you have cased
  • they have cased
Past Continuous
  • I was casing
  • you were casing
  • he/she was casing
  • we were casing
  • you were casing
  • they were casing
Past Perfect
  • I had cased
  • you had cased
  • he/she had cased
  • we had cased
  • you had cased
  • they had cased
Future
  • I will case
  • you will case
  • he/she will case
  • we will case
  • you will case
  • they will case
Future Perfect
  • I will have cased
  • you will have cased
  • he/she will have cased
  • we will have cased
  • you will have cased
  • they will have cased
Future Continuous
  • I will be casing
  • you will be casing
  • he/she will be casing
  • we will be casing
  • you will be casing
  • they will be casing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been casing
  • you have been casing
  • he/she has been casing
  • we have been casing
  • you have been casing
  • they have been casing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been casing
  • you will have been casing
  • he/she will have been casing
  • we will have been casing
  • you will have been casing
  • they will have been casing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been casing
  • you had been casing
  • he/she had been casing
  • we had been casing
  • you had been casing
  • they had been casing
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