caso

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case

noun

caso
masculine noun
1. case (situación, circunstancias)
  • el caso es que… -> the thing is (that)…; (el hecho es que) what matters is (that)… (lo importante es que)
  • el caso Dreyfus -> the Dreyfus affair
  • en caso afirmativo/negativo -> if so/not
  • en caso de -> in the event of
  • en caso de que -> if
  • (en) caso de que venga -> should she come
  • en cualquier o todo caso -> in any event o case
  • en el mejor/peor de los casos -> at best/worst
  • en tal o ese caso -> in that case
  • en último caso -> as a last resort
  • ir al caso -> to get to the point
  • pongamos por caso que… -> let's suppose (that)…
  • ser un caso -> to be a case, to be a right one
  • ser un caso perdido -> to be a lost cause
  • no venir al caso -> to be irrelevant
  • caso de conciencia -> matter of conscience
  • fue un caso de fuerza mayor -> it was due to force of circumstances
2. (atención)
  • hacer caso a -> to pay attention to
  • hacer caso omiso de -> to ignore
  • se lo dije, pero ella, ni caso -> I told her but she didn't take any notice
  • ¡ni caso!, ¡no hagas caso! -> don't take any notice!
  • no me hace ni caso -> she doesn't take a blind bit of notice of me

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caso [cah’-so]
noun
1. Event, case, occurrence. (m)
2. Case, contingency, hap, casualty, unexpected accident. (m)
3. Occasion, opportunity. (m)
4. Case stated to lawyers, physicians, etc. 5. (m)
  • Caso de conciencia -> case of conscience
5. Peculiar figure of written characters. (Grammer)
  • En ese caso -> in that case
  • En todo caso -> in any case
  • Estar o no estar en el caso -> to comprehend or not comprehend something
  • Hacer caso de una persona -> to esteem or respect a person
  • Hacer caso de una cosa -> to take notice
  • Ser o no ser al caso -> to be or not to be to the purpose
  • Vamos al caso -> let us come to the point
  • No estoy en el caso -> I do not understand the matter
  • Dado el cas -> or demos el caso, supposing that
  • Caso negado -> proposition admitted only to be refuted
  • Caso de que venga -> in case he should come
  • En el mejor de los casos -> at best
  • En último caso -> as a last resort
  • Ponte en mi caso -> put yourself in my position
  • Venir al caso -> to be relevant
  • Verse en el caso de -> to be compelled to
  • Maldito el caso que me hace -> a fat lot of notice he takes of me
  • Hacer caso omiso de -> to ignore
(Gram.) Case.

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"caso" in the Answers forum
Q: lHow does the following sound: "Hay quienes que dicen que el padre de Malintzin, un rey…
A: I'm just glad you tried to say it in your way, and I'm proud of you for that! ;-)
Q: "no me hace caso"
A: haz lo mismo y no lo hagas caso. (de vuelta?)
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