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La Palabra del Día : el caso

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el caso (noun) case, occasion, event; thing

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On the Holi occasion, people in India wears white dress. raspberry

En el caso de Holi, la gente en la India llevan traje de blanco. raspberry

Happy Holi to all!!!!!

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updated Mar 21, 2011
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Mar 19, 2011
"Wear" maybe , they wear white dress , or they wear white clothes. - ray76, Mar 19, 2011
"caso" does not fit very well here, Vaanz. Durante Holi, la gente en India viste de blanco para la ocasión. Good sentence! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Beautiful pic. - Leatha, Mar 19, 2011
Por que no usa ? - Jmarie, Mar 19, 2011

23 Answers

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¿Alguna vez has visto un caso avanzado de identidad equivocada?

( Have you ever seen an advanced case of mistaken identity? )

..como siempre, corregid mi español y mi inglés, ¡por favor! red face

updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
¿Alguna vez has visto un caso avanzado de... ? Well done, Sakis! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Thank you my lady! :) - sv2qp, Mar 19, 2011
That's a cool picture! - Hitormiss1414, Mar 19, 2011
Hello Sakis: Your images and concepts are truly stellar! Also loved your “Everywhere” tour! Voting, of course! - Rolest, Mar 19, 2011
¡Muchas gracias Rolest! :) - sv2qp, Mar 19, 2011
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Uno de las cosas mas difíciles de la lengua Checa son los casos, pero ahora Español no parece tan malo.

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One of the most difficult things in Czech would be the cases, but now Spanish doesn't seem so bad!

updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by rabbitwho
posted by rabbitwho
Una de las cosas más difíciles de la lengua checa son los casos... Very good, Rabbit! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Ha ha my poor brain forgot all about las cosas wehn it was introduced to los casos! - rabbitwho, Mar 19, 2011
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Yesterday I bought a very nice dress to wear it in all ocasions.

Ayer me compré un vestido muy bonito para ponérmelo en todos los casos (occasiones).

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updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by Miro74
posted by Miro74
...para ponérmelo en todas las ocasiones. Good Miro! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Sierto, perfecto en qualquier sitio... je je je.... - Jmarie, Mar 19, 2011
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In case I am not home, here are the keys to the door. En caso de que no esté en casa ,aqui están las llaves de la puerta.

updated Mar 20, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
En caso de que no esté en casa, aquí están las llaves de la puerta. Well done, jennyo! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
I like this phrase, es muy utile. En caso de que vs El caso de que, tambien buen a saber. - Jmarie, Mar 19, 2011
Gracias for the correction cogumela. thankyou for your input also jmarie. - jennyo45, Mar 20, 2011
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La semana que viene, tendré que ser un miembro del jurado y decidir un caso en el tribunal. shut eye

Next week, I will have to be a member of a jury and decide a court case.

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updated Mar 19, 2011
posted by 001a2987
Yes... Perfect, Chris! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Yeeaahhh!!! :) Thank you Laura!! - 001a2987, Mar 19, 2011
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El caso por el persecución es muy serio.

The case for the prosecution is very serious.

my bro Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
He was my cell mate ray. - 0043ad50, Mar 19, 2011
El caso de la persecución es muy serio. Good, Ray! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
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El caso de Libia es muy tenso.

The event in Libya is very tense.

updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by Hitormiss1414
posted by Hitormiss1414
El caso de Libia ..... Good, Hitor! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
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A las mujeres no les gusta que no se les haga caso.smile

Women don't like when not being paid attention to.

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updated Mar 20, 2011
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
....no les gusta que no se les haga caso. Sooo true! :) well done, luz! - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Thanks, Cogu:) - luz_72, Mar 20, 2011
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Limpié la casa por si acaso vienes esta noche.

I cleaned the house in case you come here tonight

updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
Limpié la casa por si acaso vienes esta noche. "En caso" does not fit here, Aocroc. Well done! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
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I never understood why we would break glass in case of fire.

Nunca entendí por qué tenemos que romper el cristal en caso de incendio.

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updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
... "por qué tenemos que romper el cristal en caso de incendio" is the best choice I can think of. Very good, pesta! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Also: "por qué hemos de romper el cristal en caso.... " Funny pic, by the way! ;) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogu! - pesta, Mar 19, 2011
3
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In case I need something to eat, I wil need my teeth.

En caso de que necesite algo de comer, necesitaré mis dientes.

updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by 0043ad50
posted by 0043ad50
En caso de que necesite algo de comer, necesitaré mis dientes. Well done, Marsh! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Thanks cogumela - 0043ad50, Mar 19, 2011
3
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en el caso poco probable de que no vuelvo, dale este anillo a mi hermana y dile que hay que guardarlo en secreto.

in the unlikely case that I don't return, give this ring to my sister and tell her it is to be kept in secret.

updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
En el caso poco probable de que no vuelva, dale este anillo a ... Well done, dew! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
3
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No es un caso perdido, pero costará mucho trabajo.

It isn't a hopeless case, but it'll take a lot of work.

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updated Mar 19, 2011
posted by 192flat
Excellent, ed! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Thank you. - 192flat, Mar 19, 2011
Ah ha! This reminds me of my uncle who could look at a hole in the ground and say it was a potential palace. - rabbitwho, Mar 19, 2011
3
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¡En esos casos, lo mejor es no decir nada!


In cases like that, it's best not to say anything!

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updated Mar 19, 2011
posted by Rolest
Perfect, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
Full metal jacket? maybe? - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011
It could be from that movie. Hartman was heartless! - Rolest, Mar 19, 2011
3
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En ese caso ¿Por qué has tolerado ese comportamiento?
In this case, Why have you tolerated that behavior?
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updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by Jason7R
posted by Jason7R
... tolerado ese comportamiento? Very good, Jason! :) - cogumela, Mar 19, 2011