poner por caso

to assume

poner por caso(poh-nehr pohr kah-soh)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (general)

a. to assume

Pongamos por caso que somos pilotos. ¿Cómo harías un aterrizaje de emergencia?

Let's assume that we're pilots. How would you make an emergency landing?

b. to suppose

Pongamos por caso que estamos en un barco, perdidos en el mar.

Let's suppose that we're on a ship, lost at sea.

c. to take as an example

Si ponemos por caso a Hong Kong, veremos que el mercado libre fomenta la libertad individual.

If we take Hong Kong as an example, we can see that a free market fosters individual freedom.