case Significado & definición

Significado de case en español

• 0 a large bag with a handle that you use for carrying clothes when you are travelling -- maleta

• 1 a container for storing or protecting something -- estuche

  • a pencil case

• 2 a particular situation or example of something -- caso

  • We usually ask for references, but in your case it will not be necessary.

• 3 something that is decided in a court of law -- caso

  • a divorce case

• 4 a crime that the police are trying to solve -- caso

  • a murder case

  • Local police have investigated 50 cases of burglary in the past month.

• 5 because something might happen -- por si acaso

  • Bring a chair in case we don’t have enough.

  • I don’t think it will rain, but I’ll bring an umbrella just in case.

• 6 in preparation for something happening -- en caso de algo

  • We keep a bucket of water here in case of fire.

• 7 to be true -- ser el caso

  • A poor diet can make you tired, but I don’t think that’s the case here.

• 8 used to give another reason for something you are saying, or that you have done -- en cualquier caso

  • I don’t want to go, and in any case, I wasn’t invited.

• 9 because that is the situation -- en ese caso

  • ‘Peter will be there.’ ‘Oh, in that case, I’ll come too.’

• 10 a situation or example of sth -- caso [ masculine ]

  • a case of mistaken identity un caso de identidad equivocada

  • In some cases, people gave away all their money. En algunos casos, la gente regaló todo su dinero.

  • We like each other now, but that wasn’t always the case. Ahora nos gustamos, pero no ha sido siempre el caso.

  • In your father’s case, the disease has not progressed too far. En el caso de tu padre, la enfermedad no ha progresado demasiado.

  • Is it really the case that the economy is slowing? ¿Es realmente el caso que la economía se está desacelerando?

• 11 an occasion when a disease appears -- caso [ masculine ]

  • several cases of flu/malaria varios casos de gripe / malaria

• 12 a criminal investigation -- caso [ masculine ]

  • an arson case un caso de incendio

• 13 a legal matter before the court -- caso [ masculine ]

  • to win/lose a case ganar / perder un caso

  • court cases casos judiciales

• 14 facts supporting one side of an argument -- argumento [ masculine ]

  • the strong case against the defendant el fuerte argumento contra el acusado

  • the case for abortion rights el argumento a favor de los derechos de aborto.

  • Do you think we have a case? ¿Crees que tenemos un caso?

• 15 a container holding many things -- caja [ masculine ]

  • a case of beer una caja de cervezas

  • a jewelry case un joyero

• 16 a grammatical form of a word -- caso [ masculine ]

  • the accusative case el caso acusativo

• 17 used to give an example -- ejemplo

  • The nuclear disaster is a case in point. El desastre nuclear es un buen ejemplo de ello.

• 18 in order to be ready for sth -- (por si) acaso

  • I brought extra water in case it’s hot. He traído agua extra por si acaso hace calor.

  • In case you didn’t hear, the party was canceled. En caso de que no te hayas enterado, la fiesta fue cancelada.

• 19 in preparation for -- caso

  • The City installed sirens in case of an attack. La Ciudad instaló sirenas en caso de ataque.

• 20 indicates sth would be true whatever happens -- en cualquier caso

  • In any case, the animal would have to be killed to prevent the spread of disease. En cualquier caso, habría que matar al animal para prevenir la propagación de la enfermedad.

• 21 if that is true -- en ese caso

  • “It’s 6:30.” “Well in that case, we should go home.” “Son las seis y media.” “Bueno, en ese caso, deberíamos irnos a casa”.

• 22 criticizing sb -- estar encima

  • He’s always on my case about my grades. Él me critica continuamente sobre mis calificaciones.

• 23 indicates you want sb to stop criticizing -- dejar en paz