caso

/ˈkaso/, [ˈka.so]

case


Noun caso m (plural casos)

  1. case (situation or fact)
    en mi caso
    in my case
    es un caso especial
    it's a special case
  2. (medicine) case (instance of a medical condition)
    aumentan los casos de diabetes entre niños
    the number of cases of diabetes among children is rising
  3. (law) case
    el caso Bárcenas
    the Bárcenas case
  4. (grammar) case
  5. occasion

Verb caso

  1. First-person singular present indicative form of casar.

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Examples
  • En ese caso, cambiaré de idea.

    In that case, I'll change my mind.

  • En caso de incendio, rompa esta ventana.

    In case of fire, break this window.

  • Este medicamento te hará bien o daño, según sea el caso.

    This medicine will do you good or harm, as the case may be.

  • Parecía haber muchas explicaciones para el caso, pero la policía dio con la correcta a la primera.

    There seemed to be several explanations of the case, but the police hit on the right one the first time.

  • Llevábamos un mapa en caso de que nos perdiéramos.

    We carried a map with us in case we should lose our way.

  • Romper el cristal en caso de emergencia.

    Break the glass in case of emergency.

  • Tom siempre hizo caso de las reglas.

    Tom always obeyed the rules.

  • Estás equivocado, ese no es el caso.

    You're wrong. That's not the case.

  • Él no tenía nada que ver con el caso.

    He had nothing to do with the case.

  • En todo caso ten paciencia.

    Above all, be patient.

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