Meanings (ES + gloss)
caso
An actual event, situation, or fact.
For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.
It is not the case that every unfamiliar phrase is an idiom.
caso
An instance or event as a topic of study.
He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.
The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies.
argumento • causa • pleito
A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
As the conflict has dragged on, prosecutors in Ukraine are now pursuing 247 cases of environmental war crimes against Russia in Ukrainian courts and the International Criminal Cour…
“Two or three months more went by ; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbou…
Phrases
CaseFrankfurt caseGettier caseI rest my caseas the case may bebase casebe the casebest-casebuild a casecasalcase citationcase closedcase dependentcase endingcase fatality ratecase filecase grammarcase historycase in pointcase lawcase of the Mondayscase presentationcase reportcase reportercase studycase-in-chiefcase-to-casecasebackcasebookcaseficcaselesscaselikecaseloadcasemancasewisecaseworkcaseworkercatch a casecharity casecold case
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
caja
A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
estuche
A box, sheath, or covering generally.
a case for spectacles; the case of a watch
caja • maleta
A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
ademe
An enclosing frame or casing.
a door case; a window case
maleta • valija
A suitcase.
vitrina
A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
caja • carcasa
The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
caja
A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces).
caja
The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
Phrases
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Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
empaquetar
To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
estudiar el terreno • fichar
To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
Bonnie worked as a daycare director. She helped case the FBI office by posing as a college student interested in becoming an FBI agent.
You are in the grounds of Brockholes Abbey, a house into which a great deal of valuable property has just been moved. And your job is to case the joint for a break in.