noun🔗ShareCaso, situaciónAn actual event, situation, or fact."For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."Para variar, en este caso, estaba diciendo la verdad.situationeventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaso, estadoA given condition or state."In this case, the weather is too bad to play outside. "En este caso, el clima es demasiado malo para jugar afuera.conditionstatesituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaso, asuntoA piece of work, specifically defined within a profession."The lawyer's case involved a dispute over property inheritance. "El caso del abogado involucraba una disputa sobre la herencia de la propiedad.workjobbusinesslawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaso, ejemplo(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study."The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies."La enseñanza consiste en lecciones teóricas y estudios de casos.educationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaso, pleitoA legal proceeding, lawsuit."The student's case against the school was about unfair grading policies. "El caso del estudiante contra la escuela trataba sobre políticas de calificación injustas.lawstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaso(grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence."The accusative case canonically indicates a direct object. Latin has six cases, and remnants of a seventh."El caso acusativo indica canónicamente un objeto directo. El latín tiene seis casos y restos de un séptimo.grammarlanguagelinguisticswordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasos gramaticales(grammar) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language."Jane has been studying case in Caucasian languages. Latin is a language that employs case."Jane ha estado estudiando los casos gramaticales en las lenguas caucásicas. El latín es un idioma que emplea casos gramaticales.grammarlinguisticslanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasoAn instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms."There were another five cases reported overnight."Se reportaron otros cinco casos durante la noche.medicinediseaseconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasoA section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch."The "case" for Monday's schedule in the program shows the action to print attendance. "El "caso" del horario del lunes en el programa muestra la acción de imprimir la asistencia.computingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProponer casos hipotéticosTo propose hypothetical cases."To prepare for the exam, the teacher cased several scenarios involving a student forgetting their homework. "Para prepararse para el examen, el profesor propuso varios escenarios que involucraban a un estudiante olvidando su tarea.theoryphilosophylogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaja, estucheA box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture."The teacher had a large case of colored pencils for the art class. "La maestra tenía una caja grande de lápices de colores para la clase de arte.itemutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaja, estuche, cubiertaA box, sheath, or covering generally."a case for spectacles; the case of a watch"Una funda para gafas; la caja de un relojitemthingutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaletaA piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine."My grandmother brought her sewing machine in a large case for the craft fair. "Mi abuela trajo su máquina de coser en una maleta grande para la feria de artesanía.itemmachineutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaja, estucheAn enclosing frame or casing."a door case; a window case"una caja de puerta; una caja de ventanaitemstructurebuildingthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaletaA suitcase."My sister packed her case for her weekend trip. "Mi hermana empacó su maleta para su viaje de fin de semana.itemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVitrinaA piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed."The antique jewelry case held delicate necklaces and earrings. "La vitrina de joyas antiguas contenía delicados collares y pendientes.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarcasaThe outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer."The laptop's case protected the fragile screen from scratches. "La carcasa del portátil protegía la frágil pantalla de los arañazos.technologyelectronicscomputingdevicemachinepartstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaja de tiposA 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)."The printer's case held the upper and lower case type, ready for the school project. "La caja de tipos del impresor contenía las mayúsculas y minúsculas, listas para el proyecto escolar.typewritinglanguagetechnologywordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMayúscula o minúscula(by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter."The teacher asked the students to identify the case of each letter in the alphabet. "El profesor pidió a los estudiantes que identificaran la mayúscula o minúscula de cada letra del alfabeto.grammarlanguagetypewritinglinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuartetoFour of a kind."In the card game, John had a case of aces. "En el juego de cartas, John tenía un cuarteto de ases.gamenumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCajaA unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces."The restaurant sold 15 cases of soda during the afternoon rush. "El restaurante vendió 15 cajas de refresco durante la hora punta de la tarde.drinkbusinessamountunitindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna pequeña fisura que permite la entrada de agua en el mecanismoA small fissure which admits water into the workings."The leaky roof created a small case in the attic wall, allowing water to seep into the storage area. "El techo con goteras creó una pequeña fisura en la pared del ático, permitiendo que el agua se filtrara en el área de almacenamiento.technicalmachinenauticalgapessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarcasa, cubiertaA thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft."The knife has a hard steel case on the blade, allowing the rest of the metal to be more flexible. "El cuchillo tiene una carcasa de acero duro en la hoja, lo que permite que el resto del metal sea más flexible.materialtechnicalindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCajaA cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans."a single case of Bud Light"una caja de Bud LightdrinkitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpaquetar, embalarTo place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment."The worker carefully cased the fragile figurines in individual boxes before shipping them to the customer. "El trabajador empaquetó cuidadosamente las frágiles figuritas en cajas individuales antes de enviárselas al cliente.businesscommerceindustryitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfundar, encajonarTo cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose."The teacher carefully cased the fragile antique map in a protective box. "El profesor enfundó cuidadosamente el frágil mapa antiguo en una caja protectora.utilityitemactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVigilar, estudiarTo survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery."The thief cased the jewelry store before breaking in. "El ladrón vigiló la joyería antes de entrar.policeactionbuildingpropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÚltimaThe last remaining card of a particular rank."He drew the case eight!"¡Sacó la última carta, el ocho!gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
