case Meaning | BeDict

noun

Caso, situación

An actual event, situation, or fact.

Examples :

"For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."

Para variar, en este caso, estaba diciendo la verdad.

noun

Caso, estado

A given condition or state.

Examples :

"In this case, the weather is too bad to play outside. "

En este caso, el clima es demasiado malo para jugar afuera.

condition state situation essential

noun

Caso, asunto

A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.

Examples :

"The lawyer's case involved a dispute over property inheritance. "

El caso del abogado involucraba una disputa sobre la herencia de la propiedad.

work job business law essential

noun

Caso, ejemplo

(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.

Examples :

"The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies."

La enseñanza consiste en lecciones teóricas y estudios de casos.

education essential

noun

Caso, pleito

A legal proceeding, lawsuit.

Examples :

"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.

law state essential

noun

Caso

(grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.

Examples :

"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.

grammar language linguistics word essential

noun

Casos gramaticales

(grammar) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.

Examples :

"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.

grammar linguistics language essential

noun

Caso

An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.

Examples :

"There were another five cases reported overnight."

Se reportaron otros cinco casos durante la noche.

medicine disease condition essential

noun

Caso

A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.

Examples :

"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.

computing technical essential

verb

Proponer casos hipotéticos

To propose hypothetical cases.

Examples :

"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.

theory philosophy logic essential

noun

Caja, estuche

A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.

Examples :

"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.

item utensil essential

noun

Caja, estuche, cubierta

A box, sheath, or covering generally.

Examples :

"a case for spectacles; the case of a watch"

Una funda para gafas; la caja de un reloj

item thing utility essential

noun

Maleta

A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.

Examples :

"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.

item machine utensil essential

noun

Caja, estuche

An enclosing frame or casing.

Examples :

"a door case; a window case"

una caja de puerta; una caja de ventana

item structure building thing essential

noun

Maleta

A suitcase.

Examples :

"My sister packed her case for her weekend trip. "

Mi hermana empacó su maleta para su viaje de fin de semana.

item thing essential

noun

Vitrina

A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.

Examples :

"The antique jewelry case held delicate necklaces and earrings. "

La vitrina de joyas antiguas contenía delicados collares y pendientes.

architecture building essential

noun

Carcasa

The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.

Examples :

"The laptop's case protected the fragile screen from scratches. "

La carcasa del portátil protegía la frágil pantalla de los arañazos.

technology electronics computing device machine part structure essential

noun

Caja de tipos

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).

Examples :

"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.

type writing language technology word essential

noun

Mayúscula o minúscula

(by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.

Examples :

"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.

grammar language type writing linguistics essential

noun

Cuarteto

Four of a kind.

Examples :

"In the card game, John had a case of aces. "

En el juego de cartas, John tenía un cuarteto de ases.

game number essential

noun

Caja

A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.

Examples :

"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.

drink business amount unit industry essential

noun

Una pequeña fisura que permite la entrada de agua en el mecanismo

A small fissure which admits water into the workings.

Examples :

"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.

technical machine nautical gap essential

noun

Carcasa, cubierta

A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.

Examples :

"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.

material technical industry essential

noun

Caja

A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.

Examples :

"a single case of Bud Light"

una caja de Bud Light

drink item essential

verb

Empaquetar, embalar

To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.

Examples :

"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.

business commerce industry item essential

verb

Enfundar, encajonar

To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.

Examples :

"The teacher carefully cased the fragile antique map in a protective box. "

El profesor enfundó cuidadosamente el frágil mapa antiguo en una caja protectora.

utility item action essential

verb

Vigilar, estudiar

To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.

Examples :

"The thief cased the jewelry store before breaking in. "

El ladrón vigiló la joyería antes de entrar.

police action building property essential

adjective

Última

The last remaining card of a particular rank.

Examples :

"He drew the case eight!"

¡Sacó la última carta, el ocho!

game essential

Meanings

Caso, situación

Examples :

"For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."

Para variar, en este caso, estaba diciendo la verdad.

Caso, estado

Examples :

"In this case, the weather is too bad to play outside. "

En este caso, el clima es demasiado malo para jugar afuera.

Caso, asunto

Examples :

"The lawyer's case involved a dispute over property inheritance. "

El caso del abogado involucraba una disputa sobre la herencia de la propiedad.

Caso, ejemplo

Examples :

"The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies."

La enseñanza consiste en lecciones teóricas y estudios de casos.

Caso, pleito

Examples :

"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.

Caso

Examples :

"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.

Casos gramaticales

Examples :

"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.

Caso

Examples :

"There were another five cases reported overnight."

Se reportaron otros cinco casos durante la noche.

Caso

Examples :

"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.

Proponer casos hipotéticos

Examples :

"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.

Caja, estuche

Examples :

"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.

Caja, estuche, cubierta

Examples :

"a case for spectacles; the case of a watch"

Una funda para gafas; la caja de un reloj

Maleta

Examples :

"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.

Caja, estuche

Examples :

"a door case; a window case"

una caja de puerta; una caja de ventana

Maleta

Examples :

"My sister packed her case for her weekend trip. "

Mi hermana empacó su maleta para su viaje de fin de semana.

Vitrina

Examples :

"The antique jewelry case held delicate necklaces and earrings. "

La vitrina de joyas antiguas contenía delicados collares y pendientes.

Carcasa

Examples :

"The laptop's case protected the fragile screen from scratches. "

La carcasa del portátil protegía la frágil pantalla de los arañazos.

Caja de tipos

Examples :

"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.

Mayúscula o minúscula

Examples :

"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.

Cuarteto

Examples :

"In the card game, John had a case of aces. "