noun🔗ShareCas, situationAn actual event, situation, or fact."For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."Pour changer, dans ce cas, il disait la vérité.situationeventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCas, étatA given condition or state."In this case, the weather is too bad to play outside. "Dans ce cas, il fait trop mauvais pour jouer dehors.conditionstatesituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCas, affaireA piece of work, specifically defined within a profession."The lawyer's case involved a dispute over property inheritance. "L'affaire de l'avocat impliquait un litige concernant l'héritage de la propriété.workjobbusinesslawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCas, exemple(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study."The teaching consists of theory lessons and case studies."L'enseignement se compose de cours théoriques et d'études de cas.educationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProcès, affaireA legal proceeding, lawsuit."The student's case against the school was about unfair grading policies. "L'affaire de l'étudiant contre l'école portait sur des politiques de notation injustes.lawstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCas(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."Le cas accusatif indique canoniquement un objet direct. Le latin a six cas et les vestiges d'un septième.grammarlanguagelinguisticswordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCas grammaticaux(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 étudie les cas grammaticaux dans les langues caucasiennes. Le latin est une langue qui utilise les cas grammaticaux.grammarlinguisticslanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasAn instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms."There were another five cases reported overnight."Cinq autres cas ont été signalés pendant la nuit.medicinediseaseconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasA 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. "Le « cas » de l'emploi du temps de lundi dans le programme montre l'action d'imprimer la présence.computingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProposer des cas hypothétiquesTo propose hypothetical cases."To prepare for the exam, the teacher cased several scenarios involving a student forgetting their homework. "Pour préparer l'examen, le professeur a proposé plusieurs scénarios impliquant un élève oubliant ses devoirs.theoryphilosophylogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoîte, coffretA 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. "Le professeur avait une grande boîte de crayons de couleur pour le cours d'art.itemutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoîte, étui, enveloppeA box, sheath, or covering generally."a case for spectacles; the case of a watch"Un étui à lunettes ; le boîtier d'une montreitemthingutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareValiseA 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. "Ma grand-mère a apporté sa machine à coudre dans une grande valise pour la foire artisanale.itemmachineutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoîtier, étuiAn enclosing frame or casing."a door case; a window case"un boîtier de porte ; un boîtier de fenêtreitemstructurebuildingthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareValiseA suitcase."My sister packed her case for her weekend trip. "Ma sœur a fait sa valise pour son voyage de week-end.itemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVitrineA 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 vitrine à bijoux antiques contenait de délicats colliers et boucles d'oreilles.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoîtierThe outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer."The laptop's case protected the fragile screen from scratches. "Le boîtier de l'ordinateur portable protégeait l'écran fragile des rayures.technologyelectronicscomputingdevicemachinepartstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasierA 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. "Le casier de l'imprimeur contenait les caractères en majuscules et en minuscules, prêts pour le projet scolaire.typewritinglanguagetechnologywordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa casse, majuscule ou minuscule(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. "Le professeur a demandé aux élèves d'identifier la casse de chaque lettre de l'alphabet.grammarlanguagetypewritinglinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuatre de même sorteFour of a kind."In the card game, John had a case of aces. "Au jeu de cartes, John avait quatre as.gamenumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaisseA 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. "Le restaurant a vendu 15 caisses de soda pendant l'affluence de l'après-midi.drinkbusinessamountunitindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne petite fissure qui laisse l'eau pénétrer dans le mécanismeA 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. "Le toit qui fuyait a créé une petite fissure dans le mur du grenier, permettant à l'eau de s'infiltrer dans la zone de stockage.technicalmachinenauticalgapessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaine, enveloppeA 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. "Le couteau a une gaine en acier dur sur la lame, ce qui permet au reste du métal d'être plus flexible.materialtechnicalindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaisseA cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans."a single case of Bud Light"une caisse de Bud LightdrinkitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre en caisse, emballerTo 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. "L'ouvrier a soigneusement mis en caisse les figurines fragiles dans des boîtes individuelles avant de les expédier au client.businesscommerceindustryitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfermer, mettre dans un étuiTo cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose."The teacher carefully cased the fragile antique map in a protective box. "Le professeur a soigneusement enfermé la fragile carte ancienne dans une boîte de protection.utilityitemactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRepérer, surveillerTo survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery."The thief cased the jewelry store before breaking in. "Le voleur a repéré la bijouterie avant de s'introduire.policeactionbuildingpropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDernièreThe last remaining card of a particular rank."He drew the case eight!"Il a tiré le dernier huit !gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading