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case

One entry found.

Main Entry: ²case

Function: noun

Language: English

1 : caso masculine <an unusual case : un caso insólito> <ablative case : caso ablativo> <a case of the flu : un caso de gripe>
2 box : caja feminine
3 container : funda feminine, estuche masculine
4 in any case : de todos modos, en cualquier caso
5 in case : como precaución <just in case : por si acaso>
6 in case of : en caso de

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