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Results for: "case"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

case — actual event, situation, or fact
→ cas m
→ ca m
case — instance studied as an example
→ cas m
case — lawsuit, legal case
→ causa f

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (20)

1. an occurrence of something;
- Example: "it was a case of bad judgment"
- Example: "another instance occurred yesterday"
- Example: "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
[syn: case, instance, example]

2. a special set of circumstances;
- Example: "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"
- Example: "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
[syn: event, case]

3. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
- Example: "the family brought suit against the landlord"
[syn: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa]

4. the actual state of things;
- Example: "that was not the case"

5. a portable container for carrying several objects;
- Example: "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

6. a person requiring professional services;
- Example: "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"

7. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation;
- Example: "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"
- Example: "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
[syn: subject, case, guinea pig]

8. a problem requiring investigation;
- Example: "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"

9. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
- Example: "he stated his case clearly"

10. the quantity contained in a case;
[syn: case, caseful]

11. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence;
[syn: case, grammatical case]

12. a specific state of mind that is temporary;
- Example: "a case of the jitters"

13. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
- Example: "a real character"
- Example: "a strange character"
- Example: "a friendly eccentric"
- Example: "the capable type"
- Example: "a mental case"
[syn: character, eccentric, type, case]

14. a specific size and style of type within a type family;
[syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case]

15. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part;
[syn: sheath, case]

16. the housing or outer covering of something;
- Example: "the clock has a walnut case"
[syn: shell, case, casing]

17. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening;
- Example: "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
[syn: casing, case]

18. (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers;
- Example: "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"
[syn: case, compositor's case, typesetter's case]

19. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
- Example: "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
[syn: case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip]

20. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home;
[syn: case, display case, showcase, vitrine]


VERB (2)

1. look over, usually with the intention to rob;
- Example: "They men cased the housed"

2. enclose in, or as if in, a case;
- Example: "my feet were encased in mud"
[syn: encase, incase, case]