case

  • 51case — Synonyms and related words: Bible truth, Smyth sewing, abessive, ablative, absolute fact, accepted fact, accusative, action, actual fact, adessive, admitted fact, afghan, alien, allative, ammunition box, anyhow, anyway, apoplectic, approximative …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 52case — {{11}}case (n.1) state of affairs, early 13c., from O.Fr. cas an event, happening, situation, quarrel, trial, from L. casus a chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, mishap, lit. a falling, from cas , pp. stem of cadere to fall, sink, settle… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 53case*/*/*/ — [keɪs] noun [C] 1) a situation that involves a particular person or thing In the majority of cases, it s easy to keep costs down.[/ex] If that s the case, I m not surprised she was angry.[/ex] It was a case of love at first sight.[/ex] ‘I don t… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 54case — I. /keɪs / (say kays) noun 1. an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something. 2. the actual state of things: *This has been the case for a year, now. –glenda adams, 1982. 3. a question or problem of moral conduct: a case of… …

  • 55case — I [[t]keɪs[/t]] n. 1) an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: a case of poor judgment[/ex] 2) the actual state of things: That is not the case[/ex] 3) situation; circumstance; plight: a sad case[/ex] 4) soc a patient or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 56CASE — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Case (значения). Пример CASE инструментария CASE (англ. Computer Aided Software Engineering)  набор инстру …

    Википедия

  • 57CASE — s. f. Maison. Il ne se dit guère au propre que Des cabanes où logent les nègres employés à la culture des plantations, dans les colonies. Fam., Le patron de la case, Le maître de la maison ; ou, par extension, Celui qui a toute autorité dans la… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 58Case IH — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Case (homonymie). Case IH est un constructeur américain de matériel agricole, issu de l entreprise Case et appartenant au groupe CNH Global. Case IH est surtout connu pour ses tracteurs et ses engins de travaux… …

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  • 59case — (kâ z ) s. f. 1°   Petite et chétive maison. Les cases des nègres aux colonies. •   Voyez vous ces cases étroites Et ces palais si grands, si beaux, si bien dorés ?, LA FONT. Fabl. III, 8. •   [Le rat] va courir le pays, abandonne son trou ;… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 60case — See: BASKET CASE, CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES, COUCH CASE, GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS also GET DOWN TO CASES, IN ANY CASE, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF, VANITY CASE …

    Dictionary of American idioms