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1 Back Quality Mark - usually a double headed arrow in a rectangular box with either one or two dates and mail centre code

Abbreviation: BQM (UK, 2008)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Back Quality Mark - usually a double headed arrow in a rectangular box with either one or two dates and mail centre code
2 either

أَحدهما \ either: one or the other of two: A judge must not favour either side. Either of these coats would fit me. \ إمَّا... (أو)‏ \ either: giving a choice: You can have either an apple or an orange. Either be quiet or leave the room. \ وَلاَ \ either: (used after not) also: I don’t like apples, and I don’t like oranges either.

Arabic-English glossary > either
3 either

أَيّ \ any: pron. in questions; after if, whether: Have you any money? Have you any books on art? I wonder if / whether she has any milk, after not and without: I haven’t got any money / books. He did it without any difficulty, after never: We never eat meat / potatoes. either: one or the other of two: A judge must not favour either side. Either of these coats would fit me.

Arabic-English glossary > either
4 either

[) ˈaɪθə] ( especially American) [ˈiːðə(r)]
1. pronoun

the one or the other of two:

You may borrow either of these books

I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.
إمّا
2. adjective

1) the one or the other (of two things, people etc):

He can write with either hand.
أيٌ مِنهُما
2) the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both:

at either side of the garden.
في أيٍّ مِنهُما
3. adverb

1) used for emphasis:

If you don't go, I won't either.
أيضا (للتَوْكيد)
2) moreover; besides:

I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.
أيْضا، بالإضافَةِ إلى ذلك

Arabic-English dictionary > either
5 either

كُلّ \ all: the whole number or amount of: All the boys have spent all their money. each: every one (of two or more) considered separately: I gave each boy a ball. I gave a ball to each of them. They each had one. They sat on each side of me. The balls cost 60 pence each. either: both of two; each: His sons sat on either side of him. every: each one, not leaving out any: The sun rises every day, (with few or a number) again and again with a regular spacing between each time He visits me every few days (or every third day or every three days). single: (esp. with each and every) each one separately; each one, without exception: He comes here every single day. whole: complete; unbroken: Her spent the whole day (all the day) in bed. He swallowed it whole (in one piece).

Arabic-English glossary > either
6 either way

in the one case or the other:

Either way he wins.
بأي طريقَة مِنهُما
•
Remark: either … or the verb usually matches the noun or pronoun that comes closest to it: Either John or Mary is to blame / Either John or his brothers are going to the show.

Arabic-English dictionary > either way
7 one-year money

Fin

money placed on a money market for a fixed period of one year, with either a fixed or variable rate of interest. It can only be removed during the fixed term upon payment of a penalty.

The ultimate business dictionary > one-year money
8 אטב״ח Atbaḥ, a formula of combination or interchange of two letters the numerical sum of which is either ten (e. g. א״ט = 1 + 9; ב״ח = 2 + 8) or one hundred (e. g. י״צ = 10 + 90; כ״פ = 20 + 80 = 100), whereby ה and נ, remain isolated or substitute each other. Ex. R. s. 15 (allusion to ה̇ןֹ Num. 23:9

אִטָּאm. ( אטט, cmp. חטט = b. h. אֵת, pl. אִתִּים), pl. אִטִּין plough-shares. Y.Sabb.VI, 8b bot. (expl. לאִתִּים (Is. 2:4) לאִ׳ (Ar. by cler. err. אבויין).

Jewish literature > אטב״ח Atbaḥ, a formula of combination or interchange of two letters the numerical sum of which is either ten (e. g. א״ט = 1 + 9; ב״ח = 2 + 8) or one hundred (e. g. י״צ = 10 + 90; כ״פ = 20 + 80 = 100), whereby ה and נ, remain isolated or substitute each other. Ex. R. s. 15 (allusion to ה̇ןֹ Num. 23:9
9 egyik

either of them, either, one

Magyar-ingilizce szótár > egyik
10 jedan od

one of

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• either

• one of

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > jedan od
11 cualquier

adj.

any, any given, either, any and all.

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cualquier

► adjetivo (pl cualesquier)

1 (indefinido) any

■ cualquier otro día any other day

■ cualquier cosa anything

■ cualquier persona anyone Table 1 NOTA See also cualquiera/Table 1

* * *

adj.

(see cualquiera. Used before nouns)

* * *
cualquier, -a I
(pl cualesquier(a))
ADJ INDEF
1) [antes de s] any

como en cualquier otro país europeo — as in any other European country

cualquier día se presenta aquí — he could turn up here any day

cualquier persona de por aquí te diría lo mismo — anyone from round here would tell you the same

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• cualquier cosa — anything

en un lugar como este puede ocurrir cualquier cosa — in a place like this anything could happen

• en cualquier lugar del mundo — anywhere in the world

• en cualquier momento — at any time, (at) any moment

- cualquier tiempo pasado fue mejor

2) [después de s] any

-¿cuál prefieres? -me da igual, uno cualquiera — "which one do you prefer?" - "it doesn't matter, any one (will do)"

sucedió un día cualquiera — it happened on a day like any other day

el presidente tendrá que ir a juicio, como un ciudadano cualquiera — the president will have to go to court, like any ordinary citizen

este no es un coche cualquiera — this is not just any old car

3) LAm (=bastante)

tienen cualquier cantidad de juguetes — they have loads of toys *

puede comer cualquier cantidad y no se llena — he can eat loads and not get full *
II ( pl cualesquiera)
1. PRON INDEF

1) (=cualquier persona) anyone, anybody; (=cualquier cosa) any one

en un club como ese no admiten a cualquiera — they don't accept just anyone o anybody into that club

cualquiera puede ser candidato a la presidencia — anyone o anybody can stand for president

esos precios están al alcance de cualquiera — those prices are within everyone's o everybody's means

tal como gritaban los niños, cualquiera diría que los estaba torturando — the way the children were screaming anyone would think I was torturing them

puedes coger cualquiera — you can choose any one (you like)

es una costumbre como otra cualquiera — it is a custom like any other

2)

• cualquiera de — any, any of

puede acudir a cualquiera de las sucursales del banco — you can go to any branch o any of the branches of the bank

cualquiera de mis alumnos podría realizar este proyecto — any o any one of my pupils could do this project

• cualquiera de los dos — either (one) of them, either of the two

llama a Pedro o a Carlos, cualquiera de los dos — call Pedro or Carlos, either (one) of them o either of the two

cualquiera de los dos equipos — either team o either (one) of the two teams

3)

• cualquiera que + subjun —

a) [en general] whatever; [ante una elección] whichever

cualquiera que sea el color de su piel — whatever the colour of their skin

cualquiera que sea tu problema — whatever your problem is, no matter what your problem is

respetaremos el resultado de la votación, cualquiera que sea — we will respect the result of the vote, whatever that may be

es caro, pero cualquiera que compres te va a costar una fortuna — it's expensive, but whichever (one) you buy it'll cost you a fortune

b) (=persona) anyone who, anybody who

cualquiera que lo conozca te diría lo mismo — anyone o anybody who knows him o whoever knows him would tell you the same

4) [en exclamaciones]

¡cualquiera sabe! — who knows?

¡cualquiera le interrumpe ahora! — I wouldn't interrupt him at the minute!

¡así cualquiera! — it's all right for some! *

2.

SM

• un cualquiera — a nobody

yo no me caso con un cualquiera — I'm not marrying just anybody

3.

SF pey

una cualquiera — a hussy *

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adjetivo: apocopated form of cualquiera used before nouns

* * *

= any, any one, either, whatever, any and all.

Ex. UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.

Ex. Note that the librarian may choose any one of the five items shown on the screen in Figure 8.

Ex. Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.

Ex. In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.

Ex. The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.

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* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any time of the day or night, at any hour of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* cualquiera que sea lo que = whichever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier (de) = any one (of).

* cualquier fulano = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier mindundi = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier otra cosa = you name it, anything else, whatever else.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier otro = you name it.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things.

* en un domingo cualquiera = on any given Sunday.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.

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adjetivo: apocopated form of cualquiera used before nouns

* * *

cualquier(de)

= any one (of)

Ex: Any one document may be required by author, title, subject, form or other characteristics, but this one document can only be grouped according to one of these characteristics at any one time.

= any, any one, either, whatever, any and all.

Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.

Ex: Note that the librarian may choose any one of the five items shown on the screen in Figure 8.

Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.

Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.

Ex: The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any time of the day or night, at any hour of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* cualquiera que sea lo que = whichever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier (de) = any one (of).

* cualquier fulano = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier mindundi = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier otra cosa = you name it, anything else, whatever else.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier otro = you name it.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things.

* en un domingo cualquiera = on any given Sunday.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.

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cualquier

adjective

apocopated form of cualquiera¹ (↑ cualquiera (1)) used before nouns

* * *

cualquier adjetivo: apocopated form of
◊ cualquiera used before nouns

cualquier adjetivo indef any: cualquier persona normal puede hacerlo, any normal person can do it
cualquier cosa, anything
cualquier sitio, anywhere
en cualquier momento, at any moment o time

' cualquier' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
- barrio
- chalet
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- cuestión
- disipar
- dondequiera
- eventualidad
- manera
- nadería
- parte
- precio
- simplón
- simplona
- sitio
- toda
- todo
- tuntún
- adaptar
- antes
- barbaridad
- cantidad
- caso
- cosa
- cualquiera
- distraer
- entre
- entretener
- forma
- gaseosa
- lado
- lugar
- modo
- momento
- soltura
- tal
- tontería
English:
alert
- anomaly
- any
- anyhow
- anything
- anywhere
- blank out
- cancel out
- case
- decline
- either
- embarrassment
- eruption
- gullible
- haphazardly
- precedence
- scan
- section
- shove on
- slap on
- throw on
- time
- whatever
- anybody
- comprehensive
- drop
- event
- higgledy-piggledy
- indulgence
- inquiry
- length
- murder
- now
- old
- other
- qualify
- slap
- welcome
- wherever
- will
- willy-nilly

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cualquier ver cualquiera

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cualquier

adj any;

cualquier día any day;

cualquier cosa anything;

de cualquier modo o

forma anyway;

en cualquier caso in any case

* * *

cualquier cualquiera

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cualquier adj any

como cualquier otro niño like any other little boy

Spanish-English dictionary > cualquier
12 cualquiera

adj.

1 any.

a cualquier hora any time

en cualquier lugar anywhere

de cualquier manera o modo, no pienso ayudar I've no intention of helping, anyway o in any case

en cualquier momento at any time

cualquier día vendré a visitarte I'll drop by one of these days

no es un escritor cualquiera he's no ordinary writer

2 ordinary, common.

pron.

anyone.

cualquiera te lo dirá anyone will tell you

¡cualquiera lo sabe! who knows!

¡cualquiera se lo come! nobody could eat that!

cualquiera que anyone who; (persona) whatever (cosa)

cualquiera que te vea se reiría anyone who saw you would laugh

cualquiera que sea la razón whatever the reason (may be)

cualesquiera que sean las razones whatever the reasons (may be)

f.

tart (informal) (prostituta).

f. & m.

nobody (don nadie).

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cualquiera

► adjetivo (pl cualesquiera)

1 (indefinido) any

■ un día cualquiera any day

■ una página cualquiera any page

2 (ordinario) ordinary

■ no es una corbata cualquiera it's not an ordinary tie

► pronombre

1 (persona indeterminada) anybody, anyone; (cosa indeterminada) any, any one

■ cualquiera lo compraría anybody would buy it

■ coge cualquiera take any one you want

2 (nadie) nobody

■ ¡cualquiera lo coge! nobody would take it!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 peyorativo nobody

■ ser un cualquiera to be a nobody

► nombre femenino

1 peyorativo (prostituta) hussy, floozy, tart

2 cualquiera que (persona) whoever; (cosa) whatever, whichever

■ cualquiera que diga eso, miente whoever says that is lying

■ cualquiera que sea whatever it is

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1. adj.
1) any

2) everyday, ordinary
2. pron.
1) anybody, anyone, whoever

2) whichever, whatever

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I
adjetivo (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera) [see also note under cualquier] any

en cualquier momento — (at) any time

cualquier cosa/persona — anything/anyone

en cualquier lado — anywhere

de cualquier forma que se haga — whichever way you do it

de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case

lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma — I'm going to do it anyway

como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day

uno cualquiera — any of them

es un mercenario cualquiera — he's nothing but a mercenary
II
pronombre (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera)

a) ( refiriéndose - a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (- a más de dos cosas) any one; (- a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone

¿cuál de los dos? - cualquiera — which one? - either (of them)

pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)

¿puedo elegir cualquiera? — can I choose any one (I like)?

cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine

cualesquiera que hayan sido sus motivos — whatever his motives may have been

b) (iró) ( nadie)

a ti cualquiera te entiende! — I just don't understand you!

cualquiera sabe! — who knows!

cualquiera se atreve! — who would dare!
III
femenino (pey)

una cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)
IV
masculino

un cualquiera — a nobody

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= anybody, anyone, anybody else.

Ex. An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.

Ex. Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.

Ex. On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.

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* acostarse con cualquiera = sleep around.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

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I
adjetivo (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera) [see also note under cualquier] any

en cualquier momento — (at) any time

cualquier cosa/persona — anything/anyone

en cualquier lado — anywhere

de cualquier forma que se haga — whichever way you do it

de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case

lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma — I'm going to do it anyway

como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day

uno cualquiera — any of them

es un mercenario cualquiera — he's nothing but a mercenary
II
pronombre (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera)

a) ( refiriéndose - a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (- a más de dos cosas) any one; (- a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone

¿cuál de los dos? - cualquiera — which one? - either (of them)

pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)

¿puedo elegir cualquiera? — can I choose any one (I like)?

cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine

cualesquiera que hayan sido sus motivos — whatever his motives may have been

b) (iró) ( nadie)

a ti cualquiera te entiende! — I just don't understand you!

cualquiera sabe! — who knows!

cualquiera se atreve! — who would dare!
III
femenino (pey)

una cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)
IV
masculino

un cualquiera — a nobody

* * *

= anybody, anyone, anybody else.

Ex: An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.

Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.

Ex: On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.

* acostarse con cualquiera = sleep around.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

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cualquiera¹

adjective

(pl cualesquiera or

( crit) cualquiera) [ see also note under cualquier] any

a la altura de cualquier capital europea on a par with any European capital

en cualquier momento (at) any time

si ves cualquier cosa/persona que te resulte sospechosa if you see anything/anyone suspicious

ponlo en cualquier lado put it anywhere

de cualquier forma que se haga whichever way you do it

de cualquier forma or manera or modo te llamaré anyhow o anyway, I'll call you

lo voy a hacer de cualquier forma I'm going to do it anyway

vino a trabajar como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera he came to work just like (on) any other day

tráeme uno cualquiera bring me any of them o any one (at all)

son unos mercenarios cualesquiera they're nothing but mercenaries

cualquiera²

pronoun

(pl cualesquiera or ( crit) cualquiera)

1 (refiriéndose — a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (— a más de dos cosas) any one; (— a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone

¿cuál de los dos? — cualquiera which one? — either (of them)

cualquiera de los dos es capaz de hacerlo either (one) of them could do it

pregúntaselo a cualquiera ask anybody o anyone (you like)

¿puedo elegir cualquiera? can I choose any one (I like)?

cualquiera + QUE:

cualquiera que elijas va a ser mejor que éste whichever (one) you choose, it'll be better than this one, any one you choose will be better than this one

cualesquiera que hayan sido sus motivos whatever his motives may have been

2 ( iró)

(nadie): ¡a ti cualquiera te entiende! I just don't understand you!

¡cualquiera sabe dónde lo habrá puesto! heaven knows where he's put it!

¡cualquiera se atreve! I don't think anybody would dare!

cualquiera³

feminine

( pey)

una cualquiera a floozy o tart ( colloq pej)

cualquiera⁴

masculine

un cualquiera a nobody

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cualquiera 1 (pl
◊ cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera) adjetivo [ see also note under cualquier] any;

en cualquier momento (at) any time;
cualquier cosa/persona anything/anyone;
en cualquier lado anywhere;
de cualquier forma que se haga whichever way you do it;
lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma I'm going to do it anyway;
es un mercenario cualquiera he's nothing but a mercenary
■ pronombre ( refiriéndose — a dos personas o cosas) either (of them);

(— a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone;
(— a más de dos cosas) any one;
◊ ¿cuál de los dos? — cualquiera which one? — either (of them);

pregúntaselo a cualquiera ask anybody o anyone (you like);
cualquiera que elijas estará bien whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine
cualquiera 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino: un cualquiera a nobody;
una cualquiera a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq &
pey)
cualquiera
I adjetivo indef
1 (indefinido, no importa cual) any: coge un libro cualquiera, take any book
2 (corriente, poco importante) ordinary: no es un libro cualquiera, it isn't just any book
II pron indef
1 (persona) anybody: cualquiera sabe cocer un huevo, anybody knows how to boil an egg
cualquiera de los dos es un buen partido, either of them is a good catch
¡cualquiera le dice algo!, nobody dares to say a word to him!
2 (cosa, animal) any one
3 cualquiera que sea, whatever it is
III mf fig pey ser un cualquiera, to be a nobody: es una cualquiera, she's a floosy
' cualquiera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- comida
- error
- obnubilar
- resucitar
- se
- segundón
- segundona
- así
- cualquier
- fulano
- pasar
- rendir
English:
any
- anybody
- Dick and Harry
- either
- infuriating
- one
- sleep around
- Tom
- whichever
- much
- see
- sleep
- whatever

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cualquiera (pl cualesquiera) Note that cualquier is used before singular nouns (e.g. cualquier hombre any man).

♦ adj

any;

no es un escritor cualquiera he's no ordinary writer;

cualquier día vendré a visitarte I'll drop by one of these days;

cualquier cosa vale anything will do;

a cualquier hora any time;

hazlo de cualquier manera do it any old how;

hace las cosas de cualquier manera he does things any old how o carelessly;

de cualquier manera o [m5]modo, no pienso ayudar I've no intention of helping, anyway o in any case;

en cualquier momento at any time;

en cualquier lado/lugar anywhere

♦ pron

anyone;

cualquiera te lo dirá anyone will tell you;

cualquiera haría lo mismo anyone would do the same;

¡cualquiera se lo cree! if you believe that, you'll believe anything!;

que lo haga cualquiera, pero rápido I don't care who does it as long as it's done quickly;

¡cualquiera lo sabe! who knows!;

¡cualquiera se lo come! nobody could eat that!;

¡cualquiera entiende a tu madre! I don't think anyone understands your mother!;

con el mal humor que tiene, ¡cualquiera se lo dice! it's a brave man who would tell her in that mood!;

cualquiera que [persona] anyone who;
[cosa] whatever;
cualquiera que te vea se reiría anyone who saw you would laugh;

cualquiera que sea la razón whatever the reason (may be);

avísame, cualquiera que sea la hora a la que llame let me know, whatever time she calls;

cualesquiera que sean las razones whatever the reasons (may be)

♦ nmf
Pey [don nadie] nobody;
ser un cualquiera to be a nobody

♦ nf
Fam Pey [prostituta] tart
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cualquiera

pron

1 persona anyone, anybody;

un cualquiera a nobody;

¡cualquiera lo comprende! nobody can understand it!;

¡así cualquiera! anyone can do it like that!;

cualquiera diría … you o anyone would think …

2 cosa any (one);

cualquiera que sea o

fuera whichever it is o was

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cualquiera ( cualquier before nouns) adj, pl cualesquiera

1) : any, whichever

cualquier persona: any person

2) : everyday, ordinary

un hombre cualquiera: an ordinary man

cualquiera pron, pl cualesquiera

1) : anyone, anybody, whoever

2) : whatever, whichever

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cualquiera¹ adj any

dame un periódico cualquiera give me any newspaper

cualquier fin de semana any weekend

cualquier cosa anything

cualquier día de éstos one of these days

cualquier otro anyone else

en cualquier sitio anywhere

cualquiera² pron

1. (cualquier persona) anyone

cualquiera sabría contestar esa pregunta anyone could answer that question

2. (entre dos) either / either one

cualquiera de esos dos destornilladores me servirá either of those two screwdrivers will do

3. (entre varios) any / any one

coge cualquiera take any one

Spanish-English dictionary > cualquiera
13 beide

unbest. Pron. und Zahlw.

1. adj., meist mit Art. oder Pron.; betont Gemeinsamkeit: both; unbetont: the two; meine beiden Brüder both my brothers, unbetont: my two brothers; beide Brüder wohnen in Wien both brothers live in Vienna; die ersten / letzten beiden Strophen the first / last two verses ( oder strophes); beide Mal(e) hat er sich geirrt he was wrong both times; zu beiden Seiten on both sides, on either side; mit euer beider Hilfe with the help of you both

2. (das eine oder das andere) either (Sg.) beide Tage passen mir either day would suit me, beide Tage zusammen: both days would suit me; in beiden Fällen in both cases, in either case; welcher von beiden? which one?, which of them?, which of the two?; ein(e)s oder eine(r) von beiden one of each; kein(e)s oder keine(r) von beiden neither (of them oder of the two)

3. wir beide both of us, the two of us; wir beide gehen jetzt we’re both off now, the two of us are off now; ihr beide you two; als Anrede: Sie beide, was machen Sie denn da? you two, what are you doing there?; jeder der beiden hat ein Auto each of them has ( oder both of them have) a car; alle beide both of them; alle beide gefallen mir nicht I don’t like either of them

4. subst.: beide sind angekommen both of them have arrived, they’ve both arrived; sie kommen beide nicht neither of them is coming; was machen deine Eltern?- Danke, beiden geht es gut they’re both doing fine; nehmen Sie Milch oder Zucker?- beides both, please beides ist richtig / nicht richtig both are right / wrong; ich mag beides nicht I don’t like either ( oder of it, of them); sie hat von beidem noch nie gehört she’s never heard of either of them

5. SPORT, Tennis: 15 beide 15 all; Bein

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both of them (Pl.); both (Pl.); either (Pl.)

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bei|de ['baidə]
pron

1) (adjektivisch) (ohne Artikel) both; (mit Artikel) two

alle béíden Teller — both plates

seine béíden Brüder — both his brothers, his two brothers

béíde Mal — both times

2) (als Apposition) both

ihr béíde(n) — the two of you

euch béíde — the two of you

euch béíden herzlichen Dank — many thanks to both of you

wer von uns béíden — which of us (two)

wie wärs denn mit uns béíden? (inf) — how about it? (inf)

3) (substantivisch) (ohne Artikel) both (of them); (mit Artikel) two (of them)

alle béíde — both (of them)

alle béíde wollten gleichzeitig Geld haben — both of them or they both wanted money at the same time

keiner/keines etc von béíden — neither of them

ich habe béíde nicht gesehen — I haven't seen either of them, I've seen neither of them

4)

béídes (substantivisch: zwei verschiedene Dinge) — both

(alles) béídes ist erlaubt — both are permitted

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1) (the two; the one and the other: We both went; Both (the) men are dead; The men are both dead; Both are dead.) both

2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) either

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bei·de

[ˈbaidə]

pron

1. (alle zwei) both

sie hat \beide Kinder gleich lieb she loves both children equally

\beide Mal[e] both times

2. (sowohl du als auch du) both

jetzt kommt mal \beide her zu Opa come here to Grandad both of you

▪ ihr \beide the two of you

ihr \beide solltet euch wieder vertragen! you two really should make up again!

▪ euch \beiden both of you, you both

muss ich euch \beiden denn immer alles zweimal sagen? do I always have to tell you both everything twice?

3. (ich und du)

▪ uns \beiden both of us

▪ wir \beide the two of us

4. (die zwei)

▪ die [...] \beiden both [of them], the two of them

die \beiden vertragen sich sehr gut they both [or the two of them] get on very well

die ersten/letzten \beiden... the first/last two...

einer/einen/eine/eins von \beiden one of the two

keiner/keinen/keine/keins von \beiden neither of the two [or them]

welcher/welchen/welche/welches von \beiden which of the two

5. (sowohl dies als auch jenes)

▪ \beides both

\beides ist möglich both are [or either [one] is] possible

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1.
Indefinitpronomen und Zahlwort Plural

die beiden — the two

beide — both; (der/die/das eine oder der/die/das andere von den beiden) either sing

die/seine beiden Brüder — the/his two brothers

die ersten beiden Strophen — the first two verses

kennst du die beiden? — do you know those two?

alle beide — both of us/you/them

sie sind alle beide sehr schön — they're both very nice; both of them are very nice

sie sind beide nicht hübsch — neither of them is pretty

ihr/euch beide — you two

Ihr/euch beide nicht — neither of you

wir/uns beide — the two of us/both of us

er hat beide Eltern verloren — he has lost both [his] parents

mit beiden Händen — with both hands

beide Male — both times

ich habe beide gekannt — I knew both of them

einer/eins von beiden — one of the two

keiner/keins von beiden — neither [of them]
2.
Neutr. Sg. both pl.; (das eine oder das andere) either

beides ist möglich — either is possible

ich glaube beides/beides nicht — I believe both things/neither thing

das ist beides nicht richtig — neither of those is correct

er hat sich in beidem geirrt — he was wrong on both counts

er hatte von beidem wenig Ahnung — he had little idea of either

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beide indef pr & num

1. adj., meist mit art oder pron; betont Gemeinsamkeit: both; unbetont: the two;

meine beiden Brüder both my brothers, unbetont: my two brothers;

beide Brüder wohnen in Wien both brothers live in Vienna;

die ersten/letzten beiden Strophen the first/last two verses ( oder strophes);

beide Mal(e) hat er sich geirrt he was wrong both times;

zu beiden Seiten on both sides, on either side;

mit euer beider Hilfe with the help of you both

2. (das eine oder das andere) either (sg)

beide Tage passen mir either day would suit me, beide Tage zusammen: both days would suit me;

in beiden Fällen in both cases, in either case;

welcher von beiden? which one?, which of them?, which of the two?;

ein(e)s oder

eine(r) von beiden one of each;

kein(e)s oder

keine(r) von beiden neither (of them oder of the two)

3.

wir beide both of us, the two of us;

wir beide gehen jetzt we’re both off now, the two of us are off now;

ihr beide you two; als Anrede:

Sie beide, was machen Sie denn da? you two, what are you doing there?;

jeder der beiden hat ein Auto each of them has ( oder both of them have) a car;

alle beide both of them;

alle beide gefallen mir nicht I don’t like either of them

4. subst:

beide sind angekommen both of them have arrived, they’ve both arrived;

sie kommen beide nicht neither of them is coming;

was machen deine Eltern?-

Danke, beiden geht es gut they’re both doing fine;

nehmen Sie Milch oder Zucker?-

beides both, please

beides ist richtig/nicht richtig both are right/wrong;

ich mag beides nicht I don’t like either ( oder of it, of them);

sie hat von beidem noch nie gehört she’s never heard of either of them

5. SPORT, Tennis:

15 beide 15 all; → Bein

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1.
Indefinitpronomen und Zahlwort Plural

die beiden — the two

beide — both; (der/die/das eine oder der/die/das andere von den beiden) either sing

die/seine beiden Brüder — the/his two brothers

die ersten beiden Strophen — the first two verses

kennst du die beiden? — do you know those two?

alle beide — both of us/you/them

sie sind alle beide sehr schön — they're both very nice; both of them are very nice

sie sind beide nicht hübsch — neither of them is pretty

ihr/euch beide — you two

Ihr/euch beide nicht — neither of you

wir/uns beide — the two of us/both of us

er hat beide Eltern verloren — he has lost both [his] parents

mit beiden Händen — with both hands

beide Male — both times

ich habe beide gekannt — I knew both of them

einer/eins von beiden — one of the two

keiner/keins von beiden — neither [of them]
2.
Neutr. Sg. both pl.; (das eine oder das andere) either

beides ist möglich — either is possible

ich glaube beides/beides nicht — I believe both things/neither thing

das ist beides nicht richtig — neither of those is correct

er hat sich in beidem geirrt — he was wrong on both counts

er hatte von beidem wenig Ahnung — he had little idea of either

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adj.

both adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > beide
14 друг

1. (онзи, не този и пр.) (an)other, some other; somebody/someone else, something else

мн. ч. other(s)

дай ми друга книга give me another book, give me some other book

не ща другиго I want no one else; I don't want anybody else

изпрати другиго send somebody else

едни отиват, други се връщат some are going, others/some are returning

няма друга като нея there is no one like her

всеки друг any one/everybody else

никой друг освен него no one else/nobody else/no one/nobody but he

всяко друго нещо anything/everything else

нищо друго освен nothing (else) but

нещо друго? какво друго? anything else? what else? anything more?

н нещо друго there's something else; besides; what's more

не за друго, a for no other reason but

дължи се не на друго, а на неговата упоритост it is due to nothing but his stubbornness

не друг, a none other than; no less a person than; of all people; who but

и единият, и другият both; either

или единият, или другият either (the one or the other); either one

нито единият, нито другият neither (the one nor the other); neither one

2. (различен) different, new

той стана друг човек he became a different/a new man

по- друг на цвят/качество и пр. somewhat different in colour/quality etc.

това е съвсем друга тема that's a wholly/an entirely different subject/topic

това е съвсем друга работа that's (quite) a different matter/thing; that makes all the difference in the world; that alters the case

това е друго! that's a different matter! казвал ли съм вещо друго? did I ever say otherwise?

ако няма други ангажименти if he is not otherwise engaged

обработваеми и други земи tracts agricultural and otherwise

с други думи in other words

друга версия another/a different version, ( на текст) a variant reading

3. (противоположен, обратен) other, opposite; reverse

другата ръка the other hand

на другия бряг on the other/opposite bank

на другта страна на стената on the other side of the wall; on the off side of the wall

на другта страна на листа on the other/reverse side of the page/leaf; overleaf

4. (следващ, иден) next, following

на другия ден (on) the next/following day; the day after

другия петък Friday next, next Friday

другата седмица next week, the coming week

(следващ-за човек) (the) next, the other, another

мн. ч. the others, the rest

да влезе друг! let another one come in

(следващият по ред) let the next one come in

друг! next! да влязат другите let the rest/the others come in

без друго anyway; (most) certainly

от друга страна on the other hand, ( освен това) still; yet

един зад друг in single/Indian file

one behind the other, ( за повече от двама) one behind another

един друг (за двама) each other, ( за повече от двама) one another

един през друг head-long; helter-skelter; pell-mell

едно на друго all told, on an average, one thing with another

едно- друго a few things

някой и друг лев a few levs; some money

и др. etc.

между/покрай другото among other things

incidentally, ( между прочем) by the way, разг, by the by(e)

това между другото this by way of digression

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друг,

прил.

1. ( онзи, не този и пр.) (an)other, some other; somebody/someone else, something else; само мн. other(s); всеки \друг any one/everybody else; и единият, и \другият both; either; и нещо \друго there’s something else; besides; what’s more; или единият, или \другият either (the one or the other); either one; не \друг, а none other than; no less a person than; of all people; who but; не за \друго, а for no other reason but; нещо \друго? какво \друго? anything else? what else? anything more? никой \друг освен него no one else/nobody else/no one/nobody but he; нито единият, нито \другият neither (the one nor the other); neither one; няма \друга като нея there is no one like her;

2. ( различен) different, new; ако няма \други ангажименти if he is not otherwise engaged; \друга версия another/different version, (на текст) variant reading; казвал ли съм нещо \друго? did I ever say otherwise? по-\друг на цвят/качество и пр. somewhat different in colour/quality etc.; това е съвсем \друга тема that’s (quiet) a different matter/thing; that makes all the difference in the world; that alters the case;

3. ( противоположен, обратен) other, opposite; reverse; на \другата страна на листа on the other/reverse side of the page/leaf; overleaf; на \другата страна на стената on the other side of the wall; on the off side of the wall;

4. ( следващ, иден) next, following; ( следващ за човек) (the) next, next other, another; мн. the others, the rest; да влезе \друг! let another one come in; ( следващият по ред) let the next one come in; \друг! next! \другата седмица next week, the coming week; \другия петък Friday next, next Friday; на \другия ден (on) the next/following day; the day after; • без \друго anyway; (most) certainly; един \друг (за двама) each other, (за повече от двама) one another; един зад \друг in single/Indian file; one behind the other, (за повече от двама) one behind another; един през \друг head-long; helter-skelter; pell-mell; едно-\друго a few things; и др. etc.; между/покрай \другото among other things; incidentally, ( между впрочем) by the way, разг. by the by(e); някой и \друг лев a few levs; some money; от \друга страна on the other hand, ( освен това) still; yet; това между \другото this by way of digression.

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another: give me друг book - дай ми друга книга; different ; else {els}: You are not my brother, you are someone друг. - Ти не си брат ми, ти си някой друг.; new ; other ; otherwise

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1. (онзи, не този и пр.) (an)other, some other;somebody/someone else, something else 2. (противоположен, обратен) other, opposite;reverse 3. (следващ - за човек) (the) next, the other, another 4. (следващ, иден) next, following 5. (следващият по ред) let the next one come in 6. 2, (различен) different, new 7. incidentally, (между прочем) by the way, разг, by the by(e) 8. one behind the other, (за повече от двама) one behind another 9. ДРУГ! next! да влязат ДРУГите let the rest/the others come in 10. ДРУГa версия another/a different version, (на текст) a variant reading 11. ДРУГата ръка the other hand 12. ДРУГата седмица next week, the coming week 13. ДРУГия петък Friday next, next Friday 14. ако няма ДРУГи ангажименти if he is not otherwise engaged 15. без ДРУГо anyway;(most) certainly 16. всеки ДРУГ any one/everybody else 17. всяко ДРУГо нещо anything/ everything else 18. да влезе ДРУГ! let another one come in 19. дай ми ДРУГа книга give me another book, give mе some other book 20. дължи се не на ДРУГо, а на неговата упоритост it is due to nothing but his stubbornness 21. един ДРУГ (за двама) each other,. (за повече от двама) one another 22. един зад ДРУГ in single/Indian file 23. един през ДРУГ head-long;helter-skelter;pell-mell 24. едни отиват, ДРУГи се връщат some are going, others/some are returning 25. едно на ДРУГо all told, on an average, one thing with another 26. едно-ДРУГо a few things 27. и др. etc. 28. и единият, и ДРУГият both;either 29. изпрати ДРУГиго send somebody else 30. или единият, или ДРУГият either (the one or the other);either one 31. между/покрай ДРУГото among other things 32. мн. ч. other(s) 33. мн. ч. the others, the rest 34. н нещо ДРУГо there's something else;besides;what's more 35. на ДРУГия бряг on the other/opposite bank 36. на ДРУГия ден (on) the next/following day;the day after 37. на ДРУГта страна на листа on the other/reverse side of the page/leaf;overleaf 38. на ДРУГта страна на стената on the other side of the wall;on the off side of the wall 39. не ДРУГ, a none other than;no less a person than;of all people;who but 40. не за ДРУГо, a for no other reason but 41. не ща ДРУГиго I want no one else;I don't want anybody else 42. нещо ДРУГо? какво ДРУГo?anything else?what else?anything more? 43. никой ДРУГ освен него no one else/nobody else/no one/nobody but he 44. нито единият, нито ДРУГият neither (the one nor the other);neither one 45. нищо ДРУГо освен nothing (else) but 46. някой и ДРУГ лев а few levs;some money 47. няма ДРУГа като нея there is no one like her 48. обработваеми и ДРУГи земи tracts agricultural and otherwise 49. от ДРУГa страна on the other hand, (освен това) still;yet 50. по-ДРУГ на цвят/качество и пр. somewhat different in colour/quality etc. 51. с ДРУГи думи in other words 52. това е ДРУГо! that's a different matter! казвал ли съм вещо ДРУГо? did I ever say otherwise? 53. това е съвсем ДРУГa работа that's (quite) a different matter/thing;that makes all the difference in the world;that alters the case 54. това е съвсем ДРУГа тема that's a wholly/ an entirely different subject/topic 55. това между ДРУГото this by way of digression 56. той стана ДРУГ човек he became a different/a new man

Български-английски речник > друг
15 uno

1. art a

before a vowel or silent h an

un uovo an egg

2. adj a, one

3. m one

uno e mezzo one and a half

4. pron one

a uno a uno one by one

l'uno dopo l'altro one after the other

l'un l'altro each other, one another

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uno agg.num.card. e s.m. one: uno contro cinque, one against five; un giorno o due, one or two days; uno per cento, one per cent; un terzo, one third; un uomo su mille, one man in a thousand; nemmeno uno, not a single one; il numero uno, the number one (anche fig.); un asino numero uno, (fam.) a first-class fool; ci volle una settimana esatta, it took just one week; ho solamente un libro, I have only one book; scrivi uno, write one; scrivere uno e riportare cinque, to write down one and carry five; inviteremo uno o due amici, we'll invite one or two friends; una o due righe più sotto, one or two lines further down; le mille e una notte, the thousand and one nights; l'articolo uno della Costituzione, article one of the constitution; tutti per uno, uno per tutti, all for one and one for all; partire o non partire per me è tutt'uno, its' all the same to me whether we leave or not; delle due una, o è partito o è a casa, there are two possibilities, either he has left or he is at home; a uno a uno, one by one; entrare uno a uno, go in one by one

◆ s.m. (fil.) One; God.

uno, un, una art.indet.

1 a, an: un artista, an artist; una donna, a woman; un europeo, a European; un onore, an honour; un'ora lieta, a happy hour; un bel palazzo, a beautiful building; una grande città, a big city; un lavoro interessante, an interesting job // non ha un amico, he hasn't a single friend // ho una fame che non ti dico!, I'm starving! // ha una casa!, you should see her house! // un tale bugiardo!, he's such a liar!

2 (seguito da agg. poss.) one (of): un suo amico, one of his friends (o a friend of his); un vostro rappresentante, one of your agents

3 ( in espressoni numeriche o di quantità) a, one: un centinaio, un milione, a (o one) hundred, a (o one) million; un quarto, un quinto, a quarter (o a fourth), a fifth; una gran quantità, a large quantity // una buona dose di coraggio, a lot of courage

4 ( per indicare approssimazione) some, about: una cinquantina di persone, some (o about) fifty people; un cinque o sei giorni, some (o about) five or six days; disterà una ventina di chilometri, it's about twenty kilometres away.

uno, una pron.indef.

1 ( qualcuno) someone; ( un tale) a fellow, a man; ( una tale) a woman; ( con partitivo) one: c'era uno che voleva parlarti, there was someone (o a fellow o a man) who wanted to speak to you; ho parlato con uno che ti conosce, I've been speaking to someone who knows you; ha telefonato una tale, a woman phoned; uno di noi, di voi, one of us, of you; ho parlato con uno dei tuoi assistenti, I spoke to one of your assistants; è una delle migliori attrici italiane, she is one of Italy's best actresses // è uno dei tanti, uno qualsiasi, he is one of the many // una di quelle, a tart (o one of them)

2 (con valore impers.) one, you: uno non può dire se sia vero o no, one (o you) can't say whether it's true or not // se uno vuole può farlo, if you want to, you can (o prov. where there's a will there's a way)

3 ( ciascuno) each: li ho pagati mille euro l'uno, I paid one thousand euros each for them; ce ne daranno due per uno, we'll be given two each // facciamo un po' per uno, let's share it // paghiamo metà per uno, let's go fifty fifty

4 ( riferito a cosa) one ( anche con partitivo): questo abito non mi sta bene, ne vorrei uno più scuro, this dress doesn't suit me, I'd like a darker one; ''Mi occorre una penna'' ''Prendine una dal mio tavolo'', ''I need a pen'' ''Take one from my desk'' // ne ha combinata una delle sue, he's been up to his tricks again // ne ha fatta una grossa!, he's really done it this time! // vuoi sentirne una?, do you want to know the latest? // non gliene va mai bene una, he never does anything right

5 (in corr. con altro) (l')uno..., l'altro..., one... the other...: ha due figli, uno lavora, l'altro studia, he has two sons; one is working and the other's a student // uno..., un altro..., one..., another...: c'erano molti stranieri, uno veniva dal Cile, un altro dall'Olanda, un altro ancora dalle Filippine, there were a lot of foreigners: one came from Chile, another from Holland and (yet) another from the Philippines // l'uno e l'altro, ( entrambi) both: l'uno e l'altro ( fratello) negarono, both (brothers) denied it; l'una e l'altra ( città) furono distrutte, both (cities) were destroyed // né l'uno né l'altro, neither; ( in presenza di altra negazione) either: non voglio né l'uno né l'altro, I want neither (o I don't want either); né l'uno né l'altro rispose, non risposero né l'uno né l'altro, neither of them replied // l'un l'altro, ( reciprocamente) one another; (spec. fra due) each other: si aiutano l'un l'altro, they help one another (o each other) // gli uni..., gli altri..., some..., some... (o some..., others) // gli uni e gli altri, they all (o all of them); compl. them all (o all of them): sono partiti gli uni e gli altri, they all left; scrissi agli uni e agli altri, I wrote to them all.

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['uno] uno (-a) davanti a sm un + consonante, vocale, uno + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z; davanti a sf un' + vocale, una + consonante
1. agg

one

non ha una lira — he hasn't a penny, he's penniless

ho comprato una mela e due pere — I bought one apple and two pears

ho passato un mese in Italia — I spent one month in Italy

una camera solo per una notte — a room for one night only

2. art indet

1) a, an (+ vocale)

era una giornata splendida — it was a beautiful day

un mio amico — a friend of mine

è un artista — he's an artist

un programma interessante — an interesting programme

un giorno gli ho telefonato — one day I called him

uno gnomo — a gnome

dammene un po' — give me some

è uno sciocco — he's a fool

ho visto un uomo — I saw a man

uno zingaro — a gypsy

2)

(intensivo) una noia! — such a bore!

ho una paura! — I'm terrified!

ma questo è un porcile! — it's an absolute pigsty in here!

3)

(circa) disterà un 10 km — it's round about 10 km away

costerà un 300 euro — it'll cost round about 300 euros

3. pron

1) one

me ne dai uno? — will you give me one (of them)?

ne ho comprato uno stamattina — I bought one this morning

ce n'è uno a testa — there's one each

a uno a uno — one by one

è uno dei più veloci — it's one of the fastest

uno dei tanti — one of the many

uno di noi — one of us

facciamo metà per uno — let's go halves

2) (un tale) somebody, someone

ho incontrato uno che ti conosce — I met someone who knows you

c'era una al telefono — there was a woman on the phone

è una del mio paese — she's from the same village as I am

3) (in costruzione impersonale) one, you

se uno vuole — if one wants, if you want

se uno ha i soldi — if one has the money

4)

(con articolo determinativo) l'uno — one

non confondere gli uni con gli altri — don't confuse one lot with the other

abbiamo visto l'uno e l'altro — we've seen both of them

sono entrati l'uno dopo l'altro — they came in one after the other

si amano l'un l'altro — they love each other

o l'uno o l'altro — either of them

o l'uno o l'altro per me va bene — either of them will be fine

né l'uno né l'altro — neither of them

quale prendi? - Né l'uno né l'altro — which one are you going to take? - Neither of them

non prendo né l'uno né l'altro — I'm not going to take either of them

5)

ne ha detta una! — you should have heard what he said!

ne hai combinata una delle tue! — you've done it again, haven't you!

ne vuoi sentire una? — do you want to hear a good one?

non me ne va mai bene una — nothing ever goes right for me

4. sm

one

uno più uno fa due — one plus one equals two

5. sf

(ora) one o'clock

che ore sono? — è l'una — what time is it? — it's one (o'clock)

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['uno] 1.
articolo indeterminativo (un, una, un'; in the masculine, un is used before a vowel and a consonant; uno is used before s followed by a consonant, and before gn, pn, ps, x and z; una is used in the feminine, but the form un' is used before a vowel) a, an

Ex:

un cane, un albero — a dog, a tree

una mela, un'aquila — an apple, an eagle II uno, f. una, m.pl. uni, f.pl. une pronome indefinito

/Ex:

1) one

l'uno e l'altro — both

l'uno o l'altro — either, one or the other

l'un l'altro — each other, one another

uno di noi — one of us

ne rimane solo uno — there's only one left

a uno a uno — one by one

dipendiamo gli uni dagli altri — we depend on each other o on one another

non o neanche uno ha detto grazie nobody o not one person said thank you; non sono uno che dimentica i compleanni I'm not the kind of person who forgets birthdays; ne ha combinata una delle sue he's been up to his tricks again; non gliene va bene una nothing seems to go right for him; per dirne una — just to mention one thing

2) (un tale) someone, somebody

ho parlato con uno, una che ti ha visto — I spoke to a man, a woman who saw you

3) (con valore impersonale) one, you

se uno ci pensa — if you (come to) think of it

4) (ciascuno) each

sei euro l'uno — six euros each

ne abbiamo presi due per uno — we took two (of them) each
2.
aggettivo (numerale) one

ci sono rimasto un giorno — I stayed there one day

una persona su tre — one person in o out of three

non ha detto una parola — he didn't utter a (single) word

pagina, numero uno — page, number one
3.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (numero) one

2) (giorno del mese) first
4.
sostantivo femminile una (ora)

l'una — (di notte) one am; (di pomeriggio) one pm

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uno

/'uno/ ⇒ 26, 5, 8, 13

I articolo indeterminativo

(un, una, un'; in the masculine, un is used before a vowel and a consonant; uno is used before s followed by a consonant, and before gn, pn, ps, x and z; una is used in the feminine, but the form un' is used before a vowel) a, an; un cane, un albero a dog, a tree; una mela, un'aquila an apple, an eagle II uno, f. una, m.pl. uni, f.pl. une

pron.indef.

1 one; l'uno e l'altro both; l'uno o l'altro either, one or the other; l'un l'altro each other, one another; uno di noi one of us; ne rimane solo uno there's only one left; a uno a uno one by one; dipendiamo gli uni dagli altri we depend on each other o on one another; non o neanche uno ha detto grazie nobody o not one person said thank you; non sono uno che dimentica i compleanni I'm not the kind of person who forgets birthdays; ne ha combinata una delle sue he's been up to his tricks again; non gliene va bene una nothing seems to go right for him; per dirne una just to mention one thing

2 (un tale) someone, somebody; ho parlato con uno, una che ti ha visto I spoke to a man, a woman who saw you

3 (con valore impersonale) one, you; se uno ci pensa if you (come to) think of it

4 (ciascuno) each; sei euro l'uno six euros each; ne abbiamo presi due per uno we took two (of them) each

III aggettivo

(numerale) one; ci sono rimasto un giorno I stayed there one day; una persona su tre one person in o out of three; non ha detto una parola he didn't utter a (single) word; pagina, numero uno page, number one

IV m.inv.

1 (numero) one

2 (giorno del mese) first

V una sostantivo femminile

(ora) l'una (di notte) one am; (di pomeriggio) one pm.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > uno
16 o

abbr (= ovest) W (= west)

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o¹ s.f. o m. ( quindicesima lettera dell'alfabeto) o (pl. os, oes, o's) // (tel.) o come Otranto, o for Oliver (o amer. o for Oboe) // tondo come l'o di Giotto, round as Giotto's o.

o² cong.

1 ( oppure) or: prendi tè o caffè?, will you have tea or coffee?; quale vuoi, questo o quello?, which do you want, this one or that one?; ti telefonerò o verrò di persona, I'll call you or come in person; ci vediamo lunedì o martedì, see you Monday or Tuesday; telefona due o tre volte alla settimana, he phones two or three times a week; venite o non venite?, are you coming or not?; hai capito (sì) o no?, have you understood, or haven't you? // adesso o mai più, now or never // è questione di vita o di morte, it's a matter of life and (o or) death

2 o... o..., (correl.) either... or...: devi scegliere o questo o quello, you must choose either this one or that one; ''Che macchina hai intenzione di comprare?'' ''O una Fiat o una Ford'', ''What make of car are you going to buy?'' ''Either a Fiat or a Ford''; qualcuno di voi me l'ha detto, o Franco o tu, one of you told me, either Frank or you; o ti decidi a studiare, o ti trovi un lavoro, you either decide to study or you get yourself a job // o l'uno o l'altro, either one or the other; either of them: o l'uno o l'altro ( di loro) si farà vivo prima o poi, either one or the other (of them) will turn up sooner or later; ''Che colore preferisce?'' ''O l'uno o l'altro di questi due andrà bene'', ''Which colour do you prefer?'' ''Either of them will do'' // o la borsa o la vita!, your money or your life! // o la va o la spacca, make or break

3 (sia che... o che...) whether... or...: che tu acconsenta o no..., whether you agree or not...; lo sapesse o non lo sapesse, avrebbe fatto meglio a tacere, whether he knew or not, he would have done better to keep quiet

4 ( ovvero, ossia) or: le isole Eolie, o Lipari, the Aeolian, or Lipari islands; l'ape maschio, o fuco, the male bee, or drone; la sismologia, o scienza che studia i movimenti tellurici, seismology, or the science of earthquakes

5 ( altrimenti) or (else); otherwise: sbrigatevi, o perderete il treno, hurry up, or (else) you'll miss the train; ti conviene confessare, o saranno guai, you had better own up, otherwise there will be trouble.

o³ inter.

1 ( rafforzativo di un'esclamazione) oh!; (poet.) o!: o povero me!, oh, dear!; o Dio, che tragedia!, good Lord, what a tragedy!

2 (enfatico o retorico; in ingl. non si traduce): o amati concittadini..., my dear compatriots...

3 (fam.) (per chiamare qlcu.) hey: o voi, laggiù!, hey you, out there!

o⁴ inter. (region., spesso pleonastico) o che ti credevi, che ci sarei cascato?, did you actually think I'd fall for it?

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I [o]
cong dav vocale talvolta od

1) (gen) or

o... o... — either... or...

o meglio — or rather

due o tre volte — two or three times

oggi o domani — (either) today or tomorrow

lo farò o oggi o domani — I'll do it either today or tomorrow

(o) l'uno o l'altro — either (of them)

sono decisa: o lui o nessuno — I've made up my mind: it's him or nobody

2) (altrimenti) (or) else

sbrigati o faremo tardi — hurry up or (else) we'll be late
II
1) oh!

2) (fam : per chiamare) hey!

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= o

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o¹

/o/

congiunzione

(also od before a vowel sound)

1 or; con o senza zucchero? with or without sugar? vieni sì o no? will you or won't you be coming? che ti piaccia o no whether you like it or not; non sapevo se ridere o piangere I didn't know whether to laugh or cry; (valutazione approssimativa) una o due volte alla settimana once or twice a week; (come correzione o spiegazione) la conoscevo, o almeno credevo di conoscerla! I knew her, or at least I thought I did!

2 (correlativo) o... o... either... or...; o l'uno o l'altro either one or the other; o lui o io it's either him or me

3 (altrimenti) or, otherwise; fallo adesso o te ne pentirai! do it now or you will be sorry! andiamo, o perderemo l'aereo let's go now, otherwise we'll miss our flight.

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o²

/o/

interiezione

(per invocare) o; o Signore, aiutami tu! good Lord, help me!

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > o
17 albo

Ⅰ conj. 1. (alternatywa) or
- pojadę autobusem albo zamówię taksówkę I’ll go by bus or call a taxi

- dziś albo jutro today or tomorrow

- to było w roku 1994 albo 1995 it was in 1994 or 1995

- albo… albo either… or

- albo on, albo ja it’s either him or me

- możesz wziąć albo jedną, albo drugą you can take either a. take either one or the other

- dojdziesz do stacji albo tędy, albo tamtędy you’ll get to the station this way or that way a. either way

- albo jest idiotą, albo prowadzi jakąś przemyślną grę either he’s a fool or he’s playing a very clever game

- coś będzie – albo wojna, albo rewolucja, albo jakaś zmiana something’s going to happen – either a war, a revolution, or some kind of change

- albo są niekompetentni, albo leniwi, albo jedno i drugie they are either incompetent or lazy, or both

- albo więcej or more

- zapłacił tysiąc złotych albo więcej he paid a thousand zlotys or more

- albo i lepiej pot. or more

- dostanie pięć lat albo i lepiej he’ll get five years or more

- albo i nie or not

- (on) przyjdzie albo i nie either he’ll come or he won’t (come)

- to ona albo i nie ona it’s her, or maybe (it’s) not

- albo co or something

- uciekali, jakbym był duchem albo co they made off as if I were a ghost or something

- albo co? pot. or what? pot.

- zakochałeś się albo co? are you in love or what a. something? pot.

- albo też or else

- wydali wszystkie pieniądze, albo też im je ukradli they’ve spent all their money, or else somebody’s stolen it

- już wyszedł, albo też nie słyszy telefonu he’s left or else he can’t hear the telephone

- dam ci 1000 złotych, albo nie, 900 I’ll give you 1000 zlotys, or maybe 900
2. (z groźbą) or (else)
- zabieraj się do pracy albo pożałujesz get to work, or you’ll be sorry
Ⅱ part. pot. (czyż) albo on cokolwiek z tego rozumie? can he understand any of this?
- albo ja wiem? I don’t really know?

- „tylko tyle?” – „albo to mało?” ‘only so much?’ – ‘why, isn’t that a. it enough?’
Ⅲ albo, albo inter. (either) one thing or the other!, it’s either-or!
- albo, albo, kto nie jest z nami, ten przeciw nam make your choice – either you’re with us or you’re against us

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conj

or

albo... albo... — either... or...

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albo

conj.

or; albo... albo... either... or...; kup sok pomarańczowy albo wiśniowy buy (either) orange juice or cherry juice; wyjadę albo wieczorem, albo w nocy I'll either leave in the evening or at night; teraz albo nigdy (it's) now or never; albo jeden, albo drugi either one (or the other); może być albo jeden, albo drugi either (one) will do.

part.

( w retorycznych pytaniach wyrażających wątpliwość) albo ja wiem? how should I know?; albo (to) mu źle? does he have any reason to complain?

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > albo
18 soit

c black soit [swa]

1. adverb

(formal) ( = oui) so be it (frm)

• eh bien, soit, qu'il y aille ! very well then, let him go!

2. conjunction

   a. ( = ou) soit l'un soit l'autre either one or the other

• soit avant soit après either before or after

• soit qu'il n'entende pas, ou ne veuille pas entendre whether he cannot hear or (whether) he does not wish to hear

   b. ( = à savoir) that is to say

• des détails importants, soit l'approvisionnement, le transport, etc important details, that is to say provisions, transport, etc

c black   c. (en hypothèse) soit un rectangle ABCD let ABCD be a rectangle

• soient deux triangles given two triangles

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

✦ The final t is only pronounced when soit is an adverb.

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I
1. swa
être I

2.

conjonction

1) ( marque une alternative)

soit, soit — either, or

soit du fromage, soit un gâteau — either cheese, or a cake

elle suggère soit que vous veniez chez nous, soit qu'on aille au restaurant — she suggests that either you come to our place, or that we eat out

c'est soit l'un soit l'autre, pas les deux — it's got to be one thing or the other, not both

2) ( à savoir) that is, ie

toutes mes économies, soit 200 euros — all my savings, ie ou that is, 200 euros

3) Mathématique

soit un triangle ABC — let ABC be a triangle

II swat
adverbe very well

je me suis trompé, soit, mais là n'est pas la question — all right, so I was wrong, but that's not the point

••

soit I

L'usage hésite, en mathématiques, entre la forme invariable de la conjonction et la forme verbale qui se met facultativement au pluriel ( soit ou soient deux vecteurs), mais la traduction reste la même

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swa
1. vb

See:

être

2. conj

1) (= à savoir) namely, to wit

2) (= ou)

soit..., soit... — either... or...

soit lundi, soit mardi — either Monday or Tuesday

soit que... soit que; soit que... ou que — whether... or whether

3) MATHÉMATIQUE

soit un triangle ABC — let ABC be a triangle

3. adv

very well, so be it

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soit

A ⇒ être.

B conj

1 ( marque une alternative) soit, soit either, or; soit du fromage, soit un gâteau, soit des fruits either cheese, or a cake, or fruit; soit que, soit que ( pour proposer) either, or; ( pour supposer) either because, or because; elle suggère soit que vous veniez chez nous, soit qu'on aille au restaurant she suggests that either you come to our place, or (else) we go to a restaurant; il le savait, soit qu'il l'avait lu dans les journaux, soit qu'on le lui avait dit he knew it, either because he had read it in the newspapers, or because someone had told him; c'est soit l'un soit l'autre, pas les deux it's got to be one thing or the other, not both;

2 ( à savoir) that is, ie; toutes mes économies, soit 200 euros all my savings, ie ou that is, 200 euros; il y a dix gâteaux, soit deux chacun there are ten cakes, ie ou that is, two each;

3 Math soit un triangle ABC let ABC be a triangle.

C adv very well; je me suis trompé, soit, mais là n'est pas la question very well, I was wrong, but that's not the point; eh bien soit, puisque tu y tiens very well then, since you insist. L'usage hésite, en mathématiques, entre la forme invariable de la conjonction et la forme verbale qui se met facultativement au pluriel ( soit ou soient deux vecteurs), mais la traduction reste la même.

[swa] conjonction

1. [c'est-à-dire] that is to say

2. [introduisant une hypothèse]

soit une droite AB let AB be a line, given a line AB

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[swa] adverbe

soit, j'accepte vos conditions very well then, I accept your conditions

tu préfères cela? eh bien soit! all right ou very well then, if that's what you prefer!

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soit que... ou que locution correlative

either... or

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soit que..., soit que locution correlative

either... or

soit que vous veniez chez moi, soit que j'aille chez vous, nous nous retrouverons demain either you come to my place or I'll go to yours, but we'll meet up tomorrow

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soit..., soit locution correlative

either... or

c'est soit l'un, soit l'autre it's (either) one or the other

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > soit
19 или

or

или-или either-or

или-или! neck or nothing

или единия, или другия either one or the other; anyone of the two; no matter who

така или иначе one way or another; whatever the case may be

или пък... or else...

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илѝ,

съюз or; \или единия, \или другия either one or the other; any one the two; no matter who; \или-\или either-or; \или-\или! neck or nothing; \или пък … or else …; така \или иначе one way or another; whatever the case may be.

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or; either one or the other - или единия, или другия

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1. or 2. ИЛИ единия, ИЛИ другия either one or the other;anyone of the two;no matter who 3. ИЛИ пък... or else.. 4. ИЛИ-ИЛИ either - or 5. ИЛИ-ИЛИ! neck or nothing 6. така ИЛИ иначе one way or another;whatever the case may be

Български-английски речник > или
20 caso

m.

case.

el caso es que… the thing is (that)…; (el hecho es que) what matters is (that)… (lo importante es que)

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

(en) caso de que venga should she come

en cualquier o todo caso in any event o case

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst

en tal o ese caso in that case

en último caso as a last resort

ir al caso to get to the point

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…

ser un caso to be a case, to be a right one

ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause

no venir al caso to be irrelevant

caso de conciencia matter of conscience

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstances

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: casar.

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caso

► nombre masculino

1 (ocasión) case, occasion

2 (suceso) event, happening

3 (asunto) affair

■ el caso Roldán the Roldán affair

4 (policial, medical) case

■ es un caso clínico it's a clinical case

5 (gramatical) case

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuando llegue el caso in due course

dado el caso de que... in the event of...

el caso es que... the fact is that..., the thing is that...

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso de in case of, in the event of

en caso de necesidad if need be, if necessary

en caso de que if

■ en caso de que te pierdas, llámame if you get lost, call me

en cualquier caso in any case

en el mejor de los casos at best

en el peor de los casos at worst

en este caso in such a case

en todo caso anyhow, at any rate

en último caso as a last resort

en un caso extremo as a last resort

¡eres (es, etc) un caso! familiar you're (he's etc) a case!

hacer al caso / venir al caso to be relevant

hacer caso de alguien / hacer caso a alguien to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

■ no le hagas caso don't pay any attention to him

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of something, ignore something

no venir al caso to be beside the point

para el caso es igual it's the same, it doesn't make any difference

pongamos por caso let's say, suppose

verse en el caso de to be compelled to

caso de fuerza mayor dire necessity

caso perdido hopeless case

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noun m.

1) case

2) affair

•

- hacer caso de

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SM

1) (=circunstancia)

a) [gen] case

ahí tienes el caso de Pedro — take Pedro's case

en esos casos la policía corta la circulación — in such cases the police block the road off

en el caso de Francia — in France's case, in the case of France

me creía en el caso de informarles — I felt obliged to inform you

b)

• en caso afirmativo — if so

• en (el) caso contrario — if not, otherwise

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• en caso de — in the event of

esto protege al conductor en caso de accidente — this protects the driver in the event of an accident

en caso de necesidad — if necessary

en caso de no ser posible — should it not be possible

en (el) caso de que venga — if he comes, should he come

en caso de que llueva, iremos en autobús — if it rains, we'll go by bus

• en ese caso — in that case

• en el mejor de los casos — at best

• en caso necesario — if necessary

• en caso negativo — if not, otherwise

• en el peor de los casos — at worst

• en su caso — where appropriate

su finalidad es el cuidado y, en su caso, educación de los niños — their aim is to care for and, where appropriate, educate the children

• en tal caso — in such a case

• en todo caso — in any case

• en último caso — as a last resort, in the last resort

• en uno u otro caso — one way or the other
extremo I, 1)
c)

• darse el caso, todavía no se ha dado el caso — such a situation hasn't yet arisen

dado el caso que tuvieras que irte, ¿a dónde irías? — in the event that you did have to go, where would you go?

• el caso es que..., el caso es que se me olvidó su nombre — the thing is I forgot her name

el caso es que tiene razón — the fact is (that) she's right

el caso es que no me gustó — basically I didn't like it

el caso es que me entiendan — the main thing is to make myself understood

• hablar al caso — to keep to the point

• hacer al caso — to be relevant

• pongamos por caso que... — let us suppose that...

pongamos por caso a Luis — let's take Luis as an example

• ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my position

• según el caso — as the case may be

necesitan una o dos sesiones de rayos, según el caso — they need either one or two X-ray treatment sessions, as the case may be o depending on the circumstances

sustitúyase, según el caso, por una frase u otra — replace with one or other of the phrases, as appropriate

según lo requiera el caso — as the case may require, depending on the requirements of the case in question

• este ejemplo debería servir para el caso — this example should serve our purpose o should do

• no tiene caso — Méx there's no point (in it)

• ¡ vamos al caso! — let's get down to business!

• vaya por caso... — to give an example...

• venir al caso — to be relevant

no venir al caso — to be beside the point

• verse en el caso de hacer algo — to be obliged to do sth

2) (Med) case

ha habido tres casos de meningitis — there have been three cases of meningitis

caso clínico — clinical case

3) (=asunto) affair; (Jur) case

el caso Hess — the Hess affair

la juez encargada del caso — the judge hearing the case

• es un caso perdido — [situación] it's a hopeless case; [persona] he's a dead loss, he's hopeless

caso de autos — case in hand

caso de conciencia — question of conscience

caso fortuito — (Jur) act of God; (=suceso imprevisto) unforeseen circumstance

caso límite — extreme case

4)

• hacer caso a o de algo — to take notice of sth, pay attention to sth

no me hacen caso — they take no notice of me, they pay no attention to me

no le hagas caso — don't take any notice of him

¡no haga usted caso! — take no notice!

hazle caso, que ella tiene más experiencia — listen to her, she has more experience

maldito el caso que me hace — * a fat lot of notice he takes of me *

• ni caso, tú a todo lo que te diga ¡ni caso! — * take no notice of what he says!

se lo dije, pero ni caso — I told him, but he took absolutely no notice

• hacer caso omiso de algo — to ignore sth

5) (Ling) case

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

* * *

= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex. A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex. No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

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* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

* * *

masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

* * *

= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex: A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

* * *

caso

masculine

A (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos, lo mejor es no decir nada in cases o situations like that, it's best not to say anything

si ése es el caso … if that's the case …

en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío as a last resort you could always go to your uncle

en último caso nos vamos a pie if it comes to it o if the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to walk

es un caso límite it is a borderline case

aun en el mejor de los casos even at the very best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa the worst they can do is fine you

de vez en cuando se da el caso de … from time to time cases arise of o there are cases of …

pocas veces se ha dado el caso de que hayan tenido que disparar there have been few cases in which they have had to shoot

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte en Londres if you should have to stay in London

para el caso es igual what difference does it make?

yo en su caso, aceptaría I'd accept if I were you

ponte en mi caso put yourself in my place o position o shoes

lo que dijo no venía or hacía al caso what she said had nothing to do with o had no connection with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que se trata de … let's assume o suppose o imagine we're talking about …

B ( en locs):

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right

el caso es que no sé si aceptar o no the thing is that I don't know whether to accept or not

en caso de: [ S ] en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass

en caso de no poder asistir le ruego me avise please inform me if you are unable to attend

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso contrario nos veremos obligados a cerrar otherwise o if not, we will have no option but to close down

en cualquier caso in any case

en cualquier caso nada se pierde con intentarlo in any case there's no harm in trying, there's no harm in trying anyway

en todo caso: en todo caso pueden dormir en casa they can always stay at my place

no puedo hacerlo para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves I can't get it done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday

quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring

llegado el caso if it comes to it

llegado el caso podemos tomar el tren if it comes to it we can always take the train

según el caso as appropriate

no hay/hubo caso ( AmL fam): no hubo caso, la mancha no salió the stain absolutely refused to budge

por más que reclamé, no hubo caso I complained until I was blue in the face but it didn't do the slightest bit of good ( colloq)

no hay caso, no va a aprender nunca there's no way he'll ever learn ( colloq), it's no good o no use, he'll never learn

no tiene caso it is absolutely pointless o a complete waste of time

C ( Der, Med) case

los implicados en el caso Solasa those implicated in the Solasa affair o case

el suyo constituye un caso especial his is a special case

ser un caso ( fam): es un caso he's something else ( colloq), he's a case ( colloq)

ser un caso perdido ( fam); to be a hopeless case ( colloq), to be a dead loss ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caso de conciencia

question of conscience

● caso fortuito

(en lo civil) act of God

muerte por caso fortuito death by misadventure

D

(atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb

maldito el caso que me hace she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso DE algo:

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro she ignored o didn't heed the warning signs, she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of sth, ignore sth

haces caso omiso de todo lo que te digo you ignore everything o take no notice of anything I tell you

hizo caso omiso de mis consejos he disregarded o ignored o didn't heed my advice, he took no notice of my advice

E ( Ling) case

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Del verbo casar: ( conjugate casar)

caso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

casó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
casar
caso
casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry
verbo intransitivo
a) ( encajar) [ dibujos] to match up;

[ piezas] to fit together;
[ cuentas] to match, tally
b) ( armonizar) [colores/estilos] to go together;

caso con algo to go well with sth
casarse verbo pronominal
to get married;
◊ casose por la Iglesia to get married in church;

se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer;
casose en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (situación, coyuntura) case;
◊ en esos casos in cases like that;

yo en tu caso … if I were you …;
en último caso if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst;
en el mejor de los casos at (the very) best;
en el peor de los casos te multarán the worst they can do is fine you;
eso no venía al caso that had nothing to do with what we were talking about;
pongamos por caso que … let's assume that …;
en caso de incendio in case of fire;
en caso contrario otherwise;
en cualquier caso in any case;
en tal caso in that case, in such a case (frml);
en todo caso dijo que llamaría in any case she said she'd ring;
llegado el caso if it comes to it;
según el caso as appropriate;
no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use
2 (Der, Med) case;
◊ ser un caso perdido (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

3 ( atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb;
hacer caso de algo to pay attention to sth, to take notice of sth;
◊ hacer caso omiso de algo to ignore sth

casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry
(dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso) case
2 Med case
3 Jur affair
4 (circunstancia, situación) yo en tu caso no iría, if I were you, I wouldn't go
el caso es que..., the fact o thing is that...
(en) caso contrario, otherwise
en el mejor/peor de los casos, at best/worst
en ese/tal caso, in that case
♦ Locuciones: hacer caso a o de alguien, to pay attention to sb
hacer caso omiso de, to take no notice of: intenté convencerle, pero no me hizo ni caso, I tried to convince him but he just ignored me
no venir al caso, to be beside the point
poner por caso, to suppose: pongamos por caso que no viene, let's say he doesn't come
ser un caso perdido, to be a hopeless case
en caso de que, if
en caso de necesidad, if need be
en todo caso, in any case
en último caso, as a last resort
ni caso, don't pay attention
' caso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- aparte
- callar
- casar
- casarse
- ceñirse
- comisionar
- como
- concreta
- concreto
- correo
- emergencia
- eximente
- genuina
- genuino
- hecha
- hecho
- hipócrita
- histórica
- histórico
- igualmente
- lengua
- nocturnidad
- nupcias
- omisa
- omiso
- prescindir
- referencia
- señor
- sobreseer
- viaje
- voto
- a
- acaso
- aislado
- cerrar
- clásico
- conveniencia
- cuyo
- desde
- ejemplo
- entretelones
- estudio
- evento
- examinar
- excepcional
- extremo
- fumar
- ignorar
English:
act
- affair
- agree
- always
- anyhow
- arbitration
- argue
- attention
- beneath
- blatant
- borderline
- brush aside
- brushoff
- but
- case
- chronic
- circumstance
- clear up
- clear-cut
- client
- deploy
- dismiss
- disregard
- do
- doubt
- emergency
- event
- fall back on
- go before
- head
- hear
- hearing
- heedless
- heedlessly
- here
- history
- ignore
- implication
- instance
- lady
- make out
- medical
- necessity
- notice
- occur
- open-and-shut
- override
- pass
- point
- prejudice

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caso nm

1. [situación, circunstancias, ejemplo] case;

un caso especial a special case;

un caso límite a borderline case;

voy a contarles un caso curioso que pasó aquí I'm going to tell you about something strange that happened here;

les expuse mi caso I made out my case to them;

el caso es que [el hecho es que] the thing is (that);
[lo importante es que] what matters is (that);
el caso es que a pesar de la aparatosidad del accidente nadie resultó herido despite the spectacular nature of the accident, the fact remains that no one was injured;

el caso es que no sé qué hacer basically, I don't know what to do;

rara vez se da el caso de que dos candidatos obtengan el mismo número de votos it is very rare for two candidates to receive the same number of votes;

si se da el caso, tomaremos las medidas necesarias if that should happen, we'll take the necessary steps;

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not;

en caso contrario otherwise;

en caso de in the event of;

en caso de emergencia in case of emergency;

en caso de incendio in the event of a fire;

en caso de no haber mayoría… should there be no majority…;

en caso de necesidad if necessary;

en caso de no poder venir, comuníquenoslo should you be unable to come, please let us know;

en caso de que if;

(en) caso de que venga should she come, if she comes;

en cualquier caso in any event o case;

en todo caso in any event o case;

dijo que en todo caso nos avisaría she said she'd let us know, whatever;

no tenemos dinero para un hotel, en todo caso una pensión we certainly haven't got enough money for a hotel, so it'll have to be a guesthouse, if anything;

en el caso de Bosnia, la situación es más complicada in the case of Bosnia, the situation is more complicated;

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst;

en el peor de los casos, llegaremos un poco tarde the worst that can happen is that we'll be a few minutes late;

en tal o [m5] ese caso in that case;

en último caso, en caso extremo as a last resort;

hablar al caso to keep to the point;

ir al caso to get to the point;

cuando llegue el caso, se lo diremos we'll tell you when the time comes;

cuando llegue el caso, hablaremos del asunto if it comes to that, we'll discuss it then;

llegado o [m5]si llega el caso, ya veremos qué hacemos we'll cross that bridge when we come to it;

lo mejor del caso the best thing (about it);

poner por caso algo/a alguien to take sth/sb as an example;

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…;

ponerse en el caso de alguien to put oneself in sb's position;

yo en tu caso no iría I wouldn't go if I were you;

según (sea) el caso, según los casos as o whatever the case may be;

eso no viene o [m5] hace al caso that's irrelevant;

tu comportamiento no viene o [m5] hace al caso your behaviour is out of place;

verse en el caso de hacer algo to be obliged o compelled to do sth

2. [atención] attention;

hacer caso a to pay attention to;

tuve que gritar para que me hicieran caso I had to shout to attract their attention;

¡maldito el caso que me hacen! they don't take the blindest bit of notice of me!;

hacer caso omiso de to ignore;

¡ni caso!, ¡no hagas caso! don't take any notice!;

se lo dije, pero ella, ni caso I told her, but she didn't take any notice;

no me hace ni caso she doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to me;

creo que su cumpleaños es el viernes, pero no me hagas mucho caso I think her birthday is on Friday, but don't take my word for it

3. [médico, legal] case;

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair;

el caso Watergate Watergate, the Watergate affair;

se han dado varios casos de intoxicación there have been several cases of poisoning;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause;

Comp
Méx
no tiene caso, RP [m5] no hay caso [no tiene solución] nothing can be done about it

Comp
caso clínico:
un caso clínico muy interesante a very interesting case;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso (clínico) to be a case, to be a right one;

caso de conciencia matter of conscience;
Der caso fortuito act of God;
caso de fuerza mayor force of circumstance(s);

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstance(s);

caso de honra question of honour;

caso judicial court case;
Der caso de prueba test case
4. Gram case

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caso

m

1 case;

en ese caso in that case;

en tal caso in such a case;

en caso contrario otherwise, if not;

en caso de que, caso de in the event that, in case of;

en todo caso in any case, in any event;

en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;

en el mejor de los casos at best;

en último caso as a last resort;

en ningún caso never, under no circumstances;

dado o

llegado el caso if it comes to it;

dado el caso que in the event that;

si se da el caso if the situation arises;

el caso es que … the thing is that …;

no venir al caso be irrelevant;

¡vamos al caso! let’s get to the point;

en su caso in his/her case;

ponerse en el caso de alguien put o.s. in s.o.’s shoes

2

:

caso aislado isolated case;

caso perdido fig hopeless case;

ser un caso fam be a real case fam

3 ( atención)

:

hacer caso take notice;

hacer caso de algo pay attention to sth;

hacer caso a alguien pay attention to s.o.;

¡no le hagas caso! take no notice of him!

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caso nm

1) : case

2)

en caso de : in case of, in the event of

3)

hacer caso de : to pay attention to, to notice

4)

hacer caso omiso de : to ignore, to take no notice of

5)

no venir al caso : to be beside the point

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caso n case

nunca había oído un caso igual I'd never heard of a case like it

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

hacer caso (prestar atención) to pay attention [pt. & pp. paid] (obedecer) to listen to

hacer caso omiso to take no notice [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > caso

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