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there is a case for it

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1 there is the strongest case for self-government

Макаров: есть самые веские соображения в пользу самоуправления

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there is the strongest case for self-government
2 case

I noun
1) (instance, matter) Fall, der

if that's the case — wenn das so ist

it is [not] the case that... — es trifft [nicht] zu od. stimmt [nicht], dass...

it seems to be the case that they have... — sie scheinen tatsächlich... zu haben

as is generally the case with... — wie das normalerweise bei... der Fall ist

as the case may be — je nachdem

in case... — falls...; für den Fall, dass... (geh.)

[just] in case — (to allow for all possibilities) für alle Fälle

in case of fire/ danger — bei Feuer/Gefahr

in case of emergency — im Notfall

in the case of — bei

in any case — (regardless of anything else) jedenfalls

I don't need it in any case — ich brauche es sowieso nicht

in no case — (certainly not) auf keinen Fall

in that case — in diesem Fall

2) (Med., Police, Soc. Serv., etc., or coll.): (person afflicted) Fall, der

he is a mental/psychiatric case — er ist ein Fall für den Psychiater

3) (Law) Fall, der; (action) Verfahren, das

the case for the prosecution/defence — die Anklage/Verteidigung

put one's case — seinen Fall darlegen

4) (fig.): (set of arguments) Fall, der; (valid set of arguments)

have a [good] case for doing something/for something — gute Gründe haben, etwas zu tun/für etwas haben

make out a case for something — Argumente für etwas anführen

5) (Ling.) Fall, der; Kasus, der (fachspr.)

6) (fig. coll.) (comical person) ulkiger Typ (ugs.); (comical woman) ulkige Nudel (ugs.)
II 1. noun
1) Koffer, der; (small) Handkoffer, der; (briefcase) [Akten]tasche, die; (for musical instrument) Kasten, der

2) (sheath) Hülle, die; (for spectacles, cigarettes) Etui, das; (for jewellery) Schmuckkassette, die

3) (crate) Kiste, die

case of oranges — Kiste [mit] Apfelsinen

4) (glass box) Vitrine, die

[display] case — Schaukasten, der

5) (cover) Gehäuse, das
2. transitive verb
1) (box) verpacken

2) (sl.): (examine)

case the joint — sich (Dat.) den Laden mal ansehen (ugs.)

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I [keis] noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) der Fall

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) der Fall

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) der Fall

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) der Fall

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) der Fall

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) der Fall

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- academic.ru/116781/in_case">in case
- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) der Kasten

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) die Kiste

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) der Schrank

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case¹

[keɪs]

n

1. (situation, instance) Fall m

is that the \case with you? trifft das für Sie zu?

if that is the \case... wenn das der Fall ist...; (is true) wenn das stimmt [o zutrifft]...

in the \case of her having failed... sollte sie nicht bestanden haben,...

it's not a \case of choice but of having to mit Wollen hat das nichts zu tun, eher mit Müssen

in \case of an emergency im Notfall

a \case in point ein [zu]treffendes Beispiel

in most \cases meistens, in den meisten Fällen

as [or whatever] the \case might [or may] be wie dem auch sein mag, wie auch immer

in \case... für den Fall, dass..., falls...

in \case the police come, hide the money versteck das Geld, falls [o für den Fall, dass] die Polizei kommt

bring a map, just in \case you get lost bring eine Karte mit, nur für den Fall, dass du dich verirrst

just in \case für alle Fälle

in any \case (besides)

I haven't been invited in any \case ich bin sowieso nicht eingeladen

we'll have a look, but it may be too expensive for us in any \case wir schauen es uns mal an, es ist aber vielleicht sowieso zu teuer für uns; (at least)

the school, or in any \case the head, is against the council's plans die Schule, oder zumindest der Rektor, ist gegen die Gemeindepläne; (regardless)

in any \case, they ended up having a big argument am Ende haben sie sich jedenfalls [o auf jeden Fall] heftig gestritten

in no \case unter keinen Umständen, auf keinen Fall

2. (matter) Angelegenheit f, Frage f

a \case of conscience eine Gewissensfrage

3. LAW (matter) [Rechts]fall m, Sache f; (suit) Verfahren nt

is he the detective on the \case? ist er der Kriminalbeamte, der den Fall bearbeitet

the \case went against her es wurde gegen sie entschieden

there was no \case against her es lag nichts gegen sie vor

an assault \case ein Fall m von Körperverletzung

murder \case Mordfall m

civil/criminal \case Zivil-/Strafsache f, Zivil-/Strafverfahren m

to come down to \cases zur Sache kommen

to lose/win a \case einen Prozess verlieren/gewinnen

to state one's \case ( also fig) seinen Fall vortragen a. fig

4. MED Fall m

\case of malaria (illness) Malariafall m, Fall m von Malaria; (patient) ein Malariakranker

mental \case Geisteskranke(r) f(m)

5. usu sing (arguments) Argumente pl (for/against für/gegen + akk)

there's a good [or strong] \case for buying our products es gibt viele [gute] Gründe, unsere Produkte zu kaufen

is there a good \case for reinstating him? was spricht dafür, ihn wieder einzusetzen?

to make [out] a \case against/for sth gegen/für etw akk argumentieren

to make out a good \case for sth gute [o überzeugende] Argumente für etw akk vorbringen

to overstate the \case etw zu vehement vertreten

6. no pl LAW (evidence) Beweisvorbringen nt fachspr

let's hear the \case for the defence die Verteidigung hat das Wort

the \case rests die Beweisführung ist abgeschlossen

I rest my \case ( fig fam) genau, das sage ich ja schon die ganze Zeit! fam

a good [or strong] \case ein aussichtsreiches Vorbringen fachspr

he has a good [or strong] \case seine Klage erscheint aussichtsreich

no \case to answer unschlüssiges Vorbringen fachspr

there is no \case to answer das Vorbringen ist unschlüssig fachspr

she has no \case to answer die gegen sie erhobene Klage ist unschlüssig fachspr

the court decided that there was no \case to answer die Klage wurde als unschlüssig abgewiesen fachspr

the prosecution failed to make a \case [for him] to answer die Staatsanwaltschaft konnte keinen schlüssigen Beweise [gegen ihn] vorbringen

to close the \case die Beweisaufnahme schließen

7. ( fig: person)

he's a \case ( also hum fam) er ist eine komische Type fam

a hard \case ein schwieriger Fall; (criminal) ein schwerer Junge fam

to be a hopeless/sad \case ein hoffnungsloser/trauriger Fall sein

8. no pl ( fam: nerves)

to be [or get] on sb's \case jdm auf die Nerven gehen fam

get off my \case! hör auf, mich zu nerven! fam

9. LING Fall m, Kasus m fachspr

to be in the accusative/genitive \case im Akkusativ/Genitiv stehen

case²

[keɪs]

n

1. (suitcase) Koffer m

2. (for display) Vitrine f, Schaukasten m

3. (packaging plus contents) Kiste f; for instruments Kasten m

a \case of wine eine Kiste Wein

4. (small container) Schatulle f; (for hat) Schachtel f; (for spectacles) Etui nt; (for musical instrument) Kasten m; (for CD, MC, umbrella) Hülle f

5. TYPO Setzkasten m

lower/upper \case letter Klein-/Großbuchstabe m

to be written in lower/upper \case letters kleingeschrieben/großgeschrieben sein

case³

[keɪs]

vt ( fam)

to \case the joint sich dat den Laden mal ansehen sl

to \case a place einen Ort inspizieren

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I [keɪs]
n

1) (= situation) Fall m

if that's the case — wenn das der Fall ist, wenn das zutrifft or stimmt

is that the case with you? — ist das bei Ihnen der Fall?, trifft das auf Sie zu?

if it is the case that you're right... — sollten Sie wirklich or tatsächlich recht haben..., im Fall(e), dass Sie tatsächlich recht haben...

if it is a case of his not having been informed — wenn er nicht benachrichtigt worden ist

such being the case — da das der Fall ist, da dem so ist (geh)

as the case may be — je nachdem

2) (= instance, police case MED ETC) Fall m

in most cases — meist( ens), in den meisten Fällen

a typical case (of) —

it's a clear case of double standards — das ist ein klarer Fall von Doppelmoral

in case — falls

(just) in case — für alle Fälle

in case of emergency — im Notfall m, bei Gefahr f

in any case — sowieso

in this/that case — in dem Fall

in no case — unter keinen Umständen, auf keinen Fall

in such a case — in einem solchen Fall

five cases of smallpox/pneumonia — fünf Pockenfälle/Fälle von Lungenentzündung f

3) (JUR) Fall m

to win one's case — seinen Prozess gewinnen

the case for the defence/prosecution — die Verteidigung/Anklage

what's the case for the prosecution? — worauf stützt sich die Anklage?

could we hear the case for the defence? — das Wort hat die Verteidigung

the Keeler case — der Fall Keeler

in the case Higgins v Schwarz —

to take a case to the High Court — einen Fall vors oberste Gericht bringen

to make out a good case for sth — überzeugende Argumente für etw liefern

the case for/against the abolition of capital punishment — die Argumente für/gegen die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe

you haven't got a case — das Belastungsmaterial reicht nicht für ein Verfahren; (fig) Sie haben keine Handhabe

to have a good case (Jur) — gute Chancen haben durchzukommen

you/they have a good case — es ist durchaus gerechtfertigt, was Sie/sie sagen

there's a very good case for adopting this method — es spricht sehr viel dafür, diese Methode zu übernehmen

they do not have a very good case — sie haben nicht viel Chancen, damit durchzukommen

to put one's case — seinen Fall darlegen

to put the case for sth —

there's a strong case for legalizing pot — es spricht viel für die Legalisierung von Hasch

there's a good case for voting Labour — es gibt viele Gründe, Labour zu wählen

the court decided that there was no case against him — das Gericht entschied, dass nichts gegen ihn vorlag

a case of conscience — eine Gewissensfrage or -entscheidung

4) (GRAM) Fall m, Kasus m

in the genitive case — im Genitiv

5) (inf: person) Witzbold m, Type f (inf)

a hopeless/sad case —

a hard case — ein schwieriger Fall

6) (inf)

to be on sb's case ( about sth) — jdn (wegen etw) nerven (inf)

to get on sb's case (about sth) — an jdm (wegen etw) herummeckern (inf)

get off my case! — lass mich in Ruhe! (inf)
II
1. n

1) (= suitcase) Koffer m; (= crate, packing case) Kiste f; (= display case) Vitrine f, Schau- or Glaskasten m

a case of champagne — eine Kiste Champagner

2) (= box) Schachtel f; (for jewels) Schatulle f, Kästchen nt; (for spectacles) Etui nt, Futteral nt; (= seed case) Hülse f, Hülle f; (for CD, umbrella) Hülle f; (= pillowcase) Bezug m; (for musical instrument) Kasten m; (of watch) Gehäuse nt

3) (TYP)

upper/lower case — groß-/kleingeschrieben

2. vt (inf)

to case the joint — sich (dat) den Laden ansehen (inf)

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case¹ [keıs]

A s

1. Fall m:

a case in point ein typischer Fall, ein einschlägiges Beispiel;

a clear case of injustice ein klarer Fall von Ungerechtigkeit;

it is a case of es handelt sich um; → shoplifting, etc

2. Fall m, Umstand m, Lage f:

in any case

a) auf jeden Fall, jedenfalls,

b) sowieso;

in no case auf keinen Fall, keinesfalls;

in case

a) auch in case that … im Falle, dass …; falls

b) für alle Fälle;

in case of im Falle von (od gen);

in case of need nötigenfalls, im Notfall;

in that case in diesem Falle;

just in case für den Fall eines Falles;

the case is this die Sache ist die, der Fall liegt so;

as the case may be je nachdem

3. Fall m, Tatsache f:

that is not the case (with him) das ist (bei ihm) nicht der Fall, das trifft (auf ihn) nicht zu;

as is the case with me wie es bei mir der Fall ist;

if that is the case wenn das der Fall ist, wenn das zutrifft

4. Sache f, Angelegenheit f, Frage f:

case of conscience Gewissensfrage;

that alters the case das ändert die Sache;

come down to cases umg zur Sache kommen

5. JUR (Streit-, Rechts) Sache f, (Rechts) Fall m:

the case of Brown der Fall Brown; → leading case

6. besonders JUR

a)(Gesamtheit f der) Tatsachen pl und Beweise pl, Beweismaterial n

b) ( auch begründeter) Standpunkt (einer Partei)

c) allg Argumente pl, (triftige) Gründe pl:

the case for the defence (US defense) die Verteidigung;

make out a case seine Sache beweisen;

make out one’s case triftige Gründe vorlegen, seine Gründe als stichhaltig beweisen;

state one’s case seine Klage oder Verteidigung od (a. allg)seine Sache vortragen;

he has a good ( oder strong) case viele Tatsachen sprechen für ihn, er hat gute Beweise, seine Sache steht gut;

there is a case for it es gibt triftige Gründe dafür, vieles spricht dafür;

have no case against sb nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben; → rest¹ C 7

7. LING Kasus m, Fall m

8. MED (Krankheits)Fall m, Patient(in):

two cases of typhoid zwei Fälle von Typhus, zwei Typhuskranke

9. umg komischer Kauz

10. US umg Verliebtheit f:

they had quite a case on each other sie waren schrecklich ineinander verknallt

B v/t umg eine Bank etc ausbaldowern sl, auskundschaften:

case the joint sich den Laden genau ansehen

case² [keıs]

A s

1. Kiste f, Kasten m:

a case of wine eine Kiste Wein

2. allg Behälter m, Behältnis n, besonders

a) Schachtel f

b) (Schmuck) Kästchen n

c) (Brillen-, Zigaretten- etc) Etui n, (Brillen-, Messer) Futteral n, (Schutz)Hülle f (für Bücher, Messer etc)

d) (Akten-, Schreib) Mappe f

e) Koffer m

f) (Glas) Schrank m

g) (Uhr- etc) Gehäuse n

h) (Kissen) Bezug m, Überzug m

3. Besteckkasten m (eines Chirurgen etc):

case of instruments Besteck n

4. ARCH (Tür-, Fenster) Futter n, Einfassung f

5. Buchbinderei: Einbanddecke f

6. TYPO Setzkasten m: → lower case 1, upper case 1

7. TECH Verkleidung f, Mantel m

8. MIL → case shot

B v/t

1. in ein Gehäuse oder Futteral stecken, mit einem Gehäuse oder einer Hülle umgeben

2. (in) einhüllen (in akk), umgeben (mit)

3. JAGD einen Fuchs etc abziehen, abbalgen

4. Buchbinderei: den Buchblock (in die Einbanddecke) einhängen

5. TECH verkleiden, ummanteln

6. TYPO Lettern in den Setzkasten einordnen

cs. abk WIRTSCH case ( cases pl)

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I noun
1) (instance, matter) Fall, der

if that's the case — wenn das so ist

it is [not] the case that... — es trifft [nicht] zu od. stimmt [nicht], dass...

it seems to be the case that they have... — sie scheinen tatsächlich... zu haben

as is generally the case with... — wie das normalerweise bei... der Fall ist

as the case may be — je nachdem

in case... — falls...; für den Fall, dass... (geh.)

[just] in case — (to allow for all possibilities) für alle Fälle

in case of fire/ danger — bei Feuer/Gefahr

in case of emergency — im Notfall

in the case of — bei

in any case — (regardless of anything else) jedenfalls

I don't need it in any case — ich brauche es sowieso nicht

in no case — (certainly not) auf keinen Fall

in that case — in diesem Fall

2) (Med., Police, Soc. Serv., etc., or coll.): (person afflicted) Fall, der

he is a mental/psychiatric case — er ist ein Fall für den Psychiater

3) (Law) Fall, der; (action) Verfahren, das

the case for the prosecution/defence — die Anklage/Verteidigung

put one's case — seinen Fall darlegen

4) (fig.): (set of arguments) Fall, der; (valid set of arguments)

have a [good] case for doing something/for something — gute Gründe haben, etwas zu tun/für etwas haben

make out a case for something — Argumente für etwas anführen

5) (Ling.) Fall, der; Kasus, der (fachspr.)

6) (fig. coll.) (comical person) ulkiger Typ (ugs.); (comical woman) ulkige Nudel (ugs.)
II 1. noun
1) Koffer, der; (small) Handkoffer, der; (briefcase) [Akten]tasche, die; (for musical instrument) Kasten, der

2) (sheath) Hülle, die; (for spectacles, cigarettes) Etui, das; (for jewellery) Schmuckkassette, die

3) (crate) Kiste, die

case of oranges — Kiste [mit] Apfelsinen

4) (glass box) Vitrine, die

[display] case — Schaukasten, der

5) (cover) Gehäuse, das
2. transitive verb
1) (box) verpacken

2) (sl.): (examine)

case the joint — sich (Dat.) den Laden mal ansehen (ugs.)

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(carpentry) n.

Zarge -n (Tür, Fenster) f. n.

Angelegenheit f.

Fach ¨-er n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Gehäuse - n.

Kiste -n f.

Koffer - m.

Prozess -e m.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > case
3 case

I keis noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razón

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso

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- in case
- in case of
- in that case
II keis noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.)

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.)

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.)

case n

1. caso

a difficult case to solve un caso difícil de resolver

2. maleta

put the cases in the boot mete las maletas en el portaequipajes

in case por si

take your umbrella in case it rains lleva el paraguas por si llueve

case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (instance, situation, circumstances) caso

■ it was a case of mistaken identity fue un caso de identificación equivocada

■ that's not the case no es así

■ in your case en tu caso

2 (problem) caso

■ an extreme case of food poisoning un caso extremo de intoxicación por alimentos

■ a hopeless case un caso perdido

■ a borderline case un caso límite

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL (lawsuit) causa, litigio, pleito; (set of arguments) argumentos nombre masculino plural, razones nombre femenino plural

■ he won his case ganó el pleito

■ you have a good case tus argumentos son buenos

4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL caso

5 familiar (person) caso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a case in point un buen ejemplo

as the case may be según (sea) el caso

in any case en todo caso, en cualquier caso

in case... por si..., en caso de que...

■ in case it rains por si llueve

in case of something en caso de algo

in no case bajo ninguna circunstancia, en ninguna circunstancia

in that case en ese caso

to make out a case for something exponer los argumentos en favor de algo

case history SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL historial nombre masculino clínico

case law SMALLLAW/SMALL jurisprudencia

case study estudio, trabajo

the case for the defence la defensa

the case for the prosecution la acusación nombre femenino

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case

tr[keɪs]

noun

1 (suitcase) maleta

2 (box) caja, cajón nombre masculino; (small, hard container) estuche nombre masculino; (soft container) funda

■ a case of wine una caja de botellas de vino

3 (in printing) caja

■ lower case caja baja, minúscula

■ upper case caja alta, mayúscula

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to case the joint slang reconocer el terreno (antes de cometer un robo)

case ['keɪs] vt, cased ; casing

1) box, pack: embalar, encajonar

2) inspect: observar, inspeccionar (antes de cometer un delito)

case n

1) : caso m

an unusual case: un caso insólito

ablative case: caso ablativo

a case of the flu: un caso de gripe

2) box: caja f

3) container: funda f, estuche m

4)

in any case : de todos modos, en cualquier caso

5)

in case : como precaución

just in case: por si acaso

6)

in case of : en caso de

case

n.

• argumento convincente s.m.

• bujeta s.f.

• caja (Electrónica) s.f.

• cajón s.m.

• caso s.m.

• cápsula s.f.

• cárter s.m.

• especie s.f.

• estuche s.m.

• forro s.m.

• funda s.f.

• pleito s.m.

• vitrina s.f.

v.

• encajonar v.

• ensanchar v.

I keɪs
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

I [keɪs]
1. N

1) (Brit) (=suitcase) maleta f, valija f (S. Cone), veliz m (Mex); (=briefcase) cartera f, maletín m, portafolio(s) m (LAm); (=packing case) cajón m ; [of drink] caja f ; (for jewellery) joyero m, estuche m ; (for camera, guitar, gun etc) funda f ; (for spectacles) (soft) funda f ; (hard) estuche m ; (for watch) caja f ; (=display case) vitrina f ; [of window] marco m, bastidor m ; [of cartridge] funda f, cápsula f

2) (Typ) caja f

lower case — minúscula f

upper case — mayúscula f

2. VT

1) (=encase)

her leg was cased in plaster — tenía la pierna escayolada or enyesada

cased in concrete — revestido de hormigón

2)

to case the joint ** — estudiar el terreno para un robo

II [keɪs]
1. N

1) (gen) (also Med) caso m

it's a sad case — es un caso triste

it's a hopeless case — (Med) es un caso de desahucio

a fever case — un caso de fiebre

he's working on the train-robbery case — está investigando el caso del robo del tren

• as the case may be — según el caso

• it's a case for the police — este es asunto para la policía, esto es cosa de la policía

• it's a case of... — se trata de...

it's a clear case of murder — es un claro caso de homicidio

• a case in point — un ejemplo al respecto or que hace al caso

• if that is the case — en ese caso

2) (Jur) (gen) caso m, proceso m ; (=particular dispute) causa f, pleito m ; (=argument) argumento m, razón f

the Dreyfus case — el proceso de Dreyfus; (more loosely) el asunto Dreyfus

• there is no case to answer — no hay acusación para contestar

• there's a strong case for reform — hay buenos fundamentos para exigir una reforma

there's a case for saying that... — puede decirse razonablemente que...

there is a case for that attitude — hay argumentos en favor de esa actitud

the case for the defence — la defensa

the case for the prosecution — la acusación

• to have a good or strong case — tener buenos argumentos or buenas razones

• to make (out) a case for sth — dar razones para algo, presentar argumentos en favor de algo

to make the case for doing nothing — exponer las razones para no hacer nada

• to put or state one's case — presentar sus argumentos, exponer su caso

• to rest one's case — terminar la presentación de su alegato

3) (with "in")

(just) in case — por si acaso, por si las moscas *

in case he comes — por si viene, (en) caso de que venga

in your case — en tu caso

• in any case — de todas formas, en cualquier caso, en todo caso

• in most cases — en la mayoría de los casos

• in no case — en ningún caso, de ninguna manera

• in case of emergency — en caso de emergencia

as in the case of — como en el caso de

• in such a case — en tal caso

• in that case — en ese caso

4) (Ling) caso m

5) * (=eccentric person)

he's a case — es un tipo raro *, es un caso

6) **

• get off my case! — ¡déjame ya en paz!

• to be on sb's case — estar siempre encima de algn

to get on sb's case — meterse en la vida de algn

2.

CPD

case file N — historial m

case grammar N — gramática f de caso

case history N — (Med) historial m médico or clínico

what is the patient's case history? — ¿cuál es el historial del enfermo?

I'll give you the full case history — le contaré la historia con todos los detalles

case law N — jurisprudencia f

case study N — estudio m de casos

case system N — (Ling) sistema m de casos

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I [keɪs]
noun

1) ( matter) caso m

the Greene case — el caso Greene

to lose/win a case — perder*/ganar un pleito or juicio

an open-and-shut case — un caso claro

to be on somebody's case — (AmE) estar* encima de alguien

get off my case! — déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of something — (AmE colloq) hacer* un drama de algo

2)

a) (Med, Soc Adm) caso m

a hopeless case — (colloq) un caso perdido

b) ( eccentric) (colloq) caso m (fam)

3) (instance, situation) caso m

it was a case of doing what we were told — era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

a case in point — un ejemplo que viene al caso, un buen ejemplo

as the case may be — según (sea) el caso

he won't go - in that case, neither will I — no quiere ir - (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case — así es, esa es la cuestión

if that's the case — si es así

in that case, I'm not interested — en ese caso, no me interesa

4) (in phrases)

in any case — de todas maneras or formas, en cualquier caso, de cualquier modo

in case — (as conj)

make a note in case you forget — apúntalo por si te olvidas, apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case — por si acaso

in case of — en caso de

5) ( argument)

the case for the prosecution/defense — la acusación/la defensa

she has a good/strong case — sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for doing nothing — hay razones para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for something/-ing — exponer* los argumentos a favor de algo/para + inf

to put/state one's case — dar*/exponer* sus (or mis etc) razones

I rest my case — a las pruebas me remito

6)

a) ( suitcase) maleta f, petaca f (Méx), valija f (RPl)

b) ( attaché case) maletín m

c) ( crate) caja f, cajón m, jaba f (Chi, Per); (of wine, liquor) caja de 12 botellas

d) ( hard container - for small objects) estuche f; (- for large objects) caja f; ( soft container) funda f

II

transitive verb (sl)

to case the joint — reconocer* el terreno ( antes de cometer un delito)

English-spanish dictionary > case
4 case

{keis}
I. 1. случай, положение
a gone CASE разг. безнадежден случай
in CASE ако, в случай че
just in CASE да не би, за всеки случай
in' CASE of в случай на
in any CASE при всички случаи, така или иначе, във всеки случай
in any and every CASE при всички обстоятелства
in that CASE в такъв случай, при тези обстоятелства
in no CASE в никакъв случай, по никакъв начин
in the CASE of що се касае до, колкото за
if that is the CASE ако/щом като е така
that is the CASE вярно e, така стои работата, случаят е такъв
it is not the CASE нищо подобно, не е вярно, работата не стон така
as the CASE may be според (както е) случая, в зависимост от обстоятелствата
such being the CASE предвид на това, поради това, щом като с така, в такъв случай
as the CASE stands при това положение, при дадените условия
put the CASE that да допуснем/да предположим, че
2. състояние, положение
in good/evil CASE в добро/лошо състояние
3. случай, пример
a clear CASE of cheating явен случай на измама
4. ме. случай (на заболяване), пациент, болен
basket CASE ам. човек с ампутирани ръце и крака, жив труп
разг. напълно негоден човек CASE history мед. история на заболяването, анамнеза
5. юр. дело, казус, съдебен прецедент
6. юр. факти, доказателства
to have a good CASE имам необходимите доказателства
to make out one's CASE доказвам, чесъм прав, привеждам убедителни аргументи в полза на, доказвам
there is a CASE for има достатъчно основания за
to put the CASE for someone /something привеждам аргументи в полза на някого/нещо
7. гран. падеж
8. si. чудак, особняк, чешит
II. 1. сандък, кутая (за амбалаж)
2. чанта, куфар
3. папка, калъф, подвързия, обвивка (на книга и пр.)
4. корпус (на часовник-златен, сребърен и пр.)
5. стъклена витрина/шкаф (в музей и пр.)
6. печ. наборна каса
lower CASE отделение/каса с малки букви
upper CASE отделение/каса с главни букви
7. каса (на прозорец, врата)
8. (cartridge-) CASE воен. гилза
9. чифт
10. тех. кожух
III. 1. покривам, обвивам, затварям
2. поставям в кутия/сандък
3. si. оглеждам къща и. пр. с цел да я ограбя

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{keis} n 1. случай; положение; a gone case разг. безнадежден случай(2) n 1. сандък, кутая (за амбалаж)2. чанта, куфар; 3. пап{3} v 1. покривам, обвивам, затварям; 2. поставям в кутия/сан

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чудак; чанта; случай; сандък; падеж; падежен; процес; доказателства; етажерка; кутия; куфар;

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1. (cartridge-) case воен. гилза 2. a clear case of cheating явен случай на измама 3. a gone case разг. безнадежден случай 4. as the case may be според (както е) случая, в зависимост от обстоятелствата 5. as the case stands при това положение, при дадените условия 6. basket case ам. човек с ампутирани ръце и крака, жив труп 7. i. случай, положение 8. if that is the case ако/щом като е така 9. ii. сандък, кутая (за амбалаж) 10. iii. покривам, обвивам, затварям 11. in any and every case при всички обстоятелства 12. in any case при всички случаи, така или иначе, във всеки случай 13. in case ако, в случай че 14. in good/evil case в добро/лошо състояние 15. in no case в никакъв случай, по никакъв начин 16. in that case в такъв случай, при тези обстоятелства 17. in the case of що се касае до, колкото за 18. in' case of в случай на 19. it is not the case нищо подобно, не е вярно, работата не стон така 20. just in case да не би, за всеки случай 21. lower case отделение/каса с малки букви 22. put the case that да допуснем/да предположим, че 23. si. оглеждам къща и. пр. с цел да я ограбя 24. si. чудак, особняк, чешит 25. such being the case предвид на това, поради това, щом като с така, в такъв случай 26. that is the case вярно e, така стои работата, случаят е такъв 27. there is a case for има достатъчно основания за 28. to have a good case имам необходимите доказателства 29. to make out one's case доказвам, чесъм прав, привеждам убедителни аргументи в полза на, доказвам 30. to put the case for someone /something привеждам аргументи в полза на някого/нещо 31. upper case отделение/каса с главни букви 32. гран. падеж 33. каса (на прозорец, врата) 34. корпус (на часовник-златен, сребърен и пр.) 35. ме. случай (на заболяване), пациент, болен 36. папка, калъф, подвързия, обвивка (на книга и пр.) 37. печ. наборна каса 38. поставям в кутия/сандък 39. разг. напълно негоден човек case history мед. история на заболяването, анамнеза 40. случай, пример 41. стъклена витрина/шкаф (в музей и пр.) 42. състояние, положение 43. тех. кожух 44. чанта, куфар 45. чифт 46. юр. дело, казус, съдебен прецедент 47. юр. факти, доказателства
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case [keis] I. n 1. случай; състояние, положение; in \case в случай, че, за всеки случай; ако, да не би; in \case of prep в случай на; in any \case във всеки случай; така или иначе; in any and every \case при всички възможни обстоятелства; in that \case в този (в такъв) случай, при такива обстоятелства; that's the \case нещата стоят така, случаят е такъв; if that is the \case, such being the \case в такъв случай, ако това е така; щом като е така; it is not the \case проблемът не е в това, не е там работата; нищо подобно; as the \case may be в зависимост от обстоятелствата, според случая; as the \case stands при това положение, при сегашните условия; that alters the \case това променя положението, това е вече нещо друго; put the \case ( that) да допуснем, да предположим, че; the same is the \case with също такъв е случаят с; • to be ( get) on s.o.'s \case чета "конско", критикувам, мъмря; to get off s.o.'s \case спирам да мърморя на (да критикувам) някого; 2. пример; случай; a clear \case of murder очевиден (несъмнен) случай на убийство; a \case in point уместен (подходящ) пример; 3. случай на заболяване; пациент, болен; a \case of mumps случай на заушки; walking \case мед. амбулаторно болен; леко ранен; lying down \case мед. болен на легло, лежащо болен; basket \case разг. 1) човек без крака и ръце, "жив труп"; 2) безнадеждно положение (на икономика); 3) луд, ненормален; откачен; stretcher \case мед. тежко ранен; \case history анамнеза, история на болестта; to be on the \case работя по въпроса, занимавам се със случая; 4. юрид. дело, казус; съдебен прецедент; agreed \case дело, при което страните са се договорили; hard \case сложно дело; рецидивист, закоравял престъпник; the \case will be tried tomorrow делото ще се гледа утре; 5. юрид. факти, доказателства; to have a good \case имам необходимите факти (доказателства); to make o.'s \case (a \case for o.s.) доказвам, че съм прав; привеждам убедителни доказателства; to statе ( argue) o.'s \case излагам доводите си; the \case for the defendant доводите и фактите в полза на подсъдимия; there is a \case for има достатъчно основания за; to put the \case for s.o. (s.th.) защитавам (отстоявам, привеждам) аргументи в полза на някого; 6. ез. падеж; 7. sl чудак, особняк, чешит; 8. sl влюбен до уши; II. v оглеждам с цел по-късни действия; инспектирам; to \case a joint оглеждам (изучавам) обект на нападение (обир и пр.). III. n 1. сандък; кутия; packing \case сандък за стоки; jewel \case кутийка за бижута; cigar \case табакера за пури; uniform \case тенекиена кутия за офицерска униформа; 2. чанта, куфар; dressing \case несесер за тоалетни принадлежности; vanity \case дамска (тоалетна) чантичка; writing \case кожена папка за писма; 3. каса (за вино, шампанско и пр.); 4. рамка на часовник (златна, сребърна и пр.); 5. стъклена витрина (в музей); 6. печ. наборна каса; lower \case отделение с обикновени (малки) букви; upper \case отделение с главни букви; 7. каса на прозорец; 8. кожена или платнена обвивка за книга; подвързия на книга; 9. тех. кожух; обвивка; калъф; облицовка; 10. картер (на двигател с вътрешно горене) (и crank \case); 11. външна гума; 12. воен. гилза (и cartridge \case); 13. чифт; VI. v 1. покривам, затварям; 2. поставям в сандък.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > case
5 case

case [keɪs]

1. noun

   a. ( = fact, example) cas m

• if that's the case dans ce cas

• as is the case here comme c'est le cas ici

• is it the case that...? est-il vrai que... ?

• as the case may be selon le cas

• it's a clear case of sexual harassment c'est un cas flagrant de harcèlement sexuel

• six cases of pneumonia six cas de pneumonie

• the most serious cases were sent to hospital les cas les plus graves ont été hospitalisés

• he's a hopeless case son cas est désespéré

• in this case dans ce cas

• in that case dans ce cas

• in any case en tout cas

• in most cases dans la plupart des cas

• in nine cases out of ten neuf fois sur dix

► in case au cas où

• in case he comes au cas où il viendrait

• I'm in charge here, in case you've forgotten! (inf) c'est moi qui commande ici, au cas où vous l'auriez oublié !

• in case of en cas de

• just in case à tout hasard

   b. (legal) affaire f

• he's a suspect in the case il fait partie des suspects dans cette affaire

• to try a case juger une affaire

• to win one's case gagner son procès

• the case for the prosecution l'accusation f

   c. ( = argument) arguments mpl

• to make a case for sth plaider en faveur de qch

• to make a good case for sth présenter de bons arguments en faveur de qch

• there is a strong case for compulsory vaccination les partisans de la vaccination obligatoire ont de solides arguments

• to have a good/strong case avoir de bons/solides arguments

   d. (British = suitcase) valise f ; ( = box) (for bottles) caisse f ; (for goods on display) vitrine f ; (for jewels) coffret m ; (for camera, binoculars) étui m

• violin/umbrella case étui m à violon/parapluie

2. compounds

► case history noun [of patient] antécédents mpl médicaux ; [of client] dossier m

► case work noun (Social work) travail m sur le terrain

► case law noun droit m jurisprudentiel

► case study noun étude f de cas

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I 1. [keɪs]
noun

1) (instance, example) cas m

on a case by case basis — au cas par cas

in which case —

in that case — en ce cas, dans ce cas-là

in such ou these cases — dans un cas pareil

in 7 out of 10 cases — 7 fois sur 10, dans 7 cas sur 10

a case in point — un cas d'espèce, un exemple typique

it's a case of substituting X for Y — il s'agit de substituer X à Y

2) (state of affairs, situation) cas m

such ou this being the case — en ce cas, dans ce cas-là

is it the case that...? — est-il vrai que...?

as ou whatever the case may be — selon le(s) cas

should this be the case ou if this is the case — si c'est le cas

3) Law

the case for the Crown — GB

the case for the State — US l'accusation f

the case for the defence — la défense

to state the case — exposer les faits

the case against Foster — les faits qui sont reprochés à Foster

the case is closed — Law, fig l'affaire or la cause est entendue

4) ( convincing argument) arguments mpl

to make a good case for something — donner des arguments convaincants en faveur de quelque chose

to argue the case for something — donner des arguments en faveur de quelque chose

there's a strong case for/against doing — il y a de bonnes raisons pour/pour ne pas faire

5) ( trial) affaire f, procès m

criminal case — affaire criminelle

divorce/murder case — procès en divorce/pour meurtre

to win one's case — gagner son procès

his case comes up next week — il passe en jugement la semaine prochaine

famous cases — causes fpl célèbres

6) ( criminal investigation)

the Burgess case — l'affaire Burgess

to work ou be on a case — enquêter sur une affaire

a blackmail case — une affaire de chantage

the cases of Sherlock Holmes — les enquêtes de Sherlock Holmes

7) Medicine ( instance of disease) cas m; ( patient) malade mf

8) ( client) cas m

9) (colloq) ( person)

he's a real case! — c'est vraiment un cas!

a hopeless case — un cas désespéré

a hard case — un dur; head case

10) Linguistics cas m

in the accusative case — à l'accusatif
2.
in any case adverbial phrase (besides, anyway) de toute façon; ( at any rate) en tout cas
3.
in case conjunctional phrase au cas où (+ conditional)

in case it rains — au cas où il pleuvrait

take the map just in case — prends le plan au cas où
4.
in case of prepositional phrase en cas de
II 1. [keɪs]
noun

1) ( suitcase) valise f

2) (crate, chest) caisse f

3) ( display cabinet) vitrine f

4) (for spectacles, binoculars, cartridge, weapon) étui m; ( for jewels) écrin m; (of camera, watch) boîtier m; (of piano, clock) caisse f
2.
(colloq) transitive verb ( reconnoitre)

to case the joint — faire du repérage

English-French dictionary > case
6 ♦ case

♦ case (1) /keɪs/
n.

1 caso; occasione; situazione; eventualità; caso esemplare; esempio: in some cases, in alcuni casi; case by case, caso per caso; an extreme case, un caso estremo; a clear case of, un evidente caso di; We'll make an exception in your case, nel tuo caso faremo un'eccezione; My case is different, la mia situazione è diversa; a classic case of pearls before swine, un classico esempio di perle gettate ai porci NOTA D'USO: - casual, case o coincidence?-

2 (med.) caso; (rif. a persona) caso, malato, paziente: ten cases of meningitis, dieci casi di meningite; a mental case, un malato mentale; The next case was a little girl, il caso (o il paziente) seguente era una bambina

3 caso (poliziesco); inchiesta: a murder case, un caso di omicidio; The police are investigating the case, la polizia sta svolgendo indagini sul caso; to be on a case, occuparsi di un caso; to solve a case, risolvere un caso

4 (leg.) causa; processo; caso giudiziario: court case, causa; processo; a libel case against «The Sun», una causa per diffamazione contro il «Sun»; divorce case, causa di divorzio; famous cases, cause celebri; the case before the court, la causa in giudizio; to lose [to win] a case, perdere [vincere] una causa; to dismiss a case, archiviare una causa (o un processo); The case will be heard next week, la causa sarà discussa la prossima settimana

5 (leg.) tesi; argomenti e prove (pl.): the case for the defence [for the prosecution], la tesi della difesa [dell'accusa]; to have a good case, avere argomenti e prove valide; avere una pretesa fondata; He has no case, la sua posizione è indifendibile; la sua pretesa non è fondata

6 argomenti (pl.); ragioni (pl.); motivi (pl.): a case for [against] st., argomenti a favore di [contro] qc.; to make out a good case for [against], portare buone ragioni a favore di [contro]; sostenere [attaccare] con argomenti forti; to state one's case, esporre le proprie ragioni; There is a strong case for restricting traffic in the town centre, ci sono ottime ragioni per limitare il traffico in centro

7 (rif. a persona) tipo; caso: a hard case, un tipo difficile; un osso duro; a hopeless case, un caso senza speranza

8 (fam., antiq.) tipo curioso (o eccentrico); sagoma

9 (gramm.) caso: object case, caso accusativo; genitive case, caso genitivo; nominative case, caso nominativo

● case conference, riunione ( di insegnanti, assistenti sociali, ecc.) per discutere di un caso particolare □ (ling.) case grammar, grammatica dei casi □ case history, storia di un caso ( come parte di una casistica); (med.) anamnesi □ a case in point, un esempio significativo; un esempio calzante □ a case of mistaken identity, uno scambio di persona □ (leg.) case law, diritto giurisprudenziale, giurisprudenza ( complesso delle sentenze emesse in passato) □ (med.) case sheet, cartella clinica □ ( anche econ.) case study, studio di un caso specifico; studio analitico; (al pl., anche) casistica; (fig.) esempio istruttivo, caso esemplare □ case-study method, metodo dei casi specifici; casistica □ as is the case, come è; come avviene: Is voting compulsory here, as is the case in Australia?, è obbligatorio votare qui, come lo è in Australia? □ as the case may be, a seconda del caso □ ( slang USA) to be on sb. 's case, stare addosso a q., rompere q. (pop.); stressare q. (pop.) □ ( slang USA) to get off sb. 's case, lasciare in pace qc.; piantarla (fam.); smetterla di rompere (pop.) □ to make the case for st., fornire argomenti a sostegno di qc.; perorare una certa causa □ if that is the case, in tal caso; se le cose stanno così □ in any case, in ogni caso; a ogni modo; comunque □ in case, nel caso che; caso mai: In case you haven't heard, I'd better tell you…, nel caso tu non lo sappia, sarà bene che ti dica…; in case it rains, nel caso che piova; caso mai piovesse □ in case of, in caso di: in case of fire, in caso di incendio; in case of need, in caso di bisogno; al bisogno; all'occorrenza; occorrendo □ in that case, in tal caso □ It's a case of…, si tratta di; non c'è che…: It's a case of knowing when to stop, si tratta di sapere quando fermarsi □ just in case, non si sa mai: I'll buy some more sugar, just in case, compro dell'altro zucchero, non si sa mai □ I rest my case, (leg., a conclusione di un'arringa) ho concluso; (fig.) ho detto tutto, non ho altro da aggiungere □ should that be the case, se così fosse; in tal caso □ That is the case, le cose stanno proprio così □ That is not the case!, non è vero!; le cose non stanno così!
♦ case (2) /keɪs/
n.

1 astuccio; fodero; custodia; cassetta; porta-: jewelry case, astuccio per gioielli; portagioielli; violin case, custodia di violino; cigarette case, portasigarette; glass case, vetrina; teca

2 involucro; fodera; guaina; ( di salumi) pelle: umbrella case, fodera di ombrello

3 (mil.) fodero ( di fucile, arma bianca); fondina ( di pistola, ecc.)

4 cassa; scatolone; ( di bottiglie) cassa (da 12): packing case, cassa da imballaggio; a grandfather clock in a mahogamy case, una pendola con la cassa di mogano; a case of Merlot, una cassa (di 12 bottiglie) di Merlot

5 (GB, = suitcase) valigia

6 (bot.) involucro; baccello

7 bossolo ( di cartuccia)

8 intelaiatura, telaio ( di porta, finestra)

9 copertina ( di libro)

10 (tipogr.) cassa ( di caratteri); ( per estens.) carattere maiuscolo o minuscolo: lower case, minuscolo; upper case, maiuscolo

11 (mecc.) ► casing, def. 2

● ( di un libro) case binding, rilegatura in cartone; cartonatura □ case-bound, rilegato in cartone; cartonato □ (comput.) case sensitive, sensibile alle maiuscole/minuscole □ (mil., stor.) □ case shot, mitraglia ( da cannone).
(to) case /keɪs/
v. t.

1 mettere in una cassa (o in un astuccio, ecc.); chiudere; racchiudere

2 rinfoderare, ringuainare ( un'arma)

3 ( slang USA) fare una ricognizione di; studiare: to case the joint, fare una ricognizione sul posto ( di un colpo progettato).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ case
7 CASE

case [keɪs]

1. noun

   a. ( = fact, example) cas m

• if that's the case dans ce cas

• as is the case here comme c'est le cas ici

• is it the case that...? est-il vrai que... ?

• as the case may be selon le cas

• it's a clear case of sexual harassment c'est un cas flagrant de harcèlement sexuel

• six cases of pneumonia six cas de pneumonie

• the most serious cases were sent to hospital les cas les plus graves ont été hospitalisés

• he's a hopeless case son cas est désespéré

• in this case dans ce cas

• in that case dans ce cas

• in any case en tout cas

• in most cases dans la plupart des cas

• in nine cases out of ten neuf fois sur dix

► in case au cas où

• in case he comes au cas où il viendrait

• I'm in charge here, in case you've forgotten! (inf) c'est moi qui commande ici, au cas où vous l'auriez oublié !

• in case of en cas de

• just in case à tout hasard

   b. (legal) affaire f

• he's a suspect in the case il fait partie des suspects dans cette affaire

• to try a case juger une affaire

• to win one's case gagner son procès

• the case for the prosecution l'accusation f

   c. ( = argument) arguments mpl

• to make a case for sth plaider en faveur de qch

• to make a good case for sth présenter de bons arguments en faveur de qch

• there is a strong case for compulsory vaccination les partisans de la vaccination obligatoire ont de solides arguments

• to have a good/strong case avoir de bons/solides arguments

   d. (British = suitcase) valise f ; ( = box) (for bottles) caisse f ; (for goods on display) vitrine f ; (for jewels) coffret m ; (for camera, binoculars) étui m

• violin/umbrella case étui m à violon/parapluie

2. compounds

► case history noun [of patient] antécédents mpl médicaux ; [of client] dossier m

► case work noun (Social work) travail m sur le terrain

► case law noun droit m jurisprudentiel

► case study noun étude f de cas

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[keɪs]
noun (abrév = computer-aided software engineering) CPAO f

English-French dictionary > CASE
8 case

Ⅰ.

case¹ [keɪs]

cas ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f)-(h) affaire ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) arguments ⇒ 1 (e) en tout cas ⇒ 2 au cas où ⇒ 3 en cas de ⇒ 4

1 noun

(a) (instance, situation) cas m, exemple m;

∎ it's a clear case of mismanagement c'est un exemple manifeste de mauvaise gestion;

∎ it was a case of having to decide on the spur of the moment il fallait décider sur-le-champ;

∎ we often hear of cases where companies go bankrupt nous entendons souvent parler de cas où des entreprises font faillite;

∎ if it's a case of not having enough money si c'est une question d'argent;

∎ to put the case clearly exposer clairement le cas ou la situation;

∎ in the case of single mothers dans le cas des mères célibataires;

∎ in that case dans ou en ce cas;

∎ in these cases it's best to wait dans de telles circonstances, il vaut mieux attendre;

∎ in this particular case en l'occurrence;

∎ in which case auquel cas;

∎ in your case en ce qui vous concerne, dans votre cas;

∎ in Paul's case dans le cas de Paul;

∎ in many/most cases dans beaucoup de/la plupart des cas;

∎ in no case en aucun cas;

∎ in some cases dans certains cas;

∎ in the vast majority of cases dans la plupart des cas;

∎ in nine cases out of ten neuf fois sur dix;

∎ the current crisis is a case in point la crise actuelle est un exemple typique;

∎ it's a case of now or never il s'agit de saisir l'occasion ou de faire vite;

(b) (actual state of affairs) cas m;

∎ can we assume that this is in fact the case? pouvons-nous considérer que c'est bien le cas?;

∎ that is not the case in Great Britain ce ou tel n'est pas le cas en Grande-Bretagne;

∎ as is often/usually the case comme c'est souvent/ordinairement le cas;

∎ as the case or whatever the case may be selon le cas;

∎ if such is indeed the case si tel est ou si c'est vraiment le cas

(c) (investigation) affaire f;

∎ it was one of Inspector Dupont's most difficult cases ce fut une des affaires les plus difficiles de l'inspecteur Dupont;

∎ a murder/fraud case une affaire de meurtre/fraude;

∎ the case continues affaire à suivre;

∎ the case is closed c'est une affaire classée;

∎ he's on the case (working on it) il s'en occupe; (alert, informed) il est très au courant;

∎ familiar to be on sb's case être sur le dos de qn;

∎ familiar get off my case! fiche-moi la paix!;

∎ American familiar to have a case on sb en pincer pour qn

(d) Law affaire f, cause f, procès m;

∎ a civil rights case une affaire de droits civils;

∎ her case comes up next week son procès a lieu la semaine prochaine;

∎ to try a case juger une affaire;

∎ he won his case for slander (barrister) il a gagné le procès en diffamation; (plaintiff) il a gagné son procès ou il a eu gain de cause dans son procès en diffamation

(e) (argument) arguments mpl;

∎ there is no case against him aucune preuve n'a pu être retenue contre lui;

∎ the case against/for the defendant les arguments contre/en faveur de l'accusé;

∎ there is a good case against/for establishing quotas il y a beaucoup à dire contre/en faveur de l'établissement de quotas;

∎ the union has a good case le syndicat a de bons arguments ou de bonnes raisons;

∎ state your case présentez vos arguments;

∎ there is a case to be answered here il ne faut pas négliger cette question;

∎ to make (out) a case for sth présenter des arguments pour ou en faveur de qch

(f) Medicine (disease) cas m; (person) malade mf;

∎ there have been several cases of meningitis recently il y a eu plusieurs cas de méningite récemment;

∎ the hospital could only take the most serious cases l'hôpital ne pouvait s'occuper que des cas les plus graves;

∎ all burns cases are treated here tous les grands brûlés sont traités ici

(g) familiar (person) cas^□ m;

∎ he's a real case! c'est un cas ou un phénomène!;

∎ he's a sad case c'est vraiment un pauvre type

(h) Grammar cas m

2 in any case adverb

(a) (besides) en tout cas;

∎ in any case I shan't be coming je ne viendrai pas en tout cas ou de toute façon;

∎ in any case, that's not the point bref ou en tout cas, là n'est pas la question

(b) (at least) du moins, en tout cas;

∎ that's what I was told, or in any case was led to believe c'est ce qu'on m'a dit ou en tout cas ou ou du moins, ce qu'on m'a fait croire

in case

1 adverb

au cas où;

∎ I'll take my umbrella (just) in case je vais prendre mon parapluie au cas où

2 conjunction

au cas où;

∎ in case you think I'm bluffing au cas où tu croirais que je bluffe;

∎ I kept a place for you, in case you were late je t'ai gardé une place, au cas où tu serais en retard

4 in case of preposition

en cas de;

∎ in case of emergency/fire en cas d'urgence/d'incendie

►► case conference étude f de cas (par un groupe de spécialistes);

case grammar grammaire f des cas;

case history antécédents mpl;

case law jurisprudence f, droit m jurisprudentiel;

case load (nombre m de) dossiers mpl à traiter;

case notes dossier m;

case study étude f de cas

Ⅱ.

case²

1 noun

(a) (container) caisse f, boîte f; (for bottles) caisse f; (for fruit, vegetables) cageot m; (chest) coffre m; (for jewellery) coffret m; (for necklace, watch) écrin m; (for camera, guitar, spectacles, cigarettes) étui m; (for pencils, geometry etc instruments) trousse f

(b) (for display) vitrine f

(c) British (suitcase) valise f

(d) Typography casse f

(e) Botany & Zoology (covering) enveloppe f

2 transitive verb

(a) (put in box) mettre en boîte ou caisse

(b) (cover) couvrir, envelopper;

∎ cased in ice couvert de glace

(c) familiar (inspect) examiner^□ ;

∎ the robbers had thoroughly cased the joint les voleurs avaient bien examiné les lieux (avant de faire leur coup)

►► case knife couteau m à gaine

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > case
9 case

I keis noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) tilfelle, sak, eksempel

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) tilfelle; kasus

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) (retts)sak

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) bevismateriale, argument, grunn

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) tilfelle

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) kasus

•

- in case
- in case of
- in that case II keis noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) etui, futteral, hylster; veske, koffert; trekk

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) kasse, eske

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) glassmonter, vitrineskap, bokskap

tilfelle

I
subst. \/keɪs\/

1) sak, hendelse, tilfelle

2) forhold, omstendighet, situasjon

• there is a lady in the case

det er en kvinne med i bildet

3) stilling, tilstand, tilfelle

• is it the case that...?

er det tilfelle at...?

• just in case I forget

i tilfelle jeg glemmer det

4) ( jus) rettssak, søksmål, sak, tvistemål

• he lost the case

han tapte saken

• the Dreyfus case is world famous

Dreyfus-saken er verdenskjent

5) ( jus) beviser, bevismateriale, påstander

• this is our case

dette er våre fakta i saken

• the case for the defendant

forsvarets bevisførsel

• he has a strong case

han har sterke beviser som støtter saken

• he has no case

han har ingen sak, saken hans står ikke sterkt

6) (medisin, om person) tilfelle, pasient

• the worst cases were sent to hospital

de verste tilfellene ble sendt på sykehus

7) ( grammatikk) kasus

8) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) original person, artig skrue

9) spørsmål, oppgave

as the case may be alt etter som, alt etter omstendighetene

call a case ( jus) rope opp en sak

a case in point et godt eksempel, et typisk eksempel

the case will be heard by ( jus) saken kommer opp for (dommer NN)

the case will be tried by ( jus) saken blir behandlet av (dommer NN)

drop a case ( jus) frafalle en sak

establish\/prove one's case ( også jus) bevise sin(e) påstand(er), bevise at man har rett

fight a case ( jus) føre en sak for domstolen

get off someone's case ( hverdagslig) ikke bry seg

• will you get off my case?

kan du la være å bry deg?

get on someone's case ( hverdagslig) bry seg (om)

give away one's own case ødelegge for seg selv

if the case should arise i påkommende tilfelle

in any case forresten, uansett, under alle omstendigheter

in case hvis, dersom, i tilfelle

in case of ved, i tilfelle av

• don't use the lift in case of fire

ikke bruk heisen ved brann

in that case i så fall, hvis det er tilfelle

in the case of når man snakker om, når det gjelder, når det dreier seg om

it was a case of ( også) det dreide seg om, det gjaldt

just in case for sikkerhets skyld, i tilfelle

leading case ( jus) forklaring: rettsavgjørelse som kan skape presedens

lose one's case ( jus) tape saken

make (out) a case for argumentere for, tale varmt for

• he has made out an excellent case for

han la frem gode argumenter for

• there is a good case for...

det fins gode argumenter for...

make out a case against somebody ( jus) skaffe beviser mot noen

make out one's case ( jus) legge frem bevisene, fremlegge saken, bevise at man har rett

open a case (jus, i retten) legge frem en sak for bevisføring

pass (up)on a case avgi kjennelse i en sak

• the jury passed (up)on the case

juryen avga kjennelse i saken

the plaintiff's case saksøkers sak, argumentasjonen

put somebody's case tale noens sak

sit on a case undersøke en sak, behandle en sak

state one's case legge frem fakta, legge frem sin sak

this\/that\/such being the case siden det forholder seg slik, under slike omstendigheter, av denne årsak

a welfare case sosialklient
II
subst. \/keɪs\/

1) kasse

2) eske, skrin

3) etui, futteral

4) veske, koffert

5) hylster, kapsel, deksel

6) hus, sett

7) putetrekk, var

8) ( tømrerfag) karm

9) glassmonter, glasskap

10) ( typografi) settekasse

lower case ( typografi) små bokstaver

upper case ( typografi) store bokstaver
III
verb \/keɪs\/

1) pakke i kasse

2) legge i eske, putte i skrin

3) legge i etui, putte i futteral

4) kle, innfatte

5) mure ut

6) ( hverdagslig) se nærmere på

7) rekognosere i, snoke på, sjekke åstedet (før et tyveri)

case up pakke i kasse

English-Norwegian dictionary > case
10 case

I.

case

A n

1 (instance, example) cas m ; in several cases dans plusieurs cas ; a case of mistaken identity un cas d'erreur sur la personne ; on a case by case basis au cas par cas ; in which case, in that case en ce cas, dans ce cas-là ; in such ou these cases dans un cas pareil ; in 7 out of 10 cases 7 fois sur 10, dans 7 cas sur 10 ; a case in point un cas d'espèce, un exemple typique ; it was a case of making a quick decision il s'agissait de prendre une décision rapide ; it's a case of substituting X for Y il s'agit de substituer X à Y ; it's simply a case of waiting il n'y a plus qu'à attendre ;

2 (state of affairs, situation) cas m ; that's not the case here ce n'est pas le cas ici ; such ou this being the case en ce cas, dans ce cas-là ; is it the case that…? est-il vrai que…? ; as ou whatever the case may be selon le(s) cas ; should this be the case ou if this is the case, contact your doctor si c'est le cas, consultez votre médecin ; in no case will customers be refunded en aucun cas les clients ne pourront être remboursés ;

3 ( legal arguments) the case for the Crown GB, the case for the State US l'accusation f ; the case for the defence la défense ; to state the case exposer les faits ; to put the case for the prosecution représenter le ministère public ; to put the case for the defence assurer la défense du prévenu ; the case against Foster les faits qui sont reprochés à Foster ; there is a case to answer il y a assez de preuves ; the case is closed Jur, fig l'affaire or la cause est entendue ; ⇒ rest ;

4 ( convincing argument) arguments mpl ; to put the case for sth trouver des arguments en faveur de qch ; to make a good case for sth donner des arguments convaincants en faveur de qch ; to argue the case for privatization donner des arguments en faveur de la privatisation ; there's a strong case against it il y a beaucoup d'arguments contre cela ; there's a strong case for/against doing il y a de bonnes raisons pour/pour ne pas faire ;

5 ( trial) affaire f, procès m ; criminal/civil case affaire criminelle/civile ; divorce case procès en divorce ; murder case procès pour meurtre ; to win one's case gagner son procès, avoir gain de cause ; to lose/plead a case plaider/perdre une cause ; the case before the court l'affaire en jugement ; his case comes up next week il passe en jugement la semaine prochaine ; to decide a case rendre un jugement ; famous cases causes fpl célèbres ;

6 ( criminal investigation) the Burgess case l'affaire Burgess ; to work ou be on a case enquêter sur une affaire ; a murder/blackmail case une affaire de meurtre/de chantage ; the cases of Sherlock Holmes les enquêtes de Sherlock Holmes ;

7 Med ( instance of disease) cas m ; ( patient) malade mf ; 30 cases of chickenpox 30 cas de varicelle ; he's a psychiatric case c'est un malade mental ;

8 Soc Admin ( client) cas m ; to deal with a lot of difficult cases avoir affaire à des cas difficiles ; a problem case un cas à problème ;

9 ○ ( person) he's a real case! c'est vraiment un cas! ; a hopeless case un cas désespéré ; a hard case un dur ; ⇒ head case ;

10 Ling cas m ; in the accusative case à l'accusatif.

B in any case adv phr (besides, anyway) de toute façon ; ( at any rate) en tout cas ; and in any case, I've no intention of staying et de toute façon, je n'ai pas l'intention de rester ; the effect of the recession, or in any case of high inflation, is that… l'effet de la récession, ou en tout cas de la forte inflation, est que…

C in case conj phr au cas où (+ conditional) ; in case it rains au cas où il pleuvrait ; take the street map just in case prends le plan au cas où ; your report, in case you've forgotten, was due yesterday votre rapport, au cas où vous l'auriez oublié, était pour hier.

D in case of prep phr in case of fire/emergency en cas d'incendie/d'urgence.

Idiom

get off my case ○ ! fiche-moi la paix ○ !

II.

case

A n

1 ( suitcase) valise f ;

2 (crate, chest) caisse f ; to buy wine by the case acheter du vin par la caisse ;

3 ( display cabinet) vitrine f ; to display sth in a case exposer qch dans une vitrine ;

4 ( protective container) (for spectacles, binoculars, cartridge, weapon) étui m ; ( for jewels) écrin m ; (of camera, watch) boîtier m ; (of piano, clock) caisse f ;

5 Print casse f ; ⇒ lower case, upper case ;

6 ( bookcover) couverture f.

B ○ vtr ( reconnoitre) to case the joint [thief] faire du repérage.

Big English-French dictionary > case
11 for

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=going to) para

the train for London — el tren para or de Londres

he left for Rome — salió para Roma

the ship left for Vigo — el buque partió (con) rumbo a Vigo

he swam for the shore — fue nadando hacia la playa

2) (=intended for) para

a table for two — una mesa para dos

a cupboard for toys — un armario para los juguetes

a cloth for polishing silver — un paño para sacarle brillo a la plata

it's not for cutting wood — no sirve para cortar madera

there's a letter for you — hay una carta para ti

is this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?

I have news for you — tengo que darte una noticia

hats for women — sombreros de señora

clothes for children — ropa infantil

I decided that it was the job for me — decidí que era el puesto que me convenía

she decided that hang-gliding was not for her * — decidió que el vuelo con ala delta no era lo suyo

3) (to express purpose) para

he went there for a rest — fue allí para descansar

we went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones

• what for? — ¿para qué?

what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?

what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?

what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?

4) (employment) para

he works for the government — trabaja para el gobierno

to write for the papers — escribir para los periódicos

5) (=on behalf of)

I'll ask him for you — se lo preguntaré de tu parte

I'll go for you — iré yo en tu lugar

"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho

"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo

who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?

6) (=as in) de

G for George — G de Gerona

7) (=in exchange for) por

I'll give you this book for that one — te cambio este libro por ese

he'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras

for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra

• to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entrada

• pound for pound, it's cheaper — es más económico de libra en libra

the government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra

• I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras

8) (=to the value of)

a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras

how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?

9) (after adjective)

a) (making comparisons) para

he's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene

he's nice for a policeman — para policía es muy simpático

it's cold for July — para ser julio hace frío

it's quite good for a six-year-old — está bastante bien para un niño de seis años

b) (specifying)

it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil

it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo

they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

10) (=in favour of) a favor de

I'm for the government — yo estoy a favor del gobierno

I'm for helping him — yo estoy a favor de ayudarle

anyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?

• are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?

are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?

• I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

• the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos

• a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres

11) (=as, by way of)

what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?

I had a sandwich for lunch — para almorzar me comí un bocadillo

12) (=because of) por

it's famous for its cathedral — es famosa por su catedral

if it weren't for you — si no fuera por ti

he was sent to prison for fraud — lo mandaron a la cárcel por fraude

she felt better for losing a bit of weight — se sentía mejor por haber adelgazado un poco

I couldn't see her for pot plants — no la veía por taparla las plantas

we chose it for its climate — lo escogimos por el clima

• for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado

• to shout for joy — gritar de alegría

13) (=in spite of) a pesar de

• for all his wealth — a pesar de su riqueza

for all that — a pesar de todo

for all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino

14) (in expressions of time)

a) (future/past duration)
When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:
she will be away for a month — estará fuera un mes

he worked in Spain for two years — trabajó dos años en España

I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:
they waited for over two hours — estuvieron esperando durante más de dos horas

for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir

I'm going to the country for a while — me voy al campo (por) una temporada

I'm going away for a few days — me voy (por) unos cuantos días

he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar

we went to the seaside for the day — fuimos a pasar el día en la playa

b) (with English perfect tenses)
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés

it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover

I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años

I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés

I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla

15) (=by, before) para

can you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?

when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?

16) (=on the occasion of) para

I'll be home for Christmas — estaré en casa para las Navidades

he asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños

17) (=for a distance of)

there were roadworks for five miles — había obras a lo largo de cinco millas

we walked for two kilometres — caminamos dos kilómetros

you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos

18) (with infinitive clauses)

for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...

it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer

it's not for you to blame him — tú no eres quien para culparle

he brought it for us to see — lo trajo para que lo viéramos

their one hope is for him to return — su única esperanza es que regrese

• it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto

• it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas

• there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlo

19) (in other expressions)

what's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?

oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!

- you're for it!

I'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *

- there's nothing for it but to jump
example
2.

CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto que

she avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario

* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > for
12 case

[keɪs]
n (also MED, LING)

przypadek m; ( JUR) sprawa f; (for spectacles, nail scissors) etui nt inv; ( for musical instrument) futerał m; ( BRIT) (also: suitcase) walizka f; ( of wine) skrzynka f

lower/upper case ( TYP) — małe/duże litery

to have a good case ( JUR) — mieć duże szanse na wygranie sprawy

to make (out) a case for/against — przedstawić argumenty za +instr /przeciw(ko) +dat

there's a strong case for/against — wiele przemawia za +instr /przeciw(ko) +dat

in case of — w przypadku +gen

in case he comes — na wypadek, gdyby przyszedł

in any case — ( at any rate) w każdym razie; ( besides) zresztą, poza tym; ( no matter what) tak czy owak

just in case — (tak) na wszelki wypadek

* * *
I [keis] noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) przypadek

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) przypadek

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) proces

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) podstawa

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) prawda, fakty, rzeczywistość

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) przypadek

•

- in case
- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) skrzynka, walizka

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) skrzynka, karton

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) szafka

English-Polish dictionary > case
13 for

1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

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[fo:] 1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) für

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) nach

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) für

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) nach

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) für

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) für

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) für

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?)

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) dafür

10) (because of: for this reason.) wegen, aus

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) für

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) für

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) für

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) für

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trotz
2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) denn

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for

[fɔ:ʳ, fəʳ, AM fɔ:r, fɚ]

I. conj ( liter or dated) denn

II. prep

1. (intended to be given to) für + akk

I bought a new collar \for my dog ich habe ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund gekauft

this is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dich

there are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staat

2. (in support of) für + akk

to vote \for sb/sth für jdn/etw stimmen

they voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in einem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen

▪ to be \for sb/sth für jdn/etw sein

his followers are still \for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immer

to be \for a good cause für einen guten Zweck sein

to be all \for sth ganz für etw akk sein

to be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wird

are you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?

3. (regarding sb) für + akk

I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hat

you're not making it easy \for me to tell you the truth du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Wahrheit zu sagen

the coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu stark

luckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stelle

the admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogen

is this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?

I feel sorry \for her sie tut mir leid

to feel nothing but contempt \for sb/sth nichts als Verachtung für jdn/etw empfinden

▪ to be concerned \for sb/sth um jdn/etw besorgt sein

to feel \for sb mit jdm fühlen

as \for me was mich betrifft [o angeht]

Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monats

4. (regarding sth) für + akk

how are you doing \for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

\for my part was mich betrifft

\for all I know möglicherweise

\for all I know, he could have left the country möglicherweise hat er schon das Land verlassen

to be responsible \for sth für etw akk verantwortlich sein

to prepare \for sth sich akk auf etw akk vorbereiten

5. (comparing) für + akk

the summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer

▪ to be too big/fast \for sb/sth zu groß/schnell für jdn/etw sein

she's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr reif

the weather is warm \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ist das Wetter mild

he's quite thoughtful \for a child of 8 für einen Achtjährigen ist er ziemlich rücksichtsvoll

6. (to get, have)

oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!

oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!

he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werden

even though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es nur wegen des Geldes tut, wir brauchen ihn

she's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin ist

demand \for money Bedarf m an Geld

to send \for the doctor den Arzt holen

to apply \for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerben

to have a need \for sth etw brauchen

to look \for a way to do sth nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, etw zu tun

to ask \for sth um etw akk bitten

7. (on behalf of, representing) für + akk

he's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspieler

next time you see them, say hi \for me grüß sie von mir, wenn du sie wieder siehst

the messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war in Vertretung seines Chefs dort

to do sth \for sb etw für jdn tun

to do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun

8. (as ordered by) für + akk

▪ to do sth \for sb/sth etw für jdn/etw tun

they had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch zusätzliche Arbeiten für ihren Chef erledigen

I have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machen

9. (employed by) bei + dat

she is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin an der Fernuniversität

to work \for sb/sth bei jdm/etw [o für jdn/etw] arbeiten

10. (purpose, aim) für + akk

what's that \for? wofür ist das?

that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost entfernen

that's not \for eating das ist nicht zum Essen

a course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger

\for your information zu Ihrer Information

\for the record der Ordnung halber

the spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, der Präsident sei bei guter Gesundheit

for rent/sale zu vermieten/verkaufen

bikes \for rent Räder zu vermieten

to be not \for sale unverkäuflich sein

to wait \for sb/sth auf jdn/etw warten

to wait \for sb to do sth darauf warten, dass jd etw tut

▪ to do sth \for sth/sb etw für etw/jdn tun

what did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?

what do you use these enormous scissors \for? wozu brauchst du diese riesige Schere?

he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herz

you need to move closer \for me to hear you du musst ein bisschen näher herkommen, damit ich dich hören kann

11. (because of) wegen + gen; (out of) aus + dat; (with) vor + dat

I don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein Fleisch

I could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!

he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner Verspätung

Bob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain nach seinen drei Wochen Spanien sah Bob viel besser aus

how are you? — fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? — gut, und jetzt wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch viel besser!

I could not see \for the tears in my eyes ich konnte vor Tränen in den Augen gar nicht sehen

if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ( form) ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier

\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw dat

\for lack of sth aus Mangel an etw dat

to be arrested \for murder wegen Mordes verhaftet werden

\for that [or this] reason aus diesem Grund

to be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt sein

to love sb \for sth jdn für etw akk lieben

she loves him just \for being himself sie liebt ihn einfach dafür, dass er so ist, wie er ist

12. (as destination) nach + dat

this train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birmingham

he made \for home in a hurry er eilte schnell nach Hause

just follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadt

to go \for sb [with one's fists] [mit den Fäusten] auf jdn losgehen

to run \for sb/sth zu jdm/etw laufen

I had to run \for the bus ich musste laufen, um den Bus noch zu kriegen

13. (meaning)

to be \for sth für etw akk stehen

A is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘

to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehen

what does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?

what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚Vegetarier‘ auf Spanisch?

14. (in return, exchange) für + akk

she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahlt

that's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!

how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?

a cheque \for £100 eine Scheck über 100 Pfund

not \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der Welt

I wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehen

to do sth \for nothing etw umsonst machen

to buy/sell sth \for 100 euro/a lot of money etw für 100 Euro/viel Geld kaufen/verkaufen

you can buy a bestseller \for about £6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Pfund

to trade sth \for sth etw gegen etw akk [ein]tauschen

15. (with a period of time) für + akk; (ongoing) seit + dat

I'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafen

he was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnis

my father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren

\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen

\for a bit/while ein bisschen/eine Weile

play here \for a while! spiel doch mal ein bisschen hier!

I'm just going out \for a while ich gehe mal kurz raus fam

\for eternity/ever bis in alle Ewigkeit

this pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewig

\for the moment im Augenblick

\for a time eine Zeit lang

\for a long time seit Langem

I hadn't seen him \for such a long time that I didn't recognize him ich hatte ihn schon so lange nicht mehr gesehen, dass ich ihn nicht erkannte

\for some time seit Längerem

\for the time being für den Augenblick, vorübergehend

16. (a distance of)

\for a kilometre/mile einen Kilometer/eine Meile

he always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstück

17. (at a certain date, time, occasion) für + akk

he booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhr

they set their wedding date \for September 15 sie setzten ihre Hochzeit für den 15. September fest

I need some money \for tonight ich brauche etwas Geld für heute Abend

what did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?

he arrived at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 er kam um acht zu dem für halb neun verabredeten Abendessen

to invite sb \for dinner/lunch jdn zum Abendessen/Mittagessen einladen

\for the first time zum ersten Mal

\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal

\for the first/second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf

18. (despite) trotz + gen

, ungeachtet +gen geh

\for all that trotz alledem

\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure das Experiment war trotz all seiner Anstrengungen ein Fehlschlag

19. (per) für + akk

there is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school in unserer Schule kommt auf 25 Schüler ein Lehrer

\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life mit jeder Zigarette, die du rauchst, verkürzt sich dein Leben um einen Tag

to repeat sth word \for word etw Wort für Wort wiederholen

20. (the duty of)

▪ to [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache sein, etw zu tun

it's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hat

the decision is not \for him to make die Entscheidung liegt nicht bei ihm

21. (as) für + akk

she thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie hielt es für gelogen, sagte aber nichts

I \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem Gezänk

22.

▶ \for Africa SA ( fam) Unmengen + gen

I've got homework \for Africa ich habe noch jede Menge Hausaufgaben fam

▶ to be [in] \for it ( fam) Schwierigkeiten bekommen

you're in \for it! jetzt bist du dran! fam

▶ \for crying out loud um Himmels willen

▶ an eye \for an eye Auge um Auge

▶ that's Jane/Mark/etc. \for you so ist Jane/Mark/etc. eben!, das sieht Jane/Mark/etc. mal wieder ähnlich!, das ist wieder mal typisch für Jane/Mark/etc.!

that's children \for you! so sind Kinder eben!

▶ that's/there's sth \for you ( pej)

there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit! fam

there's manners \for you! das sind [mir] ja schöne Manieren! iron fam

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I [fɔː(r)]
1. prep

1) (intention) für; (purpose) zu, für; (destination) nach

a letter for me — ein Brief für mich

clothes for children — Kleidung f für Kinder, Kinderkleidung f

destined for greatness — zu Höherem bestimmt

what for? — wofür?, wozu?

what is this knife for? — wozu dient dieses Messer?

he does it for pleasure — er macht es zum or aus Vergnügen

what did you do that for? —

a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen

a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen

fit for nothing —

to get ready for a journey — sich für eine Reise fertig machen

ready for anything —

this will do for a hammer — das kann man als Hammer nehmen

to go to Spain for one's holidays — nach Spanien in Urlaub fahren

the train for Stuttgart — der Zug nach Stuttgart

to leave for the USA — in die USA or nach Amerika abreisen

he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste

to make for home — sich auf den Heimweg machen

2)

(indicating suitability) it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellen

it's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern

she's the woman or the one for me — sie ist die (richtige) Frau für mich

married life is not for me — das Eheleben ist nichts für mich

3)

(= representing, instead of) I'll speak to her for you if you like —

I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft

to act for sb — für jdn handeln

D for Daniel — D wie Daniel

agent for Renault — Vertreter(in) m(f) für Renault

she works for a bank (in the bank) — sie arbeitet bei or in einer Bank; (outside the bank) sie arbeitet für eine Bank

4) (= in defence, in favour of) für

are you for or against it? — sind Sie dafür oder dagegen?

I'm all for it — ich bin ganz or sehr dafür

I'm all for helping him —

the case for nuclear power — die Argumente für die Atomkraft

5)

(= with regard to) anxious for sb — um jdn besorgt

I'm very happy for you — ich freue mich sehr für euch

for my part — was mich betrifft

as for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft

warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit

he is tall for his age — er ist groß für sein Alter

what do you want for your birthday? — was wünschst du dir zum Geburtstag?

it's all right or all very well for you (to talk) — Sie haben gut reden

for further information see page 77 — weitere Informationen finden Sie auf Seite 77

6) (= because of) aus

for this reason — aus diesem Grund

he did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden

he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt

to jump for joy — einen Freudensprung machen

to go to prison for theft — wegen Diebstahls ins Gefängnis wandern

to choose sb for his ability — jdn wegen seiner Fähigkeiten wählen

if it were not for him — wenn er nicht wäre

do it for me — tu es für mich

7) (= in spite of) trotz (+gen or (inf) +dat)

for all his wealth — trotz all seines Reichtums

for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen

8) (= in exchange) für

to pay four euros for a ticket — vier Euro für eine Fahrkarte zahlen

he'll do it for ten pounds —

pound for pound — Pfund für Pfund

9)

(= in contrast) for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren

10) (in time) seit; (with future tense) für

I have not seen her for two years — ich habe sie seit zwei Jahren nicht gesehen

he's been here for ten days — er ist seit zehn Tagen hier

I had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren

then I did not see her for two years — dann habe ich sie zwei Jahre lang nicht gesehen

he walked for two hours — er ist zwei Stunden lang marschiert

I am going away for a few days — ich werde (für or auf) ein paar Tage wegfahren

I shall be away for a month — ich werde einen Monat (lang) weg sein

he won't be back for a week — er wird erst in einer Woche zurück sein

I'll be back home for Christmas — Weihnachten bin ich wieder zu Hause

can you get it done for Monday/this time next week? — können Sie es bis or für Montag/bis in einer Woche fertig haben?

I've got a job for you for next week — ich habe für nächste Woche Arbeit für dich

for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit

the meeting was scheduled for 9 o'clock — die Besprechung sollte um 9 Uhr stattfinden

11)

(distance) the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt

we walked for two miles — wir sind zwei Meilen weit gelaufen

there are roadworks on the M8 for two miles — auf der M8 gibt es eine zwei Meilen lange Baustelle

for miles — meilenweit

for mile upon mile — Meile um Meile

12)

(with verbs) to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden beten

to hope for news — auf Nachricht hoffen

to look for sth — (nach) etw suchen

See:

→ vbs

13) (after n: indicating liking, aptitude etc) für

a weakness for sweet things — eine Schwäche für Süßigkeiten

his knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen

14)

(with infin clauses) for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wird

it's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun

I brought it for you to see — ich habe es mitgebracht, damit Sie es sich (dat) ansehen können

the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen

there's still time for him to come — er kann immer noch kommen

their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt

15)

(phrases) to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun

for example — zum Beispiel

you're (in) for it! (inf) — jetzt bist du dran! (inf)

oh for a cup a tea! — jetzt eine Tasse Tee - das wäre schön!

2. conj
denn
for it was too late — denn es war zu spät

3. adj pred
(= in favour) dafür
17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen
II abbr frei Bahn
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for [fɔː(r); unbetont fə(r)]

A präp

1. allg für:

it is good (bad) for him;

it was very awkward for her es war sehr peinlich für sie, es war ihr sehr unangenehm;

he spoilt their holidays (bes US vacation) for them er verdarb ihnen den ganzen Urlaub;

she brought a letter for me to sign sie brachte mir einen Brief zur Unterschrift

2. für, zugunsten von:

a gift for him ein Geschenk für ihn;

this letter is for me dieser Brief ist an mich;

for and against für und wider; → academic.ru/69264/speak_for">speak for 1

3. für, (mit der Absicht) zu, um (… willen):

apply for the post sich um die Stellung bewerben;

die for a cause für eine Sache sterben;

come for dinner zum Essen kommen

4. (Wunsch, Ziel) nach, auf (akk):

a claim for sth ein Anspruch auf eine Sache;

the desire for sth der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas;

call for sb nach jemandem rufen;

wait for sth auf etwas warten;

oh, for a car! ach, hätte ich doch nur ein Auto!

5. a) (passend oder geeignet) für

b) (bestimmt) für oder zu:

tools for cutting Werkzeuge zum Schneiden, Schneidewerkzeuge;

the right man for the job der richtige Mann für diesen Posten

6. (Mittel) gegen:

a remedy for lumbago;

he took a couple of aspirins for his headache;

treat sb for cancer jemanden gegen oder auf Krebs behandeln;

there is nothing for it but to give in es bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig, als nachzugeben

7. (als Belohnung) für:

a medal for bravery

8. (als Entgelt) für, gegen, um:

I sold it for £10 ich verkaufte es für 10 Pfund

9. (im Tausch) für, gegen:

I exchanged the knife for a pencil

10. (Betrag, Menge) über (akk):

a postal order for £2

11. (Grund) aus, vor (dat), wegen:

for this reason aus diesem Grund;

die for grief aus oder vor Gram sterben;

weep for joy aus oder vor Freude weinen;

I can’t see for the fog ich kann nichts sehen wegen des Nebels oder vor lauter Nebel;

she couldn’t speak for laughing sie konnte vor (lauter) Lachen nicht sprechen

12. (als Strafe etc) für, wegen:

he was punished for theft

13. dank, wegen:

were it not for his energy wenn er nicht so energisch wäre, dank seiner Energie;

if it wasn’t for him wenn er nicht wäre, ohne ihn; he would never have done it, if it hadn’t been for me talking him into it wenn ich ihn nicht dazu überredet hätte

14. für, in Anbetracht (gen), im Hinblick auf (akk), im Verhältnis zu:

he is tall for his age er ist groß für sein Alter;

it is rather cold for July es ist ziemlich kalt für Juli;

for a foreigner he speaks English fairly well für einen Ausländer spricht er recht gut Englisch

15. (Begabung, Neigung) für, (Hang) zu:

an eye for beauty Sinn für das Schöne

16. (zeitlich) für, während, auf (akk), für die Dauer von, seit:

for a week eine Woche (lang);

come for a week komme auf oder für eine Woche;

for hours stundenlang;

for a ( oder some) time past seit längerer Zeit;

for a long time past schon seit Langem;

not for a long time noch lange nicht;

the first picture for two months der erste Film in oder seit zwei Monaten;

for months ahead auf Monate (hinaus)

17. (Strecke) weit, lang:

run for a mile eine Meile (weit) laufen

18. nach, auf (akk), in Richtung auf (akk):

the train for London der Zug nach London;

the passengers for Rome die nach Rom reisenden Passagiere;

start for Paris nach Paris abreisen;

now for it! Br umg jetzt (nichts wie) los oder drauf!, jetzt gilt’s!

19. für, anstelle von (oder gen), (an)statt:

he appeared for his brother

20. für, in Vertretung oder im Auftrag oder im Namen von (oder gen):

act for sb in jemandes Auftrag handeln

21. für, als:

books for presents Bücher als Geschenk;

they were sold for slaves sie wurden als Sklaven verkauft;

take that for an answer nimm das als Antwort

22. trotz (gen oder dat), ungeachtet (gen):

for all that trotz alledem;

for all his wealth trotz seines ganzen Reichtums, bei allem Reichtum;

for all you may say sage, was du willst

23. as for was … betrifft:

as for me was mich betrifft oder an(be)langt;

as for that matter was das betrifft;

for all I know soviel ich weiß;

for all of me meinetwegen, von mir aus

24. nach adj und vor inf:

it is too heavy for me to lift es ist so schwer, dass ich es nicht heben kann;

it is impossible for me to come es ist mir unmöglich zu kommen, ich kann unmöglich kommen;

it seemed useless for me to continue es erschien mir sinnlos, noch weiterzumachen

25. mit s oder pron und inf:

it is time for you to go home es ist Zeit, dass du heimgehst; es ist Zeit für dich heimzugehen;

it is for you to decide die Entscheidung liegt bei Ihnen;

it is not for you to inf

a) es ist nicht deine Sache zu inf,

b) es steht dir nicht zu inf;

he called for the girl to bring him some tea er rief nach dem Mädchen und bat es, ihm Tee zu bringen;

don’t wait for him to turn up yet wartet nicht darauf, dass er noch auftaucht;

there is no need for anyone to know es braucht niemand zu wissen

26. (ethischer Dativ):

that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein Weinchen, das nenne ich einen Wein

27. US nach:

he was named for his father

B konj denn, weil, nämlich

* * *
1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

* * *

conj.

als konj.

denn konj.

für konj.

nach konj.

zu konj.

English-german dictionary > for
14 case

̈ɪkeɪs I сущ. (от латинского casus "падение, выпадение")
1) а) случай;
обстоятельство, положение;
дело, история;
экземпляр, представитель множества, факт Some case or cases, strictly in point to the problem at hand, must be produced. ≈ Должно быть приведено свидетельство или свидетельства, имеющие прямое отношение к обсуждаемой проблеме. authenticated case ≈ достоверное происшествие borderline case ≈ крайний случай, пограничный случай celebrated case ≈ известный случай, знаменитый прецедент clear case ≈ ясное дело, прозрачная ситуация flagrant case ≈ страшный случай, вопиющий случай hypothetical case ≈ гипотетическая ситуация, возможное положение дел isolated case ≈ одиночный случай rare case ≈ редкий случай, загадочный случай open-and-shut case ≈ азбучная истина, элементарный случай similar case ≈ похожий случай, сходная ситуация special case ≈ особый случай as the case stands ≈ при данном положении дел it is not the case ≈ это не так to put the case that ≈ предположим, что... in case ≈ в случае just in case in good case in any case in that case Syn: sample, instance б) любовь, ситуация, когда двое влюбляются друг в друга;
любовь с первого взгляда They have only been engaged three weeks;
but from the day they first met, the business was settled. It was a case, as men say. ≈ Они были помолвлены лишь три недели, но все было ясно уже с первой их встречи. Это была, что называется, любовь с первого взгляда. have a case on
2) юридические и другие связанные с тяжбой и спором значения а) юр. судебное дело;
случай, прецедент;
мн. судебная практика to argue, plead a case ≈ оспаривать обвинение, выступать в защиту обвиняемого to decide a case, to settle a case ≈ вынести решение по делу to hear, try a case ≈ заслушивать судебное дело to lose case ≈ проиграть дело, проиграть процесс to rest one's case ≈ отложить слушание чьего-л. дела to cite a case ≈ ссылаться на прецедент attested case ≈ засвидетельствованный случай, прецедент to win a case ≈ выиграть дело, выиграть процесс The court will not hear this case. ≈ Суд не будет заслушивать это дело. The lawyer argued the case skillfully. ≈ Адвокат мастерски провел защиту. She made out a good case for her client. ≈ Она помогла клиенту выиграть процесс. They settled the case out of court. ≈ Они решили дело не обращаясь в суд. federal case test case leading case б) доводы, доказательства, факты;
юр. доводы какой-л. тяжущейся стороны state one's case make out one's case the case for the defendant Syn: sample
3) медицинские и околомедицинские значения а) мед. случай заболевания;
история болезни;
состояние здоровья больного acute case ≈ острое заболевание chronic case ≈ хроническое заболевание hopeless case ≈ смертельная болезнь lingering case ≈ затяжная болезнь terminal case ≈ последняя стадия заболевания advanced case, neglected case ≈ запущенная болезнь б) мед. больной, пациент;
раненый в) перен. "клинический случай", "псих", "шизо", человек, к которому нужен особый подход, человек со странностями Syn: queer, cure II
4) грам. падеж ablative case accusative case - dative case genitive case - instrumental case locative case oblique case prepositional case vocative case essive case lative case posessive case partitive case ergative case objective case common case factitive case II
1. сущ.
1) емкость для хранения чего-л. а) коробочка, коробка, ящик, контейнер, кофр, футляр и т.д.;
вместилище со своим содержимым display case ≈ выставочный образец jewelry case ≈ шкатулка с драгоценностями packing case ≈ упаковка cigarette case ≈ портсигар б) чемодан, портфель, дипломат, кейс в) полигр. наборная касса - upper case case-room lower case г) уст. церк. ковчег д) ящик для рассады, цветочный горшок Syn: box, chest, bag
2) оболочка для защиты чего-л. а) чехол б) обложка, крышка переплета;
коробка (обычно для подарочных изданий и томов энциклопедий) в) корпус (особенно часов), кожух г) витрина( в музеях), застекленный стенд д) оболочка сосиски, колбасы е) куколка( стадия развития насекомого) ж) семенная коробочка (у растений) з) перен. воровской притон, "малина" ∙ Syn: sheath, covering
3) перен. строит. коробка ( оконная, дверная и т.п.), лестничная клетка (см. staircase - данное значение является, т.о., исходным) ;
коробка (то, что останется от дома, если вынуть из него перекрытия)
2. гл.
1) класть, упаковывать в ящик, коробку и т.п., см. case II
1.
1) ;
окружать, огораживать чем-л.;
также переносные употребления Bones of seals, walrus, and whales, all now cased in ice. ≈ Кости котиков, моржей, китов, все это теперь вмерзло в лед. Syn: case up
2) защищать чем-л., покрывать, накрывать (часто о доспехах) The fellows are cased in brass. ≈ Парни все в бронзовых доспехах.
3) строит. штукатурить, облицовывать( о внешних косметических работах)
4) полигр. вклеивать книгу в обложку (после того, как сшиты вместе все тетрадки)
5) сдирать кожу, лишать защитной оболочки (сравни skin
2.
2)) The hunters killed two deer, and cased the skins for bags. ≈ Охотники убили двух оленей и содрали с них кожу на сумки.
6) проводить рекогносцировку, предварительно рассматривать, изучать;
перен. сл. изучать место будущего ограбления He was casing the field for a career. ≈ Он присматривался, каким бы делом ему заняться. III сущ. то же, что spermaceti( из жаргона китобоев) I am ready to squeeze case eternally. ≈ Да я всю жизнь готов провести за давилкой. случай;
обстоятельство;
положение, обстоятельства;
- the * in point данный случай;
случай, относящийся к делу;
подходящий пример;
- in any * во всяком случае;
при любых обстоятельствах;
- we shall speak to him in any * мы в любом случае поговорим с ним;
- in that * в таком случае;
- in no * ни в коем случае;
- in the * of в отношении, что касается;
- in the * of children under 14 в отношении детей до 14 лет;
- I cannot make an exception in your * я не могу сделать исключение для вас;
- if I were in your * (разговорное) на вашем месте я бы;
- that's the * да, это так;
- it is not the * это не так;
дело не в этом, ничего подобного;
- is it the * that he has lost his job? правда ли, что он лишился работы?;
- this is especially the * это особенно верно;
- if that's the * в таком случае, если дело обстоит так, если это верно;
- as was formerly the * как это бывало раньше;
- such being the * в таком случае, если дело обстоит так;
поскольку это так;
- such is the * with us вот в каком мы положении, вот как обстоит дело с нами;
- as the * may be в зависимости от обстоятельств;
смотря по обстоятельствам;
- should this be the * если выйдет так;
- as the * stands при данном положении дел;
в настоящих условиях;
- to meet the * быть достаточным;
подходить, отвечать требованиям;
разрешить вопрос;
- as the * may require как могут потребовать обстоятельства;
по мере надобности;
- the * with me is the reverse у меня наоборот, а у меня не так;
- this is a * for the deam этим должен заняться декан;
- suppose the * were yours представьте, что дело касалось бы вас;
- this is another * это другое дело доводы, доказательства, аргументы, соображения;
аргументация;
- an unanswerable * неопровержимые доказательства;
- the * for аргументы за;
- the * for disarmament доводы в пользу разоружения;
- a * exist for revision of tariffs есть соображения в пользу пересмотра пошлин;
- there is the strongest * for self-government есть самые веские соображения в пользу самоуправления;
- to have a * иметь что сказать в свое оправдание;
- you have a * here в этом с вами можно согласиться;
- to have a good * иметь хорошую аргументацию;
- you have a good * это звучит убедительно;
- to make out a * доказать;
- to state one's * изложить свои доводы;
- to make out one's * доказать свою правоту;
обосновать свою точку зрения;
привести аргументы в пользу своего предложения;
- to base one's * on smb. основывать свою аргументацию на чем-л;
в своей аргументации исходить из чего-л;
- to put * привести пример;
- to put one's * over добиться своего;
провести свое предложение, свой план;
- to press one's * энергично доказывать свою точку зрения, приводить все новые доводы;
добиваться своего судебное дело;
- criminal *s уголовное дела;
- a leading *, a * in precedent судебный прецедент;
- a * of circumstantial evidence дело, в основу которого положены косвенные доказательства;
- to try a * судить, слушать дело;
быть судьей по делу;
- the * will be tried tomorrow дело будет слушаться завтра pl судебная практика доводы, аргументация по делу;
- the * for the prosecution часть уголовного процесса, охватывающая все относящиеся к обвинению действия;
- the * for the defendant факты в пользу ответчика или подсудимого казус;
судебный прецедент судебное решение лицо, находящееся под наблюдением, под надзором;
больной, пациент, исследуемый;
- walking * ходячий или амбулаторный больной;
- mental * психически больной;
- this child is a difficult * это трудный ребенок;
- he is a hard * он неисправим;
он закоренелый преступник заболевание, случай;
- * rate (медицина) заболеваемость;
- * mortality( медицина) летальность;
- * of emergency случай, требующий неотложной помощи клиент (грамматика) падеж (редкое) состояние;
- out of * в плохом состоянии, нездоровый, не в форме;
- in * for smth. готовый к чему-л;
- his hat was in a sorry * when he picked it up его шляпа имела жалкий вид, когда он ее поднял (сленг) "тип", чудак;
- he's a *! ну и чудак! (сленг) публичный дом( компьютерное) регистр клавиатуры( компьютерное) оператор выбора > * of conscience моральная проблема;
дело совести;
> to get down to *s перейти к сути дела;
> I'm afraid it's a * with him боюсь, что у него дела плохи;
> a gone * безнадежный случай;
пропащее дело;
> it is a gone * with him ему теперь крышка (американизм) (сленг) рассматривать;
высматривать;
присматриваться;
- he *d the house before robbing it прежде чем совершить ограбление, он тщательно осмотрел дом ящик;
коробка;
ларец;
контейнер;
- cigarette * портсигар - * goods (специальное) грузы в ящичной таре сумка;
чемодан;
дорожный несессер - attache * "дипломат", плоский чемоданчик - vanity * дамский несессер футляр;
чехол ножны покрышка;
оболочка корпус (техническое) картер;
камера( техническое) оболочка;
кожух кассета( военное) гильза набор, комплект;
- * of drawing instruments готовальня витрина;
застекленный стенд горка книжный шкаф (строительство) коробка наволочка (полиграфия) наборная касса;
- lower * касса строчных литер( полиграфия) переплетная крышка класть в ящик упаковывать в ящик, паковать;
- the vase was *d up for transport ваза была упакована для перевозки вставлять в оправу покрывать;
- the copper was *d over with silver на медь был нанесен слой серебра;
- the doctor *d the limb in plaster врач наложил гипс на конечность обшивать;
- *d in armour одетый в броню;
- to * a brick wall with stone облицевать кирпичную стену камнем (горное) крепить скважину обсадными трубами (сленг) сажать в одиночку( разговорное) срывать;
откладывать;
- this *s things for a while теперь все заглохнет на некоторое время adjourn a ~ откладывать слушание дела Admiralty ~ дело, рассматриваемое в морском суде affiliation ~ сем.право дело об установлении авторства affiliation ~ сем.право дело об установлении отцовства appeal ~ апелляционная жалоба appropriation ~ дело об ассигнованиях arbitration ~ арбитражное дело argue a ~ аргументировать судебный прецедент ~ случай;
обстоятельство;
положение;
дело;
as the case stands при данном положении дел borderline ~ пограничный инцидент borderline ~ промежуточный случай bring a ~ before a court возбуждать уголовное дело bring a ~ before a court подавать в суд bring a ~ before a court предъявлять иск в суд case мед. больной, пациент;
раненый ~ витрина (в музеях), застекленный стенд ~ вставлять в оправу ~ деликатный "иск по конкретным обстоятельствам дела" (о взыскании убытков при невозможности предъявления других типов иска) ~ доводы, аргументация по делу, изложение требований, меморандум по делу ~ мед. заболевание, случай;
история болезни ~ заявление о фактических обстоятельствах по делу, подлежащему рассмотрению в вышестоящем суде ~ изложение фактических обстоятельств ~ казус, судебный прецедент, судебное дело ~ кассета ~ класть, упаковывать в ящик ~ тех. кожух ~ стр. коробка (оконная, дверная) ~ коробка, ларец;
ящик;
контейнер;
cigarette case портсигар ~ вчт. корпус ~ крышка (переплета) ;
корпус (часов) ~ полигр. наборная касса;
lower case отделение со строчными литерами, цифрами и знаками препинания ~ полигр. наборная касса ~ обстоятельство ~ обшивать, покрывать;
cased in armour одетый в броню ~ грам. падеж ~ полигр. переплетная крышка ~ подлежащие судебному рассмотрению дело или иск ~ правовой вопрос ~ прецедент ~ вчт. регистр клавиатуры ~ случай;
обстоятельство;
положение;
дело;
as the case stands при данном положении дел ~ случай, положение ~ случай в судебной практике ~ юр. судебное дело;
случай в судебной практике, прецедент;
pl судебная практика ~ судебное дело ~ судебное решение ~ судебный прецедент ~ сумка;
чемодан ~ жарг. "тип", чудак ~ фактические обстоятельства, изложение фактических обстоятельств ~ факты, доказательства, доводы;
to state one's case изложить свои доводы;
to make out one's case доказать свою правоту ~ футляр, чехол ~ ящик the ~ for the defendant факты в пользу ответчика, подсудимого ~ in point рассматриваемое дело ~ insensitive вчт. не различающий строчные и заглавные буквы ~ of doubt сомнительный случай ~ of mistaken identity случай ошибочного опознания ~ on the cause list дело из списка дел к слушанию ~ to answer основание для предъявления иска ~ to counsel представление дела адвокату ~ обшивать, покрывать;
cased in armour одетый в броню ~ коробка, ларец;
ящик;
контейнер;
cigarette case портсигар civil ~ гражданское дело civil: ~ юр. гражданский( противоп. уголовный) ;
civil case гражданское дело;
Civil Law гражданское право close a ~ прекращать судебное преследование collision ~ юр. дело о столкновении committee ~ опекунское дело court ~ судебный прецедент crank ~ тех. картер двигателя criminal ~ уголовное дело decided ~ судебное дело, по которому принято решение deep ~ вчт. глубинный падеж delay a ~ откладывать рассмотрение дела в суде dismiss a ~ отказывать в иске dismiss a ~ отклонять иск display ~ витрина display ~ выставочный стенд examine the ~ рассматривать дело exception ~ вчт. исключительная ситуация extreme ~ крайний случай extreme ~ вчт. экстремальная ситуация fillmor ~ вчт. падеж филлмора have no ~ не иметь возможности hear a ~ юр. разбирать дело hear a ~ юр. слушать дело if this is the ~ вчт. если дело обстоит именно так in ~ в случае;
just in case на всякий случай;
in any case во всяком случае;
in that case в таком случае in ~ в случае;
just in case на всякий случай;
in any case во всяком случае;
in that case в таком случае in this ~ при этом individual ~ отдельное дело it is not the ~ это не так;
to put the case that предположим, что... judge a ~ быть арбитром по делу in ~ в случае;
just in case на всякий случай;
in any case во всяком случае;
in that case в таком случае law ~ судебное дело leading ~ руководящий судебный прецедент leading: ~ ведущий;
руководящий;
передовой, выдающийся;
leading case судебный прецедент;
the leading man (lady) исполнитель( - ница) главной роли legal ~ судебное дело legal ~ судебный прецедент ~ полигр. наборная касса;
lower case отделение со строчными литерами, цифрами и знаками препинания lower ~ вчт. нижний регистр ~ факты, доказательства, доводы;
to state one's case изложить свои доводы;
to make out one's case доказать свою правоту marginal ~ предельный случай maritime ~ морское судебное дело matrimonial ~ бракоразводный процесс matrimonial ~ иск о разводе open the ~ заводить дело packing ~ упаковочный ящик particular ~ особый случай particular ~ вчт. частный случай particular ~ частный случай plead a ~ защищать дело в суде police court ~ дело, рассматриваемое в полицейском суде prima facie ~ наличие достаточно серьезных доказательств для возбуждения дела prisoner ~ досье на заключенного probate ~ дело о доказывании завещания public prosecution ~ дело, возбужденное прокуратурой it is not the ~ это не так;
to put the case that предположим, что... review the ~ пересматривать судебное дело running down ~ дело о столкновении судов special ~ специальный правовой вопрос special ~ частный случай ~ факты, доказательства, доводы;
to state one's case изложить свои доводы;
to make out one's case доказать свою правоту state: ~ констатировать;
формулировать;
излагать;
to state one's case изложить свое дело tax ~ иск по вопросам налогообложения test ~ дело, имеющее принципиальное значение для разрешения ряда аналогичных дел test ~ вчт. контрольный пример try a ~ рассматривать дело undefended divorce ~ дело о разводе, ведущееся без защиты upper ~ вчт. верхний регистр upper ~ отделение с прописными буквами upper ~ character вчт. символ верхнего регистра urgent ~ срочное дело vanity ~ = vanity bag win a ~ выигрывать дело

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > case
15 case

I [keis] noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) tilfælde; eksempel

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) tilfælde

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) sag

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) argument; grund

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) tilfælde

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) kasus

•

- in case
- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) etui; hylster; kuffert

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) kasse

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) vitrine; glasskab; bogskab

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I [keis] noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) tilfælde; eksempel

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) tilfælde

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) sag

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) argument; grund

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) tilfælde

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) kasus

•

- in case
- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) etui; hylster; kuffert

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) kasse

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) vitrine; glasskab; bogskab

English-Danish dictionary > case
16 case

I
1. [keıs] n

1. случай; обстоятельство; положение (дел), обстоятельства

the case in point - а) данный случай; случай, относящийся к делу; б) подходящий пример

in any case - во всяком случае; при любых обстоятельствах

we shall speak to him in any case - мы в любом случае поговорим с ним

in that case - в таком случае

in no case - ни в коем случае

in the case of - в отношении, что касается

in the case of children under 14 - в отношении детей до 14 лет

I cannot make an exception in your case - я не могу сделать исключение для вас

if I were in your case - разг. на вашем месте я бы

that's the case - да, это так

it /that/ is not the case - это не так; дело не в этом, ничего подобного

is it the case that he has lost his job? - правда ли, что он лишился работы?

this is especially the case (when) - это особенно верно (когда /в том случае, если/)

if that's the case - в таком случае, если дело обстоит так, если это верно /правда/

as was formerly the case - как это бывало /было/ раньше

such being the case - в таком случае, если дело обстоит так; поскольку это так

such is the case with us - вот в каком мы положении, вот как обстоит дело с нами

as the case may /might/ be - в зависимости от обстоятельств (дела); смотря по обстоятельствам

should this be the case - если выйдет /произойдёт, случится/ так

as the case stands - при данном положении дел; в настоящих условиях

to meet the case - а) быть достаточным /удовлетворительным/; подходить, отвечать требованиям; б) разрешить вопрос

as the case may require - как могут потребовать обстоятельства; по мере /в случае/ надобности

the case with me is the reverse - у меня наоборот, а у меня не так

this is a case for the dean - этим должен заняться декан

suppose the case were yours - представьте, что дело касалось бы вас

this /it/ is another case - это другое дело

2. доводы, доказательства, аргументы, соображения; аргументация

an unanswerable case - неопровержимые доказательства

the case for [against] - аргументы за [против]

the case for disarmament - доводы в пользу разоружения

a case exists for revision of tariffs - есть соображения в пользу пересмотра пошлин

there is the strongest case for self-government - есть самые веские соображения в пользу самоуправления

to have a case - иметь что сказать в своё оправдание /в защиту своей точки зрения/ и т. п.

you have a case here - в этом с вами можно согласиться

to have a good case - иметь хорошую аргументацию

you have a good case - это звучит убедительно

to make out a case - доказать (что-л.)

to state one's case - изложить свои доводы ( в суде)

to make out one's case - доказать свою правоту; обосновать свою точку зрения; привести аргументы в пользу своего предложения

to base one's case on smth. - основывать свою аргументацию на чём-л.; в своей аргументации исходить из чего-л.

to put (the) case - привести пример

to put one's case over - добиться своего (в чём-л.); провести своё предложение, свой план и т. п. (в отношении чего-л.)

to press one's case - энергично доказывать свою точку зрения, приводить всё новые доводы; добиваться своего

3. 1) судебное дело

criminal cases - уголовные дела

a leading case, a case in precedent - судебный прецедент ( имеющий главное значение при разрешении аналогичных дел)

a case of circumstantial evidence - дело /обвинение/, в основу которого положены косвенные доказательства /улики/

to try a case - судить, слушать дело; быть судьёй по делу

the case will be tried tomorrow - дело будет слушаться завтра

2) pl судебная практика

3) доводы, аргументация по (судебному) делу

the case for the prosecution - часть уголовного процесса, охватывающая все относящиеся к обвинению действия

the case for the defendant - факты в пользу ответчика или подсудимого

4) казус; судебный прецедент (тж. the case of law)

5) судебное решение

4. лицо, находящееся под наблюдением, под надзором (врача, воспитателей, полиции и т. п.); больной, пациент, исследуемый

cot /lying-down/ case - лежачий больной

walking case - ходячий или амбулаторный больной

mental case - психически больной

this child is a difficult case - это трудный ребёнок

he is a hard case - а) он неисправим; б) он закоренелый преступник

5. заболевание, случай

case rate - мед. заболеваемость

case mortality - мед. летальность

case of emergency - случай /больной/, требующий неотложной помощи

6. клиент (адвоката и т. п.)

7. грам. падеж

8. редк. состояние

out of case - в плохом (физическом) состоянии, нездоровый, не в форме

in case for smth. - готовый к чему-л.

his hat was in a sorry case when he picked it up - его шляпа имела жалкий вид /была в плачевном состоянии/, когда он её поднял

9. сл. «тип», чудак

he's a case! - ну и чудак!

10. сл. публичный дом (тж. case house)

11. вчт.

1) регистр клавиатуры

2) оператор выбора (тж. case statement)

♢ case of conscience - моральная проблема; дело совести

to get down to cases - перейти к /добраться до/ сути дела

I'm afraid it's a case with him - боюсь, что у него дела плохи /с ним дело обстоит неблагополучно/

a gone case - безнадёжный случай; пропащее дело

it is a gone case with him - ему теперь крышка

2. [keıs] v амер. сл.

рассматривать; высматривать; присматриваться (с целью совершения кражи, ограбления)

he cased the house before robbing it - прежде чем совершить ограбление, он тщательно осмотрел дом
II
1. [keıs] n

1. ящик; коробка; ларец; контейнер

cigarette case - портсигар

case goods - спец. грузы в ящичной таре

2. сумка; чемодан; дорожный несессер

attaché case см. attaché case

vanity case - дамский несессер (с пудрой, помадой и т. п.)

3. 1) футляр; чехол

2) ножны

3) покрышка (мяча, шины); оболочка

4. 1) корпус (часов и т. п.)

2) тех. картер ( двигателя); камера

3) тех. оболочка; кожух

4) кассета

5. воен. гильза

6. набор, комплект ( инструментов)

case of drawing instruments - готовальня

7. 1) витрина; застеклённый стенд

2) горка (для хрусталя и т. п.)

3) книжный шкаф (особ. двустворчатый)

8. стр. коробка (оконная, дверная)

9. наволочка

10. полигр. наборная касса:

lower [upper] case - касса строчных [прописных] литер

11. полигр. переплётная крышка

2. [keıs] v

1. 1) класть в ящик и пр. [см. case2 I]

2) упаковывать в ящик, паковать (тж. case up)

the vase was cased up for transport - ваза была упакована для перевозки

2. вставлять в оправу

3. (with, in)

1) покрывать

the copper was cased over with silver - на медь был нанесён слой серебра

the doctor cased the limb in plaster - врач наложил гипс на (сломанную) конечность

2) обшивать

cased in armour - одетый в броню

to case a brick wall with stone - облицевать кирпичную стену камнем

4. горн. крепить скважину обсадными трубами

5. сл. сажать в одиночку

6. разг. срывать ( дело); откладывать (в долгий ящик)

this cases things for a while - теперь всё заглохнет на некоторое время

НБАРС > case
17 case

1. n случай; обстоятельство; положение, обстоятельства

in any case — во всяком случае; при любых обстоятельствах

we shall speak to him in any case — мы в любом случае поговорим с ним

in that case — в таком случае

in no case — ни в коем случае

in the case of — в отношении, что касается

in the case of children under 14 — в отношении детей до 14 лет

I cannot make an exception in your case — я не могу сделать исключение для вас

if I were in your case — на вашем месте я бы

it is not the case — это не так; дело не в этом, ничего подобного

is it the case that he has lost his job? — правда ли, что он лишился работы?

this is especially the case — это особенно верно

as was formerly the case — как это бывало раньше

such being the case — в таком случае, если дело обстоит так; поскольку это так

such is the case with us — вот в каком мы положении, вот как обстоит дело с нами

as the case may be — в зависимости от обстоятельств ; смотря по обстоятельствам

should this be the case — если выйдет так

as the case stands — при данном положении дел; в настоящих условиях

as the case may require — как могут потребовать обстоятельства; по мере надобности

the case with me is the reverse — у меня наоборот, а у меня не так

this is a case for the dean — этим должен заняться декан

facts of the case — обстоятельства дела

in case of the former — в первом случае

in case of the latter — в другом случае

in the latter case — в последнем случае

inoperable case — неоперабельный случай

2. n доводы, доказательства, аргументы, соображения; аргументация

an unanswerable case — неопровержимые доказательства

the case for — аргументы за

the case for disarmament — доводы в пользу разоружения

a case exists for revision of tariffs — есть соображения в пользу пересмотра пошлин

there is the strongest case for self-government — есть самые веские соображения в пользу самоуправления

you have a case here — в этом с вами можно согласиться

to have a good case — иметь хорошую аргументацию

you have a good case — это звучит убедительно

evidence in the case — доказательства или показания по делу

to present no case — не представить доказательств по делу

defending a case — представление доводов

presenting the case — излагающий доводы

state ones case — изложить свои доводы

3. n судебное дело

criminal cases — уголовные дела

a leading case, a case in precedent — судебный прецедент

a case of circumstantial evidence — дело, в основу которого положены косвенные доказательства

case for defence — дело, выигранное защитой

federal case — дело федеральной юрисдикции

issue in the case — спорный вопрос по делу

to call a case — назначить дело к слушанию

Herbert Libel case — дело Герберта о клевете

4. n судебная практика

to commence a case — возбудить иск, обвинение, судебное дело

to carry a case — проводить судебное дело, судебный процесс

case in equity — судебное дело в сфере права справедливости

landmark case — дело, являющееся вехой в судебной практике

case material — материалы судебных дел, судебной практики

5. n доводы, аргументация по делу

the case for the prosecution — часть уголовного процесса, охватывающая все относящиеся к обвинению действия

hard case — трудное дело

law case — судебное дело

the case is — дело в том

moot case — спорное дело

lagal case — судебное дело

6. n казус; судебный прецедент

case for trial — дело, подлежащее судебному рассмотрению

to process a case — вести дело; вести судебный процесс

later case — судебное дело, рассмотренное впоследствии

adjudication of a case — судебное разбирательство дела

to adjudge a case — слушать дело в судебном заседании

7. n судебное решение

case law — судебный прецедент

case decision — решение по делу

litigation case — судебное дело

decide case — решать судебное дело

decided case — решил судебное дело

8. n лицо, находящееся под наблюдением, под надзором; больной, пациент, исследуемый

cot case — лежачий больной

walking case — ходячий или амбулаторный больной

medical case — больной

cot case — лежачий больной

fatal case — безнадежный больной

terminal case — умирающий больной

lying down case — постельный больной

9. n заболевание, случай

case rate — заболеваемость

priority case — случай, требующий срочной медицинской помощи

the notorious case — пресловутое дело, прогремевший случай

extreme case — предельный случай; экстремальная ситуация

non-contractual case — случаи недоговорного характера

in case of emergency — в случае крайней необходимости

10. n клиент

11. n грам. падеж

dative case — дательный падеж

dative case — дательный падеж

oblique case — косвенный падеж

vocative case — звательный падеж

genitive case — родительный падеж

12. n редк. состояние

out of case — в плохом состоянии, нездоровый, не в форме

depressed case — шоковое состояние

the rights of a case — состояние дела

13. n сл. «тип», чудак

публичный дом

14. n вчт. регистр клавиатуры

match case — с учетом регистра

letters case — буквенный регистр

case conversion — замена регистра

case of letters — буквенный регистр

case insensitive — без учета регистра

15. n вчт. оператор выбора

to get down to cases — перейти к сути дела

case statement — оператор выбора

case sensitivity — чувствительность к оператору выбора

16. v амер. сл. рассматривать; высматривать; присматриваться

he cased the house before robbing it — прежде чем совершить ограбление, он тщательно осмотрел дом

examine a case closely — внимательно рассматривать дело

17. n ящик; коробка; ларец; контейнер

cigarette case — портсигар

case machine — машина для упаковывания в коробки или ящики

case packer — машина для упаковывания в ящики или коробки

automatic case sealer — автомат для запечатывания ящиков

case conveyor — конвейер для транспортирования ящиков

needle sterilizing case — стерилизационный ящик игл

18. n сумка; чемодан; дорожный несессер

attache case

toilet case — несессер

vanity case — несессер

train case — дорожный чемодан

travelling case — дорожный чемодан

19. n футляр; чехол

leather case — кожаный чехол

syringe case — футляр для шприца

tight case — непромокаемый чехол

protective case — защитный футляр

wood shell case — деревянный футляр

20. n ножны

21. n покрышка; оболочка

leaden case — свинцовая оболочка кабеля

flexible case — гибкая переплетная крышка

gear case cover — крышка картера коробки передач

developed book case — развернутая переплетная крышка

handmade case — переплетная крышка ручного изготовления

22. n корпус

metal case — металлический корпус

case capacitance — емкость корпуса

fan frame case — корпус вентилятора

compressor case — корпус компрессора

inlet case — корпус воздухозаборника

23. n тех. картер; камера

chart case — планшет для карт

brood case — выводковая камера

engine case — картер двигателя

clutch case — картер сцепления

gear case — картер коробки передач

24. n тех. оболочка; кожух

pump case — кожух насоса

outer case — внешний кожух

egg case — защитная оболочка яйца

pelton wheel case — кожух рабочего колеса ковшовой турбины

25. n кассета

case cleaner — устройство для очистки шрифта в кассе

26. n воен. гильза

cartridge case — гильза

shell case — снарядная гильза

spent case — стреляная гильза

flange of case — закраина гильзы

broken case — разорвавшаяся гильза

27. n набор, комплект

case of drawing instruments — готовальня

spare part case — комплект запасных частей

font case — наборная касса для комплекта шрифта

postmortem case — набор секционных инструментов

instrument case — футляр для набора инструментов

28. n витрина; застеклённый стенд

show case — витрина

display case — витрина

exhibition case — выставочный шкаф; выставочная витрина

29. n горка

30. n книжный шкаф

case storage cabinet — шкаф для хранения наборных касс

31. n стр. коробка

dressing case — стерилизационная коробка

transfer gear case — раздаточная коробка

case loader — укладчик ящиков или коробок

transmission case — картер коробки передач

case packing — упаковывание в ящики или коробки

32. n наволочка

наборная касса:

33. n полигр. переплётная крышка

case back — корешок переплетной крышки

case cleaning — очистка переплетной крышки

case making — изготовление переплётных крышек

assembling of case — сборка переплетной крышки

Синонимический ряд:

1. action (noun) action; appeal; cause; dispute; lawsuit; litigation; patient; process; suit; trial

2. argument (noun) argument; claim; debate

3. bag (noun) bag; suitcase; valise

4. condition (noun) circumstance; condition; contingency; plight; position; predicament; situation; state; status

5. container (noun) box; carton; chest; coffer; container; cover; crate; receptacle

6. eccentric (noun) character; eccentric; oddball; oddity; original; quiz; zombie

7. hull (noun) hull; husk; pod; shell; shuck; skin

8. instance (noun) case history; event; eventuality; example; illustration; incident; instance; matter; occurrence; phenomenon; precedent; representative; sample; sampling; specimen

9. jacket (noun) jacket; sheath; wrapper

10. order (noun) estate; order; repair; shape

11. point (noun) point; reason

Антонимический ряд:

theory

English-Russian base dictionary > case
18 case

I [keis] noun
1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caso

2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caso

3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caso

4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) razão

5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caso

6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caso

•

- in case
- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun
1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) maleta

2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) caixa

3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) estante

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case¹

[keis] n 1 estojo. 2 caixa. 3 cápsula. 4 bainha. 5 coldre. 6 escrínio. 7 cobertura. 8 capa protetora para livros. 9 mala. 10 qualquer objeto que resguarda ou contém outro. 11 Tech invólucro, revestimento. 12 sl figura, pessoa excêntrica, diferente, divertida. • vt encaixar, cobrir. attaché case pasta retangular 007 usada por executivos. book case estante de livros. brief case pasta para papéis ou documentos. cigarette case cigarreira. crank case cárter. cylinder case camisa de cilindro. dressing case estojo de toucador. gear case caixa de engrenagem. jewel case porta-jóias. lower case Typogr caixa de minúsculas. pillow case fronha. show case vitrine, mostra. suit case mala de roupa. upper case Typogr caixa de maiúsculas. vanity case necessaire, estojo de cosméticos.

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case²

[keis] n 1 Gram caso, desinência de nomes e pronomes. 2 caso. 3 circunstância. 4 acidente. 5 conjetura. 6 exemplo. 7 causa judicial. 8 caso, manifestação individual de doença. 9 paciente, doente. a lost case uma causa perdida. as the case may be conforme for. case in point exemplo característico. his case is that seu argumento principal é que. in any case em todo o caso, seja como for. in case he comes caso ele venha. in case of need em caso de necessidade. in no case de forma alguma. in such a case nesse caso, se assim for. just in case a título de prevenção. leading case Jur caso de precedência. to make out one’s case saber se defender, justificar-se. to meet the case ser satisfatório, adequado, servir.

English-Portuguese dictionary > case
19 case *****

I [keɪs] n
1) (gen) Med, Gram caso

the doctor has a lot of cases to see today — il dottore oggi deve vedere molti pazienti

in any case — in ogni caso, comunque

in that case — in quel or questo caso

(just) in case — non si sa mai, per precauzione, per sicurezza

take some money, just in case — prendi un po' di soldi per sicurezza

I think she knows you're coming, but just in case, you'd better phone her — penso che sappia del tuo arrivo, ma per sicurezza faresti meglio a telefonarle

in case it rains — caso mai dovesse piovere

in case he changes his mind — caso mai lui cambiasse idea

in case of emergency — in caso di emergenza

a case in point — un esempio tipico

it's a clear case of murder — è un chiaro caso di omicidio

in some cases — in alcuni casi

in most cases — nella maggior parte dei casi, in genere

it's generally the case that people are selfish — di solito succede che la gente sia egoista

as this was the case, we decided not to go — stando così le cose, decidemmo di non andare

if this or that is the case — quand'è così, se così è

as the case may be — a seconda del caso

2) Law caso, processo, causa, (argument) motivo, ragione f

the case for the defence/prosecution — le ragioni or argomentazioni della difesa/dell'accusa

the police are investigating the case — la polizia sta indagando sul caso

to state one's case — esporre le proprie ragioni, fig perorare la propria causa

to have a good case — avere pretese legittime

there's a strong case for reform — ci sono validi argomenti a favore della riforma
II [keɪs] n
1) (suitcase) valigia, (briefcase) valigetta, cartella, (packing case) cassa, (for camera) custodia, (for jewellery) scatolina, astuccio, (for spectacles) custodia, astuccio, (display case) vetrinetta, (of watch) cassa

I've packed my case — ho fatto la valigia

a case of wine — una cassa di vini

2) Typ

lower/upper case — (carattere m) minuscolo/maiuscolo

English-Italian dictionary > case *****
20 FOR

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

ABBR
= free on rail franco en ferrocarril
* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

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The Uneasy Case for Copyright — The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Books, Photocopies, and Computer Programs was an article in the Harvard Law Review by future United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in 1970, while he was still a legal academic.… … Wikipedia
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case — [keɪs] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a large box or container in which things can be stored or moved: • packing cases full of equipment case of • a case of 10,000 cigarettes and several cases of spirits see also … Financial and business terms
case — 1 n [Latin casus accident, event, set of circumstances, literally, act of falling] 1 a: a civil or criminal suit or action the judicial power shall extend to all case s, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution U.S. Constitution art.… … Law dictionary
For One More Day — is a 2006 novel taken place during the mid 1900 s by the acclaimed sportswriter and author Mitch Albom. It opens with the novel s protagonist planning to commit suicide. His adulthood is shown to have been rife with sadness. His own daughter didn … Wikipedia
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case — case1 [kās] n. [ME & OFr cas, an event < L casus, a chance, lit., falling, pp. of cadere, to fall < IE base * k̑ad , to fall > Sans s̍ad , to fall off] 1. an example, instance, or occurrence [a case of carelessness, a case of measles] 2 … English World dictionary
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Case study — This article is about the method of doing research. For the teaching method, see Case method. For the method of teaching law, see Casebook method. A case study is an intensive analysis of an individual unit (e.g., a person, group, or event)… … Wikipedia

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