dictionaries.collins_en_es

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case

1. [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

   2. VT

      1. (=encase)

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

2. [keɪs]

   1. N

      1. (gen) (also Med) caso m

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

      3. (with "in")

      4. (Ling) caso m

      5. * (=eccentric person)

      6. **

   2. CPD