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in caso contrario meaning in English

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caso noun
{m}

account [accounts](a statement and explanation or vindication)
noun
[UK: əˈk.aʊnt] [US: əˈk.aʊnt]

case [cases](actual event, situation, or fact)
noun
[UK: keɪs] [US: ˈkeɪs]

circumstance [circumstances](event; fact; particular incident)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.stəns] [US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌstæns]

fluke [flukes](stroke of luck)
noun
[UK: fluːk] [US: ˈfluːk]

grammatical case(mode of inflection of a word)
noun
[UK: ɡrə.ˈmæ.tɪk.l̩ keɪs] [US: ɡrə.ˈmæ.tək.l̩ ˈkeɪs]

contrario adjective

abhorrent(contrary or discordant)
adjective
[UK: əb.ˈhɒ.rənt] [US: æb.ˈhɔː.rənt]

adverse(unfavourable)
adjective
[UK: ˈæd.vɜːs] [US: æd.ˈvɝːs]

contradictory(that is itself a contradiction)
adjective
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri]

contrary(opposed)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈtreə.ri] [US: ˈkɑːn.tre.ri]
I have no proof to the contrary. = Non ho prove del contrario.

contrario preposition
{m}

against(in a contrary direction to)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈɡenst] [US: ə.ˈɡenst]

contrario noun
{m}

antonym [antonyms](word which has the opposite meaning)
noun
[UK: ˈæn.tə.nɪm] [US: ˈæn.tə.nɪm]

opposite [opposites](contrary thing)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt] [US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]
He did the opposite. = Fece il contrario.

reverse [reverses](opposite of something)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈvɜːs] [US: rɪ.ˈvɝːs]
If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman. = Se un uomo vuole imparare a sembrare un madrelingua giapponese, non dovrebbe solo imparare il giapponese dalle donne. Il contrario è vero per una donna.

contrario adjective
{m}

wayward(given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray)
adjective
[UK: ˈweɪ.wəd] [US: ˈweɪ.wərd]

caso adessivo noun
{m}

adessive case(noun case used to indicate adjacent location)
noun

caso abessivo noun
{m}

abessive case(case used to express the lack of something)
noun

caso superessivo noun
{m}

superessive case(case used to indicate location on an object)
noun

caso inessivo noun
{m}

inessive(inessive case)
noun
[UK: ɪnˈesɪv] [US: ɪnˈesɪv]

caso fortuito noun
{m}

fluke [flukes](stroke of luck)
noun
[UK: fluːk] [US: ˈfluːk]

caso allativo noun
{m}

allative case(case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something)
noun
[UK: ˈalətˌɪv kˈeɪs] [US: ˈælətˌɪv kˈeɪs]

caso retto noun
{m}

direct case(noun case covering the nominative and possibly other cases)
noun

caso indice noun
{m}

index case(first documented patient in a disease epidemic)
noun

caso assolutivo noun
{m}

absolutive case(case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action)
noun
[UK: ˌæb.sə.ˈluː.tɪv keɪs] [US: ˌæb.sə.ˈluː.tɪv ˈkeɪs]

caso d'uso noun
{m}

use case(system scenario)
noun

caso strumentale noun
{m}

instrumental case(case to express agency or means)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.strʊ.ˈmen.tl̩ keɪs] [US: ˌɪn.strə.ˈmen.tl̩ ˈkeɪs]

caso famoso noun
{m}

cause célèbre(issue or incident arousing heated public debate)
noun

caso obliquo noun
{m}

oblique case(any noun case except the nominative (and vocative))
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbliːk keɪs] [US: ə.ˈbliːk ˈkeɪs]

caso dativo noun
{m}

dative case(case used to express direction towards an indirect object)
noun
[UK: ˈdeɪ.tɪv keɪs] [US: ˈdeɪ.tɪv ˈkeɪs]

caso ergativo noun
{m}

ergative case(case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages)
noun

caso essivo noun
{m}

essive case(case used to indicate a temporary state of being)
noun

caso caritivo noun
{m}

caritive case(case used to express the lack of something)
noun

caso delativo noun
{m}

delative case(case used to indicate movement from an object)
noun

caso genitivo noun
{m}

genitive [genitives](inflection pattern)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒe.nə.tɪv] [US: ˈdʒe.nə.tɪv]

caso fortuito noun
{m}

force majeure(unavoidable catastrophe)
noun

a caso adverb

haphazardly(in a haphazard manner)
adverb
[UK: hæp.ˈhæ.zəd.li] [US: hæp.ˈhæ.zərd.li]

in caso preposition

in case of(in the event of)
preposition
[UK: ɪn keɪs əv] [US: ɪn ˈkeɪs əv]

guarda caso interjection

lo and behold(used to express surprise)
interjection

per caso preposition

by chance(unexpected(ly); accidental(ly))
preposition
[UK: baɪ tʃɑːns] [US: baɪ ˈtʃæns]

guarda caso adverb

as it happens(by coincidence)
adverb
[UK: əz ɪt ˈhæ.pənz] [US: ˈæz ˈɪt ˈhæ.pənz]

per caso preposition

by the way(incidentally)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈweɪ]