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caso meaning in English

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caso noun
{m}

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

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

instance [instances](case occurring, a case offered as an exemplification, an example)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.stəns] [US: ˈɪn.stəns]

caso abesivo noun
{m}

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

caso absolutivo 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 acusativo noun
{m}

accusative [accusatives](accusative case)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈkjuː.zə.tɪv] [US: ə.ˈkjuː.zə.tɪv]

caso adesivo noun
{m}

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

caso alativo noun
{m}

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

caso benefactivo noun
{m}

benefactive case(case used to indicate beneficiary)
noun

caso caritivo noun
{m}

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

caso comitativo noun
{m}

comitative case(case used to denote companionship)
noun

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 delativo noun
{m}

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

caso elativo noun
{m}

elative(elative case of a noun)
noun

elative case(case used to indicate movement out of something)
noun

caso ergativo noun
{m}

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

caso esivo noun
{m}

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

caso fortuito noun
{m}

act of God(unforeseen occurrence)
noun
[UK: ækt əv ɡɒd] [US: ˈækt əv ˈɡɑːd]

force majeure(unavoidable catastrophe)
noun

caso genitivo noun
{m}

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

caso ilativo noun
{m}

illative case(case used to indicate movement into something)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈleɪ.tɪv keɪs] [US: ˈɪ.lə.tɪv ˈkeɪs]

caso inesivo noun
{m}

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

caso instructivo noun
{m}

instructive case(case used to indicate means)
noun

caso instrumental noun
{m}

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

caso locativo noun
{m}

locative case(case used to indicate place, or the place where)
noun

caso nominativo noun
{m}

nominative case(case used to indicate the subject)
noun
[UK: ˈnɒ.mɪ.nə.tɪv keɪs] [US: ˈnɒ.mɪ.nə.tɪv ˈkeɪs]

caso oblicuo noun
{m}

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

caso partitivo noun
{m}

partitive(partitive case)
noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.tɪ.tɪv] [US: ˈpɑːr.tɪ.tɪv]

caso perdido noun
{m}

basket case(in a bad condition)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.skɪt keɪs] [US: ˈbæ.skət ˈkeɪs]

caso posesivo noun
{m}

possessive case(case used to express direct possession)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈze.sɪv keɪs] [US: pə.ˈze.sɪv ˈkeɪs]

caso preposicional noun
{m}

prepositional case(case serving as object of a preposition)
noun

caso superesivo noun
{m}

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

caso vocativo noun
{m}

vocative case(case of address)
noun
[UK: ˈvɒk.ə.tɪv keɪs] [US: ˈvɒk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪs]

caso índice noun
{m}

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

casoplón noun
{f}

mansion [mansions](large house or building)
noun
[UK: ˈmæn.ʃn̩] [US: ˈmæn.ʃn̩]

casorio noun
{m}

wedding [weddings](marriage ceremony)
noun
[UK: ˈwed.ɪŋ] [US: ˈwed.ɪŋ]

acaso adverb

maybe(indicating a lack of certainty)
adverb
[UK: ˈmeɪ.biː] [US: ˈmeɪ.bi]

perhaps(indicating a lack of certainty)
adverb
[UK: pə.ˈhæps] [US: pər.ˈhæps]

Carcasona proper noun
{f}

Carcassonne(city)
proper noun

Cáucaso proper noun
{m}

Caucasus(geographic region)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkɒk.ə.səs] [US: ˈkɒk.ə.səs]

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