case

1 هنر:: محفظه

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 عمومی:: غلاف‌، قالب‌، پوسته‌، (n): سرگذشت‌، قاب‌، جعبه‌، صندوق‌، جلد

شبکه مترجمین ایران

3 عمومی:: پوکه، مورد

but what are we weighing - bullet, lube, case, powder or primer،

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

4 عمومی:: حالت

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: case ADJECTIVES/NOUN + case a court case • There was a lot of publicity surrounding the court case. a murder case • He had been a witness in a murder case. a libel case (= against someone who has written a bad statement about someone else ) • damages awarded by juries in libel cases a criminal case • It was the longest and most expensive criminal case in US history. a civil case (= not a criminal case ) • He is involved with civil cases, not criminal ones. a test case (= one that will establish a principle for the first time ) • If the dispute goes to court it could be an important test case. a landmark case (= one that established a principle for the first time ) • a landmark case about copyright protection for computer software a high-profile case (= one that gets a lot of attention ) • a defense lawyer who has handled some high-profile cases verbs bring a case (against somebody) • There was not enough evidence to bring a case against him. hear/try a case (= listen to the evidence before making a judgment ) • The case will be heard by a federal judge. win/lose a case (= be successful or unsuccessful in proving someone guilty or not guilty ) • Lomax was a brilliant lawyer who had never lost a case. settle a case (= end it finally ) • He paid a $15,000 fine to settle the case. adjourn a case (= stop it for a short time ) • The case was adjourned until next month for further reports. dismiss/throw out a case (= officially stop it from continuing ) • The case was thrown out by New York state’s highest court. drop a case (= not continue with it ) • The case was dropped because of a lack of evidence. a case comes/goes to court • When the case finally came to court, they were found not guilty. a case comes/goes to trial • By the time her case went to trial, her story had changed. a case comes before a judge/court • The case came before the federal courts.

transnet.ir

2 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with CASE, Also see BASKET CASE; GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS (CASES); HAVE A CASE ON; IN ANY CASE; IN CASE OF; IN NO CASE; IN THE CASE OF; JUST IN CASE; MAKE A FEDERAL CASE; OFF SOMEONE'S BACK (CASE); OPEN AND SHUT CASE.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: noun bag: He carried a brown case with him. noun situation: In that case you must refuse. noun dispute: His case will be heard by a judge. noun instrument cover: The guitar was in a case.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: Phrase(s): the case the [current] instance; an actual situation. • I think Bill is a vegetarian, and if that is the case, we should not serve him meat. • Susie believes trees can talk, but that is not the case.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs

5 general::   noun example ADJ. classic, textbook, typical | clear, obvious, simple It was a simple case of mistaken identity. | borderline After the exams, the teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test. | extreme | isolated, rare Except in a few rare cases, bee stings are not dangerous. | exceptional, special | striking VERB + CASE highlight, illustrate, show He highlighted the case of Harry Farr, 25, who was executed for cowardice in 1916. CASE + VERB arise, occur The committee has full powers to deal with any cases of malpractice that arise. CASE + NOUN study a case study of an Amazonian tribe | example PREP. in sb's/this ~ In her case, she failed the exam because she wasn't well. | ~ of a case of animal cruelty PHRASES case by case/on a case by case basis Complaints are dealt with on a case by case basis. | a case in point Many professions feel they deserve higher pay, and nurses are a case in point. true situation VERB + CASE be, remain It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching. | overstate, understate I agree with him, but don't you think he slightly overstates the case? of a disease ADJ. acute, chronic | advanced, serious, severe | mild CASE + NOUN history Medical students study the case histories of many patients. | file, notes, records, report PREP. ~ of a severe case of food poisoning police investigation ADJ. notorious the notorious case of the Botley strangler | tragic | murder, robbery VERB + CASE investigate, work on Four police officers are investigating the case. | crack, solve They never solved the Jones murder case. CASE + NOUN officer Carter was the senior case officer on the investigation. PREP. on the ~ A detective is on the case at the moment. | ~ of a case of theft in a court of law ADJ. court | criminal | civil | test This is a test case which will influence what other judges decide. | divorce VERB + CASE bring The victim decided to bring a case of rape against him. | handle This was the hardest case she had handled since becoming a lawyer. | consider, hear, try The court will consider the case soon. The case will be heard in the Court of Appeal. | adjourn | dismiss, throw out The case was thrown out for lack of evidence. | drop The prosecution decided to drop the case. | decide, settle The case was settled out of court. | win | lose | review CASE + VERB come before sb, come to court, go to court, go to trial The case came before Judge Hales in the Crown Court. He was so clearly innocent, the case should never have gone to court. | collapse The case against her collapsed when a key witness was proved to have lied. | centre on sth, hinge on sth, rest on sth, turn on sth The case hinged on the evidence of the only witness to the killing. | raise sth The case raises a number of issues. PREP. in a/the ~ the evidence in the case | ~ against The case against her was very weak. | ~ of PHRASES a/no case to answer The judge ruled that the defendant had no case to answer, as the evidence had been discredited. | the circumstances/facts of a case arguments ADJ. convincing, good, powerful, strong | open-and-shut, unanswerable With his current superb form, he presents an unanswerable case for selection in the team. | weak | defence, prosecution/prosecution's VERB + CASE have Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law). | prepare The defendant requested more time to prepare his case. | outline, set out | deliver, make (out), present, put, state You can make out a case for changing our teaching methods. | argue, plead I thought she argued her case very well. | take up The local MP has taken up the case of the family of six who have been left homeless. | judge The teacher must judge each case according to its merits. | bolster, help, support What evidence do you have to support your case? | weaken CASE + VERB exist A strong case exists for adopting a similar system in this country. PREP. ~ against Is there a case against wearing school uniforms? | ~ for PHRASES the case for the defence/prosecution, the merits of a case The disciplinary committee considered the merits of his case before fining him. container ADJ. display She kept all her trophies in a display case. | presentation a gold wristwatch in a presentation case | carrying He put the binoculars back in their carrying case. | packing | glass The room was full of stuffed animals in glass cases. | cigarette, glasses, jewellery, pencil, pillow | guitar, violin, etc. PREP. in/inside a/the ~, out of a/the ~ suitcase ADJ. attache | overnightSUITCASE (for other collocates with case) grammar ADJ. ablative, accusative, dative, genitive, instrumental, locative, nominative, vocative VERB + CASE take In Polish the verb ‘to be’ takes the instrumental case. CASE + NOUN ending

Oxford Collocations Dictionary