case
noun
1 noun example, instancecás masc1 sampla masc4 let's take the case of Ireland féachaimis ar chás na hÉireannhe's a typical case sampla maith eiseanit was a case of mistaken identity an duine mícheart a bhí ann 2 noun MED instance, patientcás masc1 cases of the disease were increasing bhí líon na gcásanna den ghalar ag méadúa mild case of flu fliú éadromone in three cases are cured leigheastar duine as gach triúremergency cases only cásanna éigeandála amháinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun particular situationcás masc1 scéal masc1 your case is an exception is cás ar leith é do chás-sa, tá tusa i gcás ar leithin your case i do chás-sa, maidir leatsaif that's the case más amhlaidh an scéal, más mar sin é, más mar sin atáin this case sa chás seo, an uair seo, an iarraidh seoin no case should it be used níor cheart é a úsáid riamh, níor cheart é a úsáid i gcás ar bithin which case sa chás sinin some cases i gcásanna áirithein many cases, it's ignored go minic, déantar neamhaird de; ina lán cásanna, tugtar neamhaird airin most cases den chuid is móin nine out of ten cases naoi n-uaire as deichin such cases i gcásanna mar sin, i gcásanna den sórt sin, i gcásanna dá leithéidthis is the case with me also is é a dhála céanna agamsa é 4 noun LAW legal mattercás masc1 cúis fem2 she won a libel case against him bhuaigh sí cás clúmhillte ina aghaidhto hear a case cás a éisteachtthe case before the court an cás atá os comhair na cúirtecivil case cás sibhialta, cúis shibhialta 5 noun POLICE crimecás masc1 the case is unsolved tá an cás gan réiteachmurder case cás dúnmharfarape case cás éignithe 6 noun LAW argumentcás masc1 the case for the prosecution cás an ionchúisimhthere's no case against you níl cúis ar bith i d'aghaidh 7 noun set of argumentscás masc1 argóint fem2 to make a case for sth cás a dhéanamh ar son ruda, argóint a chur chun tosaigh ar son ruda 8 noun sth to be dealt withcás masc1 social workers reviewed the case rinne oibrithe sóisialta athbhreithniú ar an gcás 9 noun informal person in need of treatment, attentioncás masc1 she's a sad case is díol trua í 10 noun protective covercás masc1 guitar case cás giotáir 11 noun for display in shop etccás masc1 12 noun crate for bottles etccás masc1 a case of beer cás beoracha case of wine cás fíona 13 noun suitcasecás masc1 14 noun PUBL book covercás masc1 15 noun LING word formtuiseal masc1 in the dative case sa tuiseal tabharthach 16 noun COMP, PUBL form of lettercás masc1
verb
17 verb informal check out TRANSITIVEfair ar PhrV braith verb they'd cased the place bhí an áit braite acu 18 verb in protective material TRANSITIVEcásáil verb it was cased in plastic bhí cásáil phlaisteach air 19 verb put in protective casing, packaging TRANSITIVEcoinnigh i gcáscuir i gcás guns must be cased ní mór gunnaí a choinneáil i gcásanna