vocative case in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for vocative case in the English»Italian Dictionary

vocative case N

vocative case

caso m vocativo

Translations for vocative case in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.vocative [Brit ˈvɒkətɪv, Am ˈvɑkədɪv] N LING

vocative

vocativo m

in the vocative

al vocativo

II.vocative [Brit ˈvɒkətɪv, Am ˈvɑkədɪv] ADJ

vocative noun:

vocative

al vocativo

CASE [Brit keɪs] N

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case¹ [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] N

1. case (instance, example):

case

caso m

in several cases

in molti casi

a case of mistaken identity

uno sbaglio di persona

on a case by case basis

caso per caso

in which case or in that case

in tal caso

in such or these cases

in questi casi

in 7 out of 10 cases

in 7 casi su 10

a case in point

un esempio significativo or calzante

it was a case of making a quick decision

si trattava di prendere un decisione immediata

it's a case of substituting X for Y

si tratta di sostituire X con Y

it's simply a case of waiting

non si deve far altro che attendere

2. case (state of affairs, situation):

case

caso m

that's not the case here

non è questo il caso

such or this being the case

stando così le cose

is it the case that…?

è vero che…?

as or whatever the case may be

a seconda dei casi

should this be the case or if this is the case, contact your doctor

in tal caso, rivolgetevi al vostro medico

in no case will customers be refunded

in nessun caso i clienti verranno rimborsati

3. case (legal arguments):

the case for the Crown Brit, the case for the State Am

la tesi dell'accusa

the case for the defence

la tesi della difesa

to state the case

esporre i fatti

to put the case for the prosecution

rappresentare la pubblica accusa

to put the case for the defence

rappresentare la difesa

the case against Foster

la causa contro Foster

there is a case to answer

esiste un'accusa a cui rispondere in giudizio

the case is closed LAW

il caso è chiuso also fig

to rest one's case LAW

concludere

I rest my case fig

non ho nulla da aggiungere

4. case (convincing argument):

case

argomenti mpl

case

ragioni fpl

to put the case for sth

esporre gli argomenti a favore di qc

to make a good case for sth

addurre validi argomenti a favore di qc

to argue the case for privatization

sostenere la causa della privatizzazione

there's a strong case against it

ci sono validi motivi in contrario

there's a strong case for, against doing

ci sono ottime ragioni per fare, per non fare

5. case (trial):

case

causa f

case

processo m

criminal, civil case

causa penale, civile

murder case

processo per omicidio

to win one's case

vincere la causa

to lose, plead a case

perdere, perorare una causa

the case before the court

il caso in giudizio

his case comes up next week

il suo caso verrà dibattuto la prossima settimana

to decide a case

pronunciare una sentenza or emettere un verdetto

famous cases

le cause celebri

6. case (criminal investigation):

the Burgess case

il caso Burgess

to work or be on a case

lavorare a un caso

a murder, blackmail case

un caso di omicidio, di ricatto

the cases of Sherlock Holmes

le inchieste di Sherlock Holmes

7. case MED (instance of disease, patient):

case

caso m

30 cases of chickenpox

30 casi di varicella

he's a psychiatric case

è un malato mentale

8. case (in welfare work):

case (client)

caso m

to deal with a lot of difficult cases

occuparsi di molti casi difficili

a problem case

un caso problematico

9. case (person) inf:

he's a real case!

è davvero un tipo strano!

a hopeless case

un caso disperato

a hard case

un osso duro

to be a head case inf

essere un po' matto

10. case LING:

case

caso m

in the accusative case

all'accusativo

11. case:

in any case (besides, anyway)

a ogni modo or comunque

in any case (at any rate)

in ogni caso or in qualsiasi caso

and in any case, I've no intention of staying

e a ogni modo, non intendo rimanere

the effect of the recession, or in any case of high inflation, is that…

l'effetto della recessione, o comunque dell'elevata inflazione, è che…

12. case:

in case

in caso, se

in case it rains

nel caso piovesse

take the street map just in case

prendi la pianta della città, non si sa mai

your report, in case you've forgotten, was due yesterday

la tua relazione, nel caso te ne fossi dimenticato, doveva essere consegnata ieri

Phrases:

in case of in case of fire, emergency

in caso di incendio, di emergenza

get off my case! inf

togliti dai piedi! lasciami in pace!

to get, be on sb's case (keep criticising) inf

stare addosso a qn or rompere le scatole a qn or stressare qn

I.case² [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] N

1. case (suitcase):

case

valigia f

2. case (crate, chest):

case

cassa f

case

cassetta f

to buy wine by the case

comprare il vino a casse

3. case (display cabinet):

case

vetrina f

case

teca f

to display sth in a case

esporre qc in una vetrinetta

4. case (protective container):

case (for spectacles, binoculars)

astuccio m

case (for spectacles, binoculars)

custodia f

case (for cartridge)

bossolo m

case (for pistol)

fondina f

case (for rifle, knife)

fodero m

case (for jewels)

portagioielli m

case (for jewels)

scrigno m

case (of camera)

corpo m macchina

case (of watch, clock)

cassa f

case (of piano)

cassa f (armonica)

5. case TYPO:

case

cassa f

in lower, upper case

in lettere minuscole, maiuscole

6. case (bookcover):

case

copertina f

II.case² [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] VB trans inf (reconnoitre)

to case the joint thief:

fare una ricognizione

vocative case in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vocative case in the English»Italian Dictionary

case¹ [keɪs] N

1. case a. MED, LING:

case

caso m

in any case

in ogni caso

just in case

per precauzione

in case it rains

in caso piova

as the case may be

a seconda dei casi

2. case LAW:

case

causa f

case

caso m

to close the case

chiudere il caso

to lose one's case

perdere la causa

3. case (argument):

to make a case for sth

argomentare in favore di qc

case² [keɪs] N (container)

case

cassa f

case for jewels

astuccio m

case for eyeglasses, musical instrument

custodia f

a case of beer/soft drinks

una cassa di birra/bevande analcoliche

glass case

vetrina f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Only one postposition governs the nominative case ("-vit" like), and there are no postpositions that govern the ergative or the vocative cases.

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Adjectives are also declined in the vocative case.

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The second singular and plural personal pronouns are also declined in the vocative case.

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The vocative case only remains as a form distinct from the nominative for a few words, such as "nht" - (my) father.

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Additionally, nouns can also be inflected for the absentative, locative, and (with some nouns) vocative cases.

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The vocative case causes lenition of the initial consonant of names.

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Nouns with definite article can also be in the vocative case.

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Their functions as intensifiers and interjections are taken up by using the vocative case.

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Nouns in the vocative case can not be determined by an indefinite article.

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