A2🔤 Letters B & C
Italian word
caso
case, situation; chance, coincidence
Looks like
case
a container; a legal case; an instance; a briefcase
⚠️ The trap
Caso and 'case' overlap for situation/instance. But 'case' as a physical container (pencil case, suitcase) is 'custodia' or 'valigia' in Italian — not 'caso'. 'Per caso' means by chance/coincidence.
To say "a container; a legal case; an instance; a briefcase" in Italian:
caso = coincidence/situation; custodia, valigia (case as container)
"caso" in English means:
case, situation; chance, coincidence
Example
"In questo caso, è meglio aspettare."
"In this case, it is better to wait."
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