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If there should be.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Take an umbrella in case of rain.
- In case of emergency, break glass.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
فِي حَال
(fī ḥāl)
— in the event of
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Arabic:
إِذ مَا
(ʔiḏ mā)
— in the event of
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Arabic:
فِيمَا لَوْ
(fīmā law)
— in the event of
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Arabic:
اذا
(eza)
— in the event of
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Chinese Mandarin:
如果
(rúguǒ)
— in the event of
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Chinese Mandarin:
萬一 /万一
(wànyī)
— in the event of
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Finnish:
siinä tapauksessa että
— in the event of
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Finnish:
siltä varalta että
— in the event of
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Finnish:
mikäli
— in the event of
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French:
en cas de
— in the event of
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West-Frisian:
om it gefal
— in the event of
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German:
falls
— in the event of
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German:
im Falle
— in the event of
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Greek:
σε περίπτωση
(se períptosi)
— in the event of
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Hungarian:
esetére
— in the event of
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Hungarian:
esetén
— in the event of
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Italian:
in caso
— in the event of
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Italian:
eventualmente
— in the event of
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Japanese:
もし〜ならば
(moshi ... naraba)
— in the event of
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Norwegian Bokmål:
i tilfelle (av)
— in the event of
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
i tilfelle (av)
— in the event of
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Pannonian Rusyn:
у случаю
(u slučaju)
— in the event of
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Persian:
در صورتی که
(dar surati ke)
— in the event of
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Persian:
در صورت
(dar surat-e)
— in the event of
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Polish:
w razie
— in the event of
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Polish:
na wypadek
— in the event of
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Polish:
w sytuacji
— in the event of
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Polish:
w przypadku
— in the event of
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Portuguese:
caso
— in the event of
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Russian:
в слу́чае
(v slúčaje)
— in the event of
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Russian:
на слу́чай
(na slúčaj)
— in the event of
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Spanish:
por si acaso
— in the event of
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Spanish:
en caso de
— in the event of
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Spanish:
caso de
— in the event of
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Swedish:
ifall
— in the event of
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Swedish:
i det fall
— in the event of
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Swedish:
i händelse av
— in the event of
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Telugu:
ఒకవేళ
(okavēḷa)
— in the event of
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Walloon:
si e cas
— in the event of
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Walloon:
po si e cas
— in the event of