case[Anglais]

nom
1 : the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
2 : (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
3 : the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
4 : a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
5 : a special set of circumstances
6 : a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
7 : a specific size and style of type within a type family
verbe
1 : look over, usually with the intention to rob
2 : enclose in, or as if in, a case
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