cases in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cases in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.casar VB trans

1.1. casar cura/juez:

casar

to marry

1.2. casar padres:

casar

to marry

casar

to marry off

han casado a todos sus hijos

they've married off all their children

casó muy bien a su hijo

he made a good marriage for his son

2. casar LAW:

casar sentencia

to quash

II.casar VB intr

1. casar (encajar):

casar dibujos:

to match up

casar piezas:

to fit together

casar cuentas:

to match

casar cuentas:

to tally

2. casar (armonizar):

casar colores/estilo:

to go together

(casar con algo) casa bien con la alfombra

it goes well with the carpet

su carácter independiente no casa con la rigidez de sus padres

his independent nature clashes with his parents' strictness

III.casarse VB vpr

casarse

to get married

se casaron ayer

they got married yesterday

se casaron ayer

they were married yesterday

se casó con un abogado

she married a lawyer

casarse en segundas nupcias

to marry again

casarse en segundas nupcias

to remarry

no casarse con nadie un periodista que no se casa con nadie

an uncompromising journalist

no casarse con nadie un periodista que no se casa con nadie

a journalist who refuses to compromise

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en martes, ni te cases ni te embarques prov

proverb suggesting that it will bring bad luck to start a new venture on a Tuesday

¡y no se va a casar con un don nadie como tú!

and she's not going to marry a nobody like you!

¡y no se va a casar con un don nadie como tú!

and she's not going to marry a walking zero like you! Am inf

eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino

all that stuff about getting married is a load of nonsense inf

Translations for cases in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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marry off

casar

they wanted to get married, but their parents wouldn't agree to it

se querían casar, pero sus padres no lo consentían

marry in haste, repent at leisure

antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces

attr they had a shotgun wedding

se tuvieron que casar

so you want to marry my daughter, eh?

así que se quiere casar con mi hija ¿eh?

marry

casar

cases in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cases in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.casar VB intr

1. casar elev (casarse):

casar

to marry

2. casar (combinar):

casar

to match

II.casar VB trans

1. casar (unir en matrimonio):

casar

to marry

estar [o ser] casado

to be married

los recién casados

the newlyweds

2. casar:

casar (combinar)

to combine

casar (piezas)

to join together

3. casar LAW (anular):

casar

to annul

III.casar VB refl

casarse con alguien

to get married to sb

casarse en [o por] la Iglesia

to get married in church

casarse por lo civil

to get married in a registry office

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veo bien que te cases

I approve of your getting married

se me ha escapado que te vas a casar

I let it slip that you were getting married

Translations for cases in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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wed

casar

unite

casar

marry

casar

I heard it on the grapevine that he is marrying

corren rumores de que se va a casar

it

la, le, lo (in many cases, ‘it’ is omitted when referring to information already known)

look before you leap prov

antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces prov

agree

casar

cases Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se me ha escapado que te vas a casar

I let it slip that you were getting married

veo bien que te cases

I approve of your getting married

antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces prov

look before you leap prov

la, le, lo (in many cases, ‘it’ is omitted when referring to information already known)

it

corren rumores de que se va a casar

I heard it on the grapevine that he is marrying