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случай in English:

1. occasion occasion


We see them on occasion.
If there is a suitable occasion, I'll introduce you to him.
In our lives, we have three or four occasions of showing bravery, but every day, we have the occasion to show a lack of cowardice.
You should change your job if the occasion arises.
I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.
I'm not bothered. It's just my usual nightcap. Having someone to drink with on occasion might be nice.
We need to distinguish what a sentence could mean from what it actually does mean when used by one particular speaker on one particular occasion.
Only on one occasion the interviewee introduces a topic.
And don’t forget, flower arrangements also make the perfect gift for so many different occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, get will wishes or to simply say, “I love you!”
Use a brief expression of condolence, such as: "On this sad occasion we grieve with you".
The flight delay was occasioned by the need for a further security check.
On one occasion Aristotle was asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated: "As much," said he, "as the living are to the dead."
The occasion demands a cool head.
Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.
Nothing is more dangerous to reason than the flights of the imagination, and nothing has been the occasion of more mistakes among philosophers.

English word "случай"(occasion) occurs in sets:

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2. case case


This case is complicated.
That's a clear case of "water off a duck's back".
Can a case be made for late-term abortions?
A very unfortunate case came to our attention several years ago.
Our whole case hinges on whether the government's actions were constitutional or not.
The Democrats haven't decided on their candidates yet, but in any case they're sure to lose.
In any case, now I'm considering trying out some likely things.
Have you ever been a witness in a court case?
In any case I just want to make clear that the fact that these are not normal people.
In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance.
camera case
I wish my family would put DVDs back in their cases.
A more experienced lawyer would have dealt with the case in a different way.
You should stockpile necessary supplies in case of a big earthquake.
In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.

English word "случай"(case) occurs in sets:

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