tilfælde

accident, case, chance, coincidence, contingency, fluke

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(et -) case (af of, fx a case of mistaken identity; it is different in my case),

(forekomst) instance ( fx the commission found many instances of abuse);

(sygdomstilfælde) case ( fx a bad case of malaria),

(anfald) attack ( fx of malaria; a slight attack of influenza),

(kort, pludseligt) fit ( fx an apoplectic fit);

[få et tilfælde]

T have a fit;

(hændelse) occurrence ( fx a strange (, an unfortunate) occurrence),

F incident ( fx a strange incident),

(træf) chance ( fx a lucky chance),

(sammentræf) coincidence;

[et rent tilfælde] the merest chance, a mere coincidence;

[det er et tilfælde der ser ud som en tanke] it looks as if it was done on purpose;

(kendsgerning) case, fact ( fx if that is the case; if that is a fact);

[det er ikke tilfældet] that is not the case; that is not true;

[tilfældet]

(dvs skæbnen etc) chance ( fx chance threw them together);

[lade tilfældet råde] leave everything to chance, trust to luck;

[tilfældet ville at vi mødtes] chance would have it that we met, as luck would have it we met;

[ med præp:]

[for det tilfælde at de kommer] in case they (should) come;

[for alle tilfældes skyld] (just) in case, to be on the safe side;

[for tilfældet] for the occasion;

[lave noget for tilfældet] improvise something;

[i alle tilfælde]

(= i hvert fald), se ndf: i hvert tilfælde;

[i bedste (el. heldigste) tilfælde] at best; even at the best of times;

[i begge tilfælde] in both cases, in either case;

[i bekræftende tilfælde, i så tilfælde] if so, in that case;

[i hvert tilfælde] at any rate ( fx he is at any rate on our side), at least ( fx or so at least he said himself), anyway, anyhow ( fx

anyway, he is reliable, that is the main thing); in any case, at all events;

[i 9 af 10 tilfælde] in 9 cases out of 10;

[i nægtende tilfælde] if not;

[i påkommende tilfælde] should the occasion arise;

[i værste tilfælde] at worst, if the worst comes to the worst;

(se også påkommende, vis, værst);

[i tilfælde af]

F in case of ( fx fire), in the event of ( fx his death);

[i tilfælde af at]

(dvs hvis) if ( fx if the door is not locked),

(for det tilfældes skyld) in case ( fx I'll wait here in case they should come);

[i det tilfælde] in that case (el. event);

[vi er i det heldige tilfælde at vi kan hjælpe Dem] we are in the fortunate position of being able to help you;

[i dette tilfælde] in this case;

[ved et tilfælde] by chance, by accident;

[ved et heldigt tilfælde] by some fortunate chance, by a happy coincidence.