"im Fall" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [German]

IPA: [ɪm ˈfal] (note: Standard German of Germany and Austria), [ˈɪm ˌfal] [Standard-German-of-Switzerland], [ɪm ˈfal] [Standard-German-of-Switzerland] Audio: De-im Fall.ogg
Etymology: Literally, "in the case". Head templates: {{head|de|prepositional phrase}} im Fall
  1. (Switzerland, idiomatic) just to let you know; by the way Tags: Switzerland, idiomatic Synonyms: nur zur Information/ nur zur Info, ;, am Rande, im Übrigen, übrigens, ;, apropos, nur mal so (alt: am Rande, nebenbei, zur Info) [colloquial]
    Sense id: en-im_Fall-de-prep_phrase-ZHj5QpUY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Switzerland German

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        {
          "english": "Prejudice 9: Boy scouts sing old-fangled songs. “Hey! We also do sing by the way modern stuff” Simon says.",
          "ref": "2004 September 4, “Schweizerischer Pfaditag 2004”, in Berner Zeitung, page 35",
          "text": "Vorurteil 9: Pfadfinder singen altmodische Lieder. «He! Wir singen im Fall auch moderne Sachen», sagt Simon.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "english": "She have played the piano very well. That, she cannot do anymore. “These would still do” she says stretching her arms in the air and moving her fingers. But she is not able anymore to see very well. Otherwise she be healthy. “Just to let you know, I have never had headaches in all of these one hundred years.”",
          "ref": "2008 November 19th, Malolo Kessler: «Ich wäre gerne Pianistin geworden», in St. Galler Tagblatt, No. 271, p. 37 (archived online; retrieved October 18, 2015), p. 37",
          "text": "Sie habe sehr gut Klavier gespielt. Das kann sie jetzt nicht mehr. «Die da würden ja noch funktionieren», sagt sie, streckt beide Hände in die Luft und bewegt die Finger. Aber sie sehe nicht mehr sehr gut. Sonst sei sie gesund. «Ich habe in den ganzen hundert Jahren ‹im Fall› noch nie Kopfschmerzen gehabt.»",
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          "word": "nur zur Information/ nur zur Info"
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        {
          "word": ";"
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          "word": "am Rande"
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          "word": "im Übrigen"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "nur mal so"
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      "note": "Standard German of Germany and Austria"
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          "english": "Prejudice 9: Boy scouts sing old-fangled songs. “Hey! We also do sing by the way modern stuff” Simon says.",
          "ref": "2004 September 4, “Schweizerischer Pfaditag 2004”, in Berner Zeitung, page 35",
          "text": "Vorurteil 9: Pfadfinder singen altmodische Lieder. «He! Wir singen im Fall auch moderne Sachen», sagt Simon.",
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          "english": "She have played the piano very well. That, she cannot do anymore. “These would still do” she says stretching her arms in the air and moving her fingers. But she is not able anymore to see very well. Otherwise she be healthy. “Just to let you know, I have never had headaches in all of these one hundred years.”",
          "ref": "2008 November 19th, Malolo Kessler: «Ich wäre gerne Pianistin geworden», in St. Galler Tagblatt, No. 271, p. 37 (archived online; retrieved October 18, 2015), p. 37",
          "text": "Sie habe sehr gut Klavier gespielt. Das kann sie jetzt nicht mehr. «Die da würden ja noch funktionieren», sagt sie, streckt beide Hände in die Luft und bewegt die Finger. Aber sie sehe nicht mehr sehr gut. Sonst sei sie gesund. «Ich habe in den ganzen hundert Jahren ‹im Fall› noch nie Kopfschmerzen gehabt.»",
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          "word": ";"
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          "word": "im Übrigen"
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          "word": ";"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "nur mal so"
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