"au cas où" meaning in French

See au cas où in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /o ka u/, /o kɑ u/, /o ka.z‿u/, /o kɑ.z‿u/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-au cas où.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} au cas où
  1. just in case
    Sense id: en-au_cas_où-fr-adv-TVhhgpGv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2

Conjunction

IPA: /o ka u/, /o kɑ u/, /o ka.z‿u/, /o kɑ.z‿u/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-au cas où.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|conjunction}} au cas où
  1. in case (+ conditional or subjunctive) Synonyms: au cas que, en cas que
    Sense id: en-au_cas_où-fr-conj-rXZrpSFS
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          "english": "Take a raincoat in case it rains.",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/o kɑ u/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o ka.z‿u/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/o kɑ.z‿u/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/o kɑ u/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/o ka.z‿u/"
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