"au cas où" meaning in French

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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 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 90 10

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

Download JSON data for au cas où meaning in French (2.2kB)

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