Acaso in english
Perhaps
pronunciation: pɜrhæps part of speech: adverb
pronunciation: pɜrhæps part of speech: adverb
In gestures
acaso = at all.
Example: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.more:
» haber guardado por si acaso = have + lying around .
Example: This muff took me less than 2 hours to make and cost me nothing, because I used an old coat too ugly and stained to donate, and a scrap of fabric I had lying around.» por si acaso = in case of ; on the off chance ; just in case [En biblioteconomía, principio por el cual la prioridad de la biblioteca es acumular material "por si acaso" le es útil a alguien] ; on spec [Abreviatura de on speculation] ; for good measure .
Example: Regardless of how humble present budgets may be librarians must have in mind a clear-cut spending strategy in case of windfall moneys being made available. Example: What this book seeks to communicate is not an index of cases practicing librarians can file through later in their professional lives on the off chance that lightning will strike twice and that they will be able to locate an elegant solution to a somewhat similar experience. Example: The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation. Example: You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August. Example: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.» si acaso = if ever ; if at all ; if and when .
Example: A search of a collection very rarely, if ever, retrieves all the relevant documents possessed in that collection. Example: Local vendors offer, if at all, mainly western popular literature and newspapers. Example: They haven't experienced it in their own lives, so they figure that they'll think about it if and when the time comes.» tener guardado por si acaso = have + lying around .
Example: This muff took me less than 2 hours to make and cost me nothing, because I used an old coat too ugly and stained to donate, and a scrap of fabric I had lying around.