cás1, m. (gs. cáis, pl. ~anna). 1. Case. (a) Instance, circumstances, state of affairs. I g~ mar seo, in a case like this. I g~ go, nach, mbeimis ann, in case we should, should not, be there. ~ ar leith, a special case. Sa chéad chás, in the first instance. Sa chás céanna, in like circumstances. Is é an ~ céanna é, it comes to the same thing. I mo chás féin, in my own case. I do chás-sa (de), in your case, as far as you are concerned. Sa chás sin (de), in that case, if that be the case. Is é an ~ é (go), the fact of the matter is (that). Cuir(eam) i g~ (go), (let us) suppose (that). An costas beatha, cuir i g~, take the cost of living, for instance. Déan do chás féin de, suppose it were your own case. Ní hiad atá i g~ agam, I am not referring to them. Is ionann an ~ duit é, it is all the same for you. Is bocht an ~ é, it is a sad case. Tuigim do chás, I understand your case, recognize your difficulty. Is trua liom do chás, I am sorry about your trouble. An té nach ngoilleann do chás air ná déan do ghearán leis, do not bring your complaints where they are not wanted. (b)Med:~ dochtúra, ospidéil, a case for a doctor, for hospital treatment. ~ fiabhrais, eitinne, fever, tuberculosis, case. (c)Jur:~ dlí, cúirte, coiteann, law, court, common, case. ~ dlí a thabhairt ar dhuine, to take legal proceedings against s.o. ~ an Stáit, the case for the State. Is é an ~ atá aige go, it is his submission that. 2. Concern; matter for concern. Bheith i g~ faoi rud, to be concerned about sth. Níl ~ acu ionainn, they are not concerned about us. Níor chás é (dá, ach go), it wouldn’t matter (if, except that). Is beag de chás iad, it doesn’t matter about them. Dá mbeadh an tsláinte agam ba lúide (de) chás é, it wouldn’t matter so much if I were in good health. An té is ~ orainn, linn, the person we are concerned about. Ní ~ orm, liom, iad, they are no concern of mine. Níor chás duit braon tae a thabhairt dó, it would be no harm for you to give him a drop of tea. Ní ~ duit! Well you may! Níl ~ ná náire air, he is quite unashamed. I g~ idir dhá chomhairle, in a state of perplexity. Mo chás! Alas! S.a. galar 2. (Var:gpl. ~)