This is the 76th most frequent French word.
cas
"Cas" (French): case, instance, or situation.
The word 'cas' refers to a specific situation or condition being discussed.
Dans ce cas, il vaut mieux attendre.
In this case, it's better to wait.
Here, 'cas' represents different scenarios or circumstances to be considered.
As-tu pris en compte tous les cas possibles ?
Did you take into account all possible cases?
The phrase 'en cas de' uses 'cas' to denote a potential or hypothetical situation.