en aucun cas

/ɑ̃n okœ̃ ka/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. under no circumstances

    • En aucun cas, tu ne dois divulguer ce secret.

      Under no circumstances should you reveal this secret.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

keinesfalls

keinesfalls is the German word for the same thing — both mean "under no circumstances."

Practice

1 What does en aucun cas mean?

2 Fill the gap: En ___ cas, tu ne dois divulguer ce secret.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches en aucun cas?

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