в случае

I

• В СЛУЧАЕ быть; В СЛУЧАЕ попасть (у кого) both obs

[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula (subj: human)]

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⇒ (to be, end up) under the patronage of an influential person:

- X попал в случай{{}}≈ X was (found himself, ended up) in Y's good graces;

- X gained Y's favor;

- [in limited contexts] X became (was) a court favorite (a favorite of the tsar's etc).

     ♦ "Подойди, подойди, любезный! Я и отцу-то твоему правду одна говорила, когда он в случае был, а тебе-то и бог велит" (Толстой 4). "Come on, come closer, my dear! I used to be the only one to tell that father of yours the truth in the days when he was a court favorite, and now it's my sacred duty to do the same for you" (4a).

II

• В СЛУЧАЕ чего{{}}

[PrepP; Invar; Prep (used with abstr, often deverbal, nouns); the resulting PrepP is adv]

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⇒ if sth. should happen, come about etc:

- in case of;

- in case...;

- in the event of (that...);

- [in limited contexts] if there is (are) any...;

- if it becomes a question of;

|| в случае необходимости (нужды etc) ≈ if need be.

     ♦ "...В случае нападения запирайте ворота да выводите солдат" (Пушкин 2). "...In case of an attack lock the gates and assemble the men" (2a).

     ♦ "Я думал, что в случае войны мы забудем все раздоры..." (Эренбург 4). "I thought that in the event of war we'd forget all our dissensions" (4a).

     ♦ "В случае невозможности Вашего личного присутствия, просим дать доверенность члену семьи..." (Войнович 3). "In the event that your personal attendance is impossible, we ask you to give power of attorney to a member of your family..." (3a).

     ♦ "Ведь в случае новых потрясений казаки Первого и Четвёртого полков перестреляют своих офицеров..." (Шолохов 3). "If there's any fresh upheavals, the Cossacks of the 1st and 4th regiments will shoot their officers to a man" (За).

     ♦ Он пишет обширнейшие циркуляры, в которых призывает, поощряет, убеждает, надеется, а в случае нужды даже требует и угрожает (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). He writes circulars of enormous length in which he makes appeals, holds out an encouraging hand, uses persuasion, expresses hope and, if need be, threatens (2a).