heypolyglot
Italian

casuale

/kaˈzwa.le/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,817

Meaning

accidental; random

  • happening by chance; accidental
  • random or not planned

In a sentence

I numeri sono stati estratti in ordine casuale.

The numbers were drawn in random order.

È stato un incontro casuale in stazione?

Was it a chance meeting at the station?

La sua scelta non è stata casuale.

His choice was not random.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
casualemasculine · singular
casualefeminine · singular
casualimasculine · plural
casualifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • In shopping, stile casual often means casual style.
  • Casuale can also mean random or accidental depending on context.
  • Not the same as English casual in every case; check context.

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