French equivalent of "just in case"?

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I'd like to know how a French speaker might express this, especially when nothing specific follows it, e.g.

One of these things is usually enough, but I've bought a second one, just in case.

Un seul de ces machins suffit normalement, mais j'en ai acheté un deuxième, …

score 23 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 13 '13 at 13:47

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Au cas où. Grammatically, one should complete with the situation where it would be useful, but it is very common not to expand it.

Un seul de ces machins suffit normalement, mais j'en ai acheté un deuxième, au cas où…

edited Jan 13 '13 at 13:47

Stéphane Gimenez

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answered Jan 02 '13 at 07:51

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Could raisonably be written juste au cas où to match **just** in case. – F. Hauri - Give Up GitHub Jan 05 '13 at 00:30
While there are not completing phrase, Frenchies like to terminate with tree dots, like this: in case... – F. Hauri - Give Up GitHub Jan 05 '13 at 00:35

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 26 '13 at 10:42

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Ou :

par précaution
on ne sait jamais
à tout hasard
des fois que ... (familier)
tout peut arriver

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Stéphane Gimenez

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answered Sep 26 '13 at 10:37

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French equivalent of "just in case"?

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