state of affairs
state of affairs · states of affairs
положение дел, состояние дел, положение, состояние
Sachlage, Lage, Zustand
situación actual, estado de los asuntos
état de choses, situation, état des lieux
situazione, stato, stato delle cose
stan rzeczy
gidişat
estado de coisas, circunstância
A specific situation; a set of circumstancesA specific situation; a set of circumstances.
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specific situation:
Examples
11 sentencesNice state of affairs, isn't it?
Few desire this state of affairs.
We cannot allow this state of affairs to continue any longer.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A specific situation; a set of circumstances.
His uncooperative attitude creates a difficult state of affairs for all of us.
Sachlage, Lage, Zustand
положе́ние делpoložénije del, состоя́ние делsostojánije del, положе́ниеpoložénije
More definitions
- the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Forms
plural: states of affairs| Singular | state of affairs |
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irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time:situation
See also
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