Engelsk substantiv: state of affairs | |||
1. | state of affairs (om tilstand) the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The present international situation is dangerous. Wondered how such a state of affairs had come about. Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | situation | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | state | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | absurd, acceptance, ballgame, challenge, childlessness, complication, crowding, disequilibrium, element, environment, equilibrium, exclusion, fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl, hotbed, inclusion, intestacy, new ballgame, picture, prison, prison house, rejection, scene, size, size of it, square one, status quo, the absurd, thing | ||