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Summary

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state of affairs:
- situation; état de fait; circonstances
Wiktionary:
- state of affairs → état de choses, situation

English

Detailed Translations for state of affairs from English to French

state of affairs:

state of affairs [the ~] noun

the state of affairs (situation)
la situation
- situation [la ~] noun
the state of affairs (way it happened; procedure)
l'état de fait; la circonstances
- état de fait [le ~] noun
- circonstances [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for state of affairs:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
circonstances	procedure; state of affairs; way it happened	conditions; current circumstances; states
situation	situation; state of affairs	aspect; condition; country; empire; function; installment; instalment; job; kingdom; lay-out; location; nation; orientation; position; post; siting; situation; state
état de fait	procedure; state of affairs; way it happened
-	situation
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	fact

Synonyms for "state of affairs":

situation; state

Related Definitions for "state of affairs":

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time¹
- wondered how such a state of affairs had come about¹

Wiktionary Translations for state of affairs:

state of affairs

noun

specific situation
- state of affairs → état de choses; situation

state of affairs

noun

situation spécifique. Ensemble de circonstances.
- état de choses → state of affairs

Related Translations for state of affairs

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