Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
état de choses
English translation:
situation
French term
état de choses
STRUGGLING TO TRANSLATE "CET ETAT DE CHOSES".
4 +7 | situation | Michael Lotz |
3 +2 | state of affairs | Parrot |
4 | circumstances /state of things | sktrans |
Sep 17, 2007 10:21: Catherine Gorton changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/662276">Catherine Gorton's</a> old entry - "état de choses"" to ""situation""
Non-PRO (2): sneaky13, Julie Barber
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Proposed translations
situation
state of affairs
agree |
Julie Barber
: I wouldn't say 'state of circumstances'....
10 hrs
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agree |
Assimina Vavoula
12 hrs
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