Meaning of state of affairs | Babel Free
Equivalents
Esperanto
aferstato
Gàidhlig
suidheachadh
हिन्दी
सूरत-ए-हाल
Magyar
tényállás
Polski
stan rzeczy
Türkçe
gidişat
Українська
випадок
Examples
“His uncooperative attitude creates a difficult state of affairs for all of us.”
“Now this doubtness is an unhappy state of affairs to the lover of the steam locomotive, but we cannot, like⟳ the proverbial ostrich, bury⟳ our heads in the sand and refuse⟳ to face⟳ facts.”
“An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have⟳ a core team of just five. This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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