Vi fant 2 definisjoner av state of affairs på engelsk.
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WordNet
Noun
state of affairs -
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "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"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
absurd,
the absurd a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
acceptance the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer"
new ballgame,
ballgame a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame"
challenge a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
intestacy the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
picture,
scene a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
prison,
prison house a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
rejection the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"
size of it,
size the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
square one the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"
