state of affairs | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Aspecificsituation; asetofcircumstances.His uncooperative attitude creates a difficultstate of affairsfor all of us.1950January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, inRailway Magazine, page13:Now this doubtness is an unhappystate of affairsto the lover of the steam locomotive, but we cannot, like the proverbial ostrich, bury our heads in the sand and refuse to face facts.2023August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have a core team of just five. This is astate of affairsthat cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.

Examples:

EN: This is a fine state of affairs.
ES: Pues sí que están bien las cosas.
ES: Pues sí que están bien las cosas.
EN: this is a fine state of affairs here in Paris a scandal!
ES: Menuda situación lamentable tenemos aquí en París. ¡Es un éscandalo!
EN: This state of affairs must not be allowed to continue
ES: No podemos permitir que este estado de cosas continúe.
EN: Sorry state of affairs.
ES: Es verdaderamente increíble.
EN: This is a fine state of affairs!
ES: - Un momento. Esto es el colmo.
EN: Fine state of affairs.
ES: Bonito panorama.
EN: Now what's this terrible state of affairs you're talking about, child?
ES: Ahora, ¿cuál es esa terrible situación de la que habla?
EN: Fine state of affairs in general.
ES: En buen estado en general.
EN: You know that the grand duke isn't exactly pleased with the present state of affairs.
ES: Sabéis que al Gran Duque no le agrada precisamente el actual discurrir de los asuntos.
EN: Oh, this is a fine state of affairs!
ES: ¡Esto sí que ya no hay quién lo aguante!
EN: - Well, this is a fine state of affairs - staying out all night with a man who doesn't know one stamp from another.
ES: ¡Toda la noche con un hombre que no distingue un sello de otro!
EN: That's a nice state of affairs!
ES: Bonita situación.
EN: What a low-down state of affairs.
ES: - ¡Qué banalidad! ¿Y después?
EN: Fine state of affairs when I have to look in Kay's drawer for my slip... so that Thea can wear it.
ES: Es increíble, tengo que buscar mí combinación en el cajón de Kay para que se la ponga Thea.
EN: All events in this film are pure fantasy and are nothing more than a caricature of actions and institutions thankfully very distant from our own state of affairs
ES: Todo lo que sucede en esta película es pura fantasía y no pretende ser más que una caricatura de hechos e instituciones ajenos, afortunadamente, a nuestro clima.

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