Definizione monolingua

situation

situation (plural situations)

1. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
   • 1908: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

     ...he being naturally an underground animal by birth and breeding, the situation of Badgers house exactly suited him and made him feel at home; while the Rat, who slept every night in a bedroom the windows of which opened on a breezy river, naturally felt the atmosphere still and oppressive.

2. The place in which something is situated; a location.
   • 1833: Thomas Hibbert and Robert Buist, The American Flower Garden Directory, p. 142

     [Hibíscus] speciòsus is the most splendid, and deserves a situation in every garden.

3. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
4. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
5. (UK) A position of employment; a post.
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, Penguin 2006, p. 78:

     When he was nineteen, he suddenly left the Co-op office, and got a situation in Nottingham.

6. (informal, euphemistic) A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
   • Boss, weve got a situation here. . .

Definizione dizionario situation

	situazione
	The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.

posizione

	quadro
	Situazione in cui si trova qualcuno o qualcosa.

circostanza

condizioni

congiuntura

impiego

luogo

posto

sito

Altri significati:

(present) state of affairs

state of affairs (around you)

state of affairs

location

Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

one's status with regard to circumstances

position of employment

(informal, euphemism) A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

position vis-à-vis surroundings

The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

The place in which something is situated; a location.

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard

(UK) A position of employment; a post.