[v.] (apjon) EN: be at a loss ; be at one's wit's end ; have no way out ; be at an impasse ; be in a helpless situation ; be in dire straits ; be hard up FR: être en situation de détresse ; être au bout du rouleau ; se trouver dans une impasse
[adv.] (bāng ōkāt) EN: occasionally ; at certain times ; when the situation permits ; when the opportunity presents itself FR: occasionnellement ; quand l'occasion se présente
[v. exp.] (chokchuay ōkāt) EN: take advantage of the occasion ; seize the chance ; seize the opportunity FR: saisir la chance ; tirer avantage de la situation
[, anna] (adj-pn) (See こんな,そんな,どんな・1) such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of; (P) [Add to Longdo]
[おちゃをにごす, ochawonigosu] (exp,v5s) (1) to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; (2) to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; (3) to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; (4) to make do with [Add to Longdo]
[けじめをつける, kejimewotsukeru] (exp,v1) (1) (See けじめ) to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; (2) to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.) [Add to Longdo]
[, korotto] (adv) (1) (on-mim) sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); (2) disappointing; (3) complete reversal of a situation; (4) curling up into the fetal position; going to sleep suddenly [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (5 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Situation \Sit`u*a"tion\, n. [LL. situatio: cf. F. situation.]
1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as
related to something else; position; locality site; as, a
house in a pleasant situation.
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2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of
the case.
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A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity.
--Rogers.
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3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or
relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as
of persons in a dramatic scene.
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There's situation for you! there's an heroic group!
--Sheridan.
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4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a
situation in a store; a situation under government.
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Syn: State; position; seat; site; station; post; place;
office; condition; case; plight. See {State}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
situation
n 1: 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 [syn:
{situation}, {state of affairs}]
2: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the
unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose
between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate
situation" [syn: {situation}, {position}]
3: a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous
situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation";
"no human situation is simple"
4: physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites
are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
[syn: {site}, {situation}]
5: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: {position}, {post}, {berth}, {office},
{spot}, {billet}, {place}, {situation}]
From French-English Freedict dictionary [fd-fra-eng]:
situation [sityasjõ]
circumstances; condition; situation
From Swedish-English Freedict dictionary [fd-swe-eng]:
situation
circumstances; condition; situation
From German-English Freedict dictionary [fd-deu-eng]:
Situation [ziːtuːatsiːoːn] (n) , s.(f )
situation