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Meanings of situation in English

Portuguese
posição
Catalan
posició
Spanish
puesto

A job in an organization.

      posição
      Russian
      ситуация
      Portuguese
      estado
      Spanish
      situación
      Catalan
      situació

      Position with respect to conditions, circumstances and contexts.

            ситуация
            Portuguese
            condição
            Catalan
            situació
            Spanish
            situación

            The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.

                  condição
                  Portuguese
                  lugar
                  Spanish
                  situación

                  Physical position in relation to the surroundings.

                        lugar
                        Usage of situation in English
                        1
                        This situation played out countless times; different settings, different boys, different words.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        Still, I don't think the words 'war fever' quite describe the situation.
                        Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
                        3
                        However, it's the touting situation which is of far more concern today.
                        The Irish Times
                        4
                        We shall therefore review the situation by the end of the year.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        He said a common sense approach to the Covid-19 situation was needed.
                        Radio NZ
                        6
                        The Health Minister David Clark said he was concerned about the situation.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        A criminal response to their situation simply does not work, Becroft said.
                        Radio NZ
                        8
                        The feed situation is still good because of really good spring rain.
                        Radio NZ
                        9
                        However it said it would continue to monitor this situation very closely.
                        Independent.ie
                        10
                        However, one answer I struggle to see is with my family situation.
                        Feminist dot com
                        11
                        A Department of Health spokeswoman said that Government are monitoring the situation.
                        The Irish Times
                        12
                        The situation in the North West is now well beyond crisis point.
                        The South African
                        13
                        It's the same situation as a year ago, as two years ago.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        However, the current situation regarding waiting lists is clearly less than satisfactory.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        The reality of her new situation was brought home with a thud.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        The unanswered question is: did he change or did the situation change?
                        A journey: my political life
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