English-French translations for state of affairs

• état de choses
  Nous devons changer cet état de choses. We must change this state of affairs.
  Quel jugement le Conseil porte-t-il sur cet état de choses ? How does the Council view this state of affairs?
  Nous ne pouvons nous conformer à cet état de choses. This is a state of affairs that we cannot accept.
• situation
  La situation actuelle nous convient très bien. The current state of affairs is fine.
  C'est là une situation lamentable. This is a lamentable state of affairs.
  Cette situation est inacceptable. Such a state of affairs is intolerable.

Definition of state of affairs

• A specific situation; a set of circumstances

Examples

• His uncooperative attitude creates a difficult state of affairs for all of us.

Related words

• estate of
• state of matter
• state of mind
• state of the art
• state of war
• state of emergency
• state of enforcement
• state of siege
• state of being
• State of the Union