Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Zustände
English translation:
state of affairs
Added to glossary by
Marcus Malabad
Dec 17, 2004 13:22
19 yrs ago
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German term
Canada
Zustände
German to English
Art/Literary
History
Da herrschten auch die sprichwörtlichen Zustände.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | state of affairs |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 | State/conditions/circumstances/status |
lindaellen (X)
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| 3 | circumstances |
Cristina Anghel
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| 3 | proverbial conditions |
Edith Kelly
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| 3 | traditional state of chaos |
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Change log
Nov 3, 2007 00:19: Marcus Malabad changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/25439">Olav Rixen's</a> old entry - "Zustände (here)"" to ""state of affairs""
Nov 3, 2007 00:19: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "Zust�nde (here)" to "Zustände"
Proposed translations
+3
7 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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212
German term (edited):
Zustände (here)
Selected
state of affairs
Das sind ja schöne Zustände! = a fine state of affairs
Da herrschten auch die sprichwörtlichen Zustände -
the proverbial state of affairs prevailed??
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-12-17 13:34:08 GMT)
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The proverbial \"fine state of affairs\"
Da herrschten auch die sprichwörtlichen Zustände -
the proverbial state of affairs prevailed??
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-12-17 13:34:08 GMT)
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The proverbial \"fine state of affairs\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ute Bartsch
: "They were in the proverbial "fine state of affairs" (if "they were" is ok in the context)
12 mins
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Yes, it's difficult without cotext.
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| agree |
Melanie Nassar
: I would go with "fine state of affairs" in any case, otherwise the proverbial doesn't really make sense.
1 hr
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| agree |
Wolf Brosius (X)
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Kim, and all who tried."
5 mins
Cristina Anghel
Romania
Romania
Romania
Rechtsberater/ counselor-at-law/ jurist
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, German to Romanian, Romanian to German, and 2 more.
German term (edited):
Zustände (here)
circumstances
proverbial circumstances
5 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
29
German term (edited):
Zustände (here)
proverbial conditions
would be my take
5 mins
German term (edited):
Zustände (here)
traditional state of chaos
Everything was in a t.s.o.c. here too.
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-12-17 13:28:52 GMT)
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I assume that fits the context?
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-12-17 13:28:52 GMT)
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I assume that fits the context?
6 mins
State/conditions/circumstances/status
Depending on the larger context it could be any of the above - and more- all to be found in a Ger.-Eng. Dictionary like Langenscheidts.
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