situation

situation
01. If I were in your [situation], I'd probably do the same as you.
02. I really admire José's ability to stay calm in stressful [situations].
03. Forest fires are burning in 3 different places in the state, but firefighters say the [situation] is under control.
04. The Conservatory of Music is [situated] in a beautiful old church.
05. The television comedy "Friends" is [situated] in New York City.
06. Thomas is in a difficult [situation], and I don't know how he is going to get out of it.
07. The Tourist Information Center is [situated] in the Inner Harbor, just across the street from the Empress Hotel.
08. Bill Cosby once remarked that you can turn painful [situations] around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.
09. There is a Filipino proverb which states that a brave man will face a [situation], no matter how dreadful.
10. You shouldn't hang around with those boys or you might get yourself into [situations] that you can't handle.
11. The Garden of Eden is believed by many to have been [situated] in what is now southern Iraq.
12. Sri Lanka is an island nation [situated] in the Indian Ocean.
13. Because it is [situated] just 90 miles from Sicily, Tunisia is a popular African trading partner, and tourist destination for Europeans.
14. Monaco, [situated] on the French Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort and gambling destination.
15. A good manager is able to handle any kind of difficult [situation].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, , , , , , , , / , , , , , , / , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • situation — [ sitɥasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1375 « position (des étoiles) »; de situer 1 ♦ (Concret) Rare Le fait d être en un lieu; manière dont une chose est disposée, située ou orientée. ⇒ emplacement, 1. lieu, position. ♢ (1447) Cour. Emplacement d un édifice, d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Situation — «Situation» Sencillo de Yazoo del álbum Upstairs at Eric s Publicación 1982 Formato Disco de vinilo de 7 y 12 pulgadas CD desde 1996 Grabación 1982 …   Wikipedia Español

  • situation — Situation. s. f. v. Assiete, position d une maison, d un chasteau, d un jardin &c. Belle & bonne situation. situation avantageuse, commode, agreable. voilà une vilaine situation. Il se dit aussi, Des hommes & des animaux; & signifie, La position …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • situation — sit‧u‧a‧tion [ˌsɪtʆuˈeɪʆn] noun [countable] a combination of all that is happening and all the conditions that exist at a particular time and place: • I d better go and see the boss and explain the situation. • In view of the company s financial …   Financial and business terms

  • situation — is a useful noun for expressing the meaning ‘a set of circumstances, a state of affairs’, especially when preceded by a defining adjective, e.g. the financial situation, the political situation, etc. It is less useful, indeed often redundant,… …   Modern English usage

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Position, as regards the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Situation — Sf std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. situation, zu frz. situer in die richtige Lage bringen , aus ml. situare, zu l. situs m. Lage, Stellung , dem PPP. von l. sinere (situm) niederlassen, niederlegen, hinlegen . Zu dem weniger… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • situation — [n1] place of activity bearings, direction, footing, latitude, locale, locality, location, locus, longitude, position, post, seat, setting, site, spot, stage, station, where, whereabouts; concept 198 situation [n2] circumstances, status ballgame* …   New thesaurus

  • situation — late 15c., place, position, or location, from M.L. situationem (nom. situatio), from L.L. situatus, pp. of situare (see SITUATE (Cf. situate)). Meaning state of affairs is from 1750; meaning employment post is from 1803. Situation ethics first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Situation — »‹Sach›lage, Stellung, ‹Zu›stand«: Das Fremdwort wurde im späten 16. Jh. – zuerst in der heute veralteten Bedeutung »geographische Lage; Lageplan; Gegend« – aus gleichbed. frz. situation entlehnt, einer Substantivbildung zu frz. situer »in die… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Situation — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Auch: • Lage Bsp.: • Deutschlands Lage im Zentrum Europas brachte viele Schwierigkeiten mit sich. • Peter war in einer schwierigen Lage. • Das ist eine schwierige Situation …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”