Meanings (ES + gloss)
estado • situación • tesitura
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.
Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instea…
localización • ubicación
The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank.
[…]he being naturally an underground animal by birth and breeding, the situation of Badger's house exactly suited him and made him feel at home; while the Rat, who slept every nigh…
localización • ubicación
The place in which something is situated; a location.
[Hibíscus] speciòsus is the most splendid, and deserves a situation in every garden.
[…] one of the most pleasant situations in America. With the exception of one melancholy season, no town in the union, of its size, has had a greater share of the inestimable bless…
estado • situación
Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
nivel • puesto
A position of employment; a post.
When he was nineteen, he suddenly left the 'Co-op' office, and got a situation in Nottingham.
‘Let me hear another sound from you,’ said Scrooge, ‘and you’ll keep your Christmas by losing your situation!
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