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German-English Dictionary: [situation

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	NOUN	a situation \| situations
	SYNO	position \| situation \| site ...
	position \| situation site \| situation situation \| state of affairs berth \| billet \| office \| place \| position \| post \| situation \| spot © Princeton University

awkward {adj} [problem, question, situation]: heikel
precarious {adj} [situation etc.]: bedenklich [prekär, instabil]
tricky {adj} [situation, problem]: heikel
opportunist {adj} [attr.] [using the advantage of a situation]: Gelegenheits- [eine Gelegenheit nutzend, ausnutzend, z. B. Gelegenheitsdieb]
volatile {adj} [situation]: explosiv [fig.]
dodgy {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [situation]: heikel [Situation]
serious {adj} [situation etc.]: bedenklich
screwed {adj} {past-p} [in a hopeless situation]: aufgeschmissen [ugs.] [verloren]
geliefert [ugs.] [aufgeschmissen, verloren]
volatile {adj} [situation, issue]: brisant [fig.]
appropriate {adj} [for a situation]: situationsgerecht
hairy {adj} [coll.] [situation]: brenzlig [ugs.] [fig.]
perilous {adj} [situation]: bedrohlich
desperate {adj} [situation, solution]: extrem
risky {adj} [situation]: brenzlig [ugs.] [fig.]
embarrassing {adj} [situation, question, etc.]: verfänglich
relevant {adj} [to current situation]: aktuell
ironic {adj} [position, situation]: paradox
source {adj} [attr.] [e.g. material, criticism, edition, reference, situation]: Quellen- [z. B. Material, Kritik, Edition, Hinweis, Lage]acad.lit.publ.
attractive {adj} [price, situation]: günstig [Preis, Lage]
rueful {adj} [situation]: beklagenswert
ugly {adj} [fig.] [unpleasant situation / sky]: bedrohlich
ticklish {adj} [situation, problem, etc.]: heiklig [österr.]
kittle {adj} [archaic] [difficult to cope with, situation or person]: heikel [Situation oder Person]
trickily {adv} [situation, problem]: heikel
already {adv} [used to emphasize that a situation or problem exists]: sowieso schon
ohnehin schon
eh schon [ugs.]
different {adj} [case, situation]: anders gelagert [Fall, Situation]
housing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. benefit, complex, estate, situation, unit]: Wohn- [z. B. Geld, Komplex, Siedlung, Situation, Einheit]archi.RealEst.
living {adj} [attr.] [e.g. conditions, environment, processes, situation, standard]: Lebens- [z. B. Umstände, Umfeld, Prozesse, Situation, Standard]
trickiest {adj} [situation, problem]: heikelste [-r, -s]
unbearable {adj} [heat, situation, etc.]: unleidlich [Hitze, Situation usw.]
to gauge [situation]: abwägen
to stand sth. [difficult situation etc.]: etw.^Akk. durchstehen
to ease sth. [situation]: etw. entspannen [Situation]
to inflame [situation, public opinion]: anheizen
to pitchfork sb. [fig.] [to forcibly thrust sb. into a particular situation]: jdn. schubsen [ugs.] [fig.] [in eine bestimmte, bes. eine unangenehme Lage]
to leaven sth. [situation, atmosphere etc.] [elevated style]: etw. auflockern [Situation, Atmosphäre etc.]
to aggravate [situation, condition]: sich verschlechtern
to arise [opportunity, situation, etc.]: sich ergeben [Gelegenheit etc.]
to change [person, situation etc.]: sich^Akk. ändern
to ease [situation]: sich entspannen [Lage]
to exploit sth. [make use of a situation etc. in a way considered unfair or underhand]: sich^Dat. etw.^Akk. zunutze machen [Redewendung] [bes. auf unfaire oder hinterlistige Weise]
to handle sth. [situation, crowd, etc.]: etw.^Gen. Herr werden
to misbehave [say or do the wrong thing in a particular situation]: aus der Rolle fallen [Redewendung]
issue [situation]: Sachverhalt {m}
pickle [coll.] [difficult situation]: Klemme {f} [ugs.] [fig.]
distress [distressing situation]: Notlage {f}
redemption [of one's honour, situation]: Rettung {f}
sitrep [situation report]: Lagebericht {m}mil.
case [situation]: Lage {f} [Situation]
Situation {f}
clarification [question, situation]: Abklärung {f} [Frage, Situation]
seriousness [of situation, interest, newspaper]: Ernsthaftigkeit {f}
bummer [coll.] [frustrating situation]: Horrortrip {m} [ugs.] [schreckliche Situation]
wash [Am.] [Can.] [coll.] [situation or result that is of no benefit to either of two opposing sides]: Nullsummenspiel {n} [fig.]
strait [often plural] [bad situation]: Notlage {f}
Zwangslage {f}
sitch [situation] [sl.]: Situation {f}
fix [coll.] [tricky situation]: Klemme {f} [ugs.] [fig.]
bashfulness [on a particular situation]: Verlegenheit {f} [in bestimmter Situation]
exit [fig.] [solution for a difficult situation]: Ausweg {m}
bummer [Am.] [coll.] [Careful: can also mean "a bad situation". Only the context can guarantee the correct interpretation]: Schnorrer {m} [ugs.]
difficulty [troublesome situation encountered by a person]: Verlegenheit {f} [Unannehmlichkeit]
galère [rare] [unpleasant situation]: Schlamassel {m} {n} [österr. nur {n}] [ugs.]
idyll [idyllic situation]: Idyll {n}
deadlock [situation]: Deadlock {m}
update [situation report]: Lagebericht {m}
exigency [crisis situation]: Krisensituation {f}pol.
[shocked reaction to the economic situation]: Konjunkturschock {m}neol.
[situation where the press is owned by a few companies]: Pressekonzentration {f}
[something used to withstand an unpleasant situation]: Durchhaltemittel {n}
fixture [coll.] [person or thing that is well established in a particular place or situation]: fester Bestandteil {m} [fig.]
flavour [Br.] [fig.] [general idea of a subject, situation]: Ahnung {f} [Vorstellung]
fluidity [fig.] [variability] [of situation, plans]: Ungewissheit {f} [Situation, Pläne]
muzziness [of a situation]: Verworrenheit {f}
omnishambles [Br.] [coll.] [situation, result of mismanagement etc.]: totaler Scherbenhaufen {m}
peachiness [Am.] [coll.] [state of being nice, satisfactory; often of a situation]: Schick {m} [regional] [richtige, gewünschte Form, bes. einer Sachlage]
prosperity [favourable overall economic situation]: gute Konjunktur {f} [günstige wirtschaftliche Lage]econ.
rattrap [coll.] [also: rat trap] [a hopeless situation]: hoffnungslose Situation {f}
setup [starting situation, arrangement]: Ausgangslage {f}
stew [coll.] [worrying situation]: beunruhigende Situation {f}
fucked up {adj} {past-p} [vulg.] [e.g. character situation]: verkorkst [ugs.] [z. B. Charakter, Situation]
fucked up {adj} [vulg.] [e.g. situation]: beknackt [salopp] [unerfreulich, ärgerlich: z. B. Situation]
highly volatile {adj} [situation, issue]: hochbrisant [fig.]
re-staged {adj} {past-p} [photo, situation etc.]: nachgestellt [Foto, Szene etc.]
sth. is bettered [situation, sickness etc.]: etw. verbessert sich [Lage, Ergebnis etc.]
to adjust to sb./sth. [to become used to a new situation, one's neighbours]: sich^Akk. an jdn./etw. gewöhnen
sich^Akk. an jdn./etw. anpassen [Situationen / Menschen]
to be contained [situation etc.]: unter Kontrolle seinmil.pol.
to ease into sth. [armchair, crevice, situation, etc.]: in etw.^Akk. hineingleiten [Sessel, Spalt, Situation etc.]
to extricate oneself [from a situation]: sich^Akk. herausretten [aus einer Situation]
to find oneself [in a situation or place]: sich^Akk. wiederfinden [in einer Situation, an einem Ort]
to get out [of a room, a situation]: hinausgehen
to heat up [conflict, situation]: sich zuspitzen [fig.]
to land up [coll.] [in a place, situation etc.]: enden [an einem Ort, in einer Situation etc.]
to linger on [condition, situation]: fortbestehen
to measure up [situation]: abschätzen
to snooker sb. into sth. [Am.] [get someone in a difficult situation]: jdn. in etw.^Akk. hineinmanövrieren [jemanden in eine schwierige Situation bringen]

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