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situación

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See also: situacion

Asturian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sitwaˈθjon/ [si.t̪waˈθjõŋ]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: si‧tua‧ción

Noun

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situación f (plural situaciones)

  1. situation

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From situar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /sitwaˈθjoŋ/ [s̺i.t̪waˈθjoŋ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /sitwaˈsjoŋ/ [si.t̪waˈsjoŋ]

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: si‧tua‧ción

Noun

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situación f (plural situacións)

  1. situation
  2. position
    • 1895, A. López Ferreiro, A tecedeira de Bonaval, page 170:
      a situación tristísima e máis que lamentábel da súa nai, enferma, sin recursos e, para maor desgracia, de xenio tan atufado, enrenico e mal cabido, que naide se ladaba con ela
      the very sad and lamentable position of her mother, sick, resourceless and, adding insult to injury, having such a haughty, rude and misfit temper, that none got along with her

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From situar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /sitwaˈθjon/ [si.t̪waˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sitwaˈsjon/ [si.t̪waˈsjõn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: si‧tua‧ción

Noun

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situación f (plural situaciones)

  1. situation, scenario, picture
    Synonyms: coyuntura, tesitura
    sea cual sea la situación ― whatever/regardless of the situation
    situación hipotética ― hypothetical situation
  2. position (based on circumstance or the effect of another's actions)
    Me pones en una situación imposible.
    You are putting me in an impossible position.
  3. status, state of affairs, condition
    informe de situación ― progress report
  4. location

Derived terms

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