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1 situation
nситуация; положение; обстановка; состояниеto adjust to the situation — привыкать / приспосабливаться к обстановке
to aggravate the situation — ухудшать / обострять положение, обстановку, усугублять положение
to appraise / to assess the situation — оценивать обстановку
to bring the situation to the attention of the authorities — обращать внимание властей на сложившуюся обстановку
to bring the situation under control — брать ситуацию под контроль; наводить порядок
to bring the military situation into balance — добиваться равновесия в численности войск и в вооружениях
to calm the situation — нормализовать обстановку; разряжать обстановку
to control the situation — контролировать ситуацию; быть хозяином положения
to destabilize the situation — дестабилизировать положение, дестабилизировать обстановку
to escalate / to exacerbate the situation — обострять обстановку
to get more closely acquainted with the realities of the situation — знакомиться с фактическим положением поближе
to get the maximum benefit out of the situation — извлекать максимальную выгоду из сложившейся обстановки
to inflame the situation — обострять обстановку, перен. подливать масла в огонь
to influence a situation — оказывать влияние / влиять на ситуацию
to meet the situation — действовать в соответствии с обстановкой / обстоятельствами
to normalize the situation (in) — нормализовать положение / обстановку (где-л.)
to rectify / to redress the situation — исправлять создавшееся положение
to relieve smb's situation — облегчать чье-л. положение
to review the situation — обозревать / рассматривать положение; анализировать положение
to shoot one's way out of the situation — прибегать к оружию с целью выхода из создавшейся обстановки
- actual situationto stabilize the situation — стабилизировать обстановку / положение
- acute situation
- adjustment of a situation - assessment of the situation
- awkward situation
- commanding situation
- complicated situation
- complication of the international situation
- conflict situation
- confusing situation
- contradictory situation
- crisis situation
- critical situation
- current situation
- dangerous situation
- dead-end situation
- deadlocked situation
- declining security situation
- demographic situation
- deteriorating situation
- disastrous situation
- domestic situation of a country
- domestic situation
- dramatic situation
- economic situation
- emergency situation
- escalating situation
- explosive situation
- extreme situation
- financial situation
- fluid situation
- food situation
- fragile situation
- geographical situation
- give-and-take situation
- grave situation
- gravity of the situation
- grim situation
- health situation
- human rights situation
- improvement of the international situation
- in connection with the existing situation
- in the context of the existing situation
- inflammable situation
- initial situation
- internal situation
- international situation
- irreversible situation
- labor situation
- law-and-order situation
- marginal situations
- measures to deal with the balance of payments situation
- military and political situation
- military situation
- murky situation
- nonstabilized situation
- normalization of the international situation
- no-win situation
- one-against-the-rest situation
- peaceful situation
- political situation
- pre-accord situation
- precarious situation
- pre-crisis situation
- present situation
- present-day situation
- radiation situation
- regional situation - shambolic situation
- shifting situation
- situation becomes clearer
- situation clarifies
- situation deteriorates
- situation eases
- situation gets out of control
- situation goes out of hand
- situation has worsened
- situation is approaching crisis point
- situation is back to normal
- situation is balanced
- situation is calm
- situation is changing
- situation is confused
- situation is critical
- situation is deadlocked
- situation is fragile
- situation is hazardous
- situation is in turmoil
- situation is pregnant with peril
- situation is quiet
- situation is returning to normal
- situation is ripe for further conflict
- situation is tense
- situation is uncertain
- situation is under control
- situation now is a far cry from what it was
- situation of neither war, nor peace
- situation of despair
- situation settles down
- situation there goes largely unreported
- socio-economic situation
- socio-political situation
- special situation
- specific situation
- stalemate situation
- strategic situation
- subordinate situation
- tense situation
- threat situation
- uncertain situation
- uncontrollable situation
- unequal situation
- ungovernable situation
- unsatisfactory situation
- unstable situation
- violent situation
- volatile situation
- vulnerable situation
- warlike situation
- world situation
- world trade situation
- worrying situation
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2 stalemate
noun(Chess; also fig.) Patt, das* * *['steilmeit]1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) das Patt2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) die Sackgasse* * *stale·mate[ˈsteɪlmeɪt]I. nthe situation remains a \stalemate die Lage bleibt unentschiedendiplomatic \stalemate diplomatische Sackgasseto end in \stalemate in einer Sackgasse endento be locked in \stalemate sich akk in einer Sackgasse befindenII. vt1. CHESS▪ to \stalemate sb jdn patt setzen2. (bring to deadlock)▪ to \stalemate sth etw zum Stillstand bringen* * *['steIlmeɪt]1. n (CHESS)Patt nt; (fig) Patt(situation f) nt, Sackgasse fto reach stalemate (lit) — ein Patt erreichen; (fig) in eine Sackgasse geraten
to end in (a) stalemate (lit) — mit( einem) Patt enden, patt enden; (fig) in einer Sackgasse enden
2. vt (CHESS)patt setzen; (fig) mattsetzen; negotiations zum Stillstand bringen* * *stalemate [ˈsteılmeıt]A s2. fig Patt n, Sackgasse f:end in (a) stalemate mit einem Patt endenB v/t1. Schach: patt setzen2. fig in eine Sackgasse führen* * *noun(Chess; also fig.) Patt, das* * *n.Patt -s n.Unentschiedenheit f. v.patt setzen ausdr. -
3 stalemate
stale·mate [ʼsteɪlmeɪt] nthe situation remains a \stalemate die Lage bleibt unentschieden;diplomatic \stalemate diplomatische Sackgasse;to end in \stalemate in einer Sackgasse enden;1) chessto \stalemate sb jdn patt setzen2) ( bring to deadlock)to \stalemate sth etw zum Stillstand bringen
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