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'sə:kəmstæns(a condition (time, place etc) connected with an event: In the circumstances, I don't see what else I could have done.) omstendighet, forhold; momentsubst. \/ˈsɜːkəmstəns\/, \/ˈsɜːkəmstæns\/1) omstendighet, forhold• he has plenty of money, which is a fortunate circumstancehan har mange penger, hvilket er en lykkelig omstendighet2) moment, faktum, detalj3) seremoniell, stas, prakt4) hendelse, forekomstbe in indigent circumstances leve i trange kårcircumstances ( særlig materielle eller økonomiske) forhold, omstendigheter betingelser, vilkår levekårcircumstances alter cases det avhenger helt av omstendighetene, alt er relativtforce of circumstance se ➢ force, 1in easy circumstances ha gode kår, sitte godt i detin these circumstances under disse omstendigheternot a circumstance to (amer., hverdagslig) ingenting sammenlignet medpomp and circumstance pomp og praktunder no circumstances eller in no circumstances ikke under noen omstendigheter, ikke på vilkårunder the circumstances eller in the circumstances under slike omstendigheter, slik omstendighetene er
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