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1 ♦ circumstance
♦ circumstance /ˈsɜ:kəmstəns/n.1 (di solito al pl.) circostanza; occasione; caso; evento: adverse [favourable] circumstances, circostanze avverse [favorevoli]; a set of circumstances, un insieme di circostanze; due to unforeseen circumstances, a causa di circostanze imprevedibili; under the circumstances, date le circostanze; in ( o under) any circumstance, in qualunque circostanza (o caso); in (o under) no circumstances, in nessuna occasione; in nessun caso; through force of circumstance, spinto dalla necessità; extenuating circumstances, circostanze attenuanti; attendant circumstances, circostanze concomitanti; suspicious circumstances, circostanze sospette2 (al pl.) condizioni finanziarie: in straitened (o reduced, bad) circumstances, in cattive condizioni finanziarie; in ristrettezze● circumstances beyond our control, cause di forza maggiore.
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