L'état (en. The state)

/leta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

definition_text: Physical or moral condition of a person or thing.

example_sentence: He is in a critical state after the accident.

Il est dans un état critique après l'accident.

definition_text: Political and territorial organism.

example_sentence: The French state has laws and institutions.

L'État français a des lois et des institutions.

definition_text: Set of elements and institutions that govern a society.

example_sentence: The state ensures the safety of citizens.

L'État assure la sécurité des citoyens.

etymology_origin: From Latin 'status', meaning 'state, position'.

phrase: the state of emergency

meaning: Exceptional period during which special measures are taken due to a threat.

l'état d'urgence

phrase: civil status

meaning: Registry of civil status acts of a person, notably birth, marriage, and death.

l'état civil

phrase: the inventory of fixtures

meaning: Demonstration of the conditions of a property at the beginning or end of a lease contract.

l'état des lieux

related_word: the nation-state

description: Concept designating a territory whose borders coincide with those of a nation.

l'état-nation

related_word: the rule of law

description: Principle according to which the state is subject to laws.

l'état de droit

related_word: the staff

description: Set of officers who assist a commander.

l'état-major

meaning: Disastrous or very bad state.

example: His room was in a terrible state!

Sa chambre était dans un état pas possible !

meaning: To feel unwell or depressed.

example: He's in a state today; he keeps sighing.

Il est dans un état aujourd'hui, il n'arrête pas de soupirer.