circumstances

cir·cum·stance  (sûrkm-stns)

n.

1. A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.

2. A condition or fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course of action.

3. The sum of determining factors beyond willful control. Often used in the plural: a victim of circumstance; work that will begin on Monday if circumstances permit.

4. circumstances Financial status or means: "Prior came of a good family, much reduced in circumstances" (George Sherburn).

5. Detail accompanying or surrounding an event, as in a narrative or series of events.

6. Formal display; ceremony: the pomp and circumstance of a coronation.

7. A particular incident or occurrence: Your arrival was a fortunate circumstance. See Synonyms at occurrence.

tr.v. cir·cum·stanced, cir·cum·stanc·ing, cir·cum·stanc·es

To place in particular circumstances or conditions; situate.

Idioms:

under no circumstances

In no case; never.

under/in the circumstances

Given these conditions; such being the case.

---

[Middle English, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstns, circumstant-, present participle of circumstre, to stand around : circum-, circum- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	circumstances - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" good fortune, good luck, luckiness - an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
	2.	circumstances - a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances" possession - anything owned or possessed

Translations

circumstances [ˈsəːkəmstənsɪz] npl → circunstancias fpl (= financial condition); situación f económica;

in the circumstances → en or dadas las circunstancias;

under no circumstances → de ninguna manera, bajo ningún concepto

circumstances [ˈsəːkəmstənsɪz] npl → circonstances fpl (= financial condition); moyens mpl, situation financière;

in or under the circumstances → dans ces conditions;

under no circumstances → en aucun cas, sous aucun prétexte

circumstances [ˈsəːkəmstənsɪz] npl → Umstände pl;

(financial condition) → (finanzielle) Verhältnisse pl;

in the circumstances → unter diesen Umständen;

under no circumstances → unter (gar) keinen Umständen, auf keinen Fall

circumstances [ˈsəːkəmstənsɪz] npl → circostanze fpl (= financial condition); condizioni fpl finanziarie;

in the circumstancess → date le circostanze;

under no circumstancess → per nessun motivo