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circonstance betyder på engelska

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circonstance nom {f}

circumstance [circumstances]◼◼◼(that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.stəns] [US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌstæns]
But if I have committed a crime, every circumstance of the case is changed. = Mais si j'ai commis un crime, toutes les circonstances de l'affaire en sont changées.

circonstance aggravante nom {f}

aggravating circumstance◼◼◼noun

circonstance atténuante nom {f}

extenuating circumstance◼◼◼(fact that mitigates a crime)
noun

circonstances aggravantes nom {f pl}

aggravation [aggravations]◼◼◼(extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.ɡrə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌæ.ɡrə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩]

concours de circonstances nom {m}

turn of events◼◼◼(deviation from the expected)
noun

de circonstance adjectif

in order◼◼◼(appropriate, worthwhile)
adjective
[UK: ɪn ˈɔː.də(r)] [US: ɪn ˈɔːr.dər]

engin explosif de circonstance nom {m}

improvised explosive device [improvised explosive devices]◼◼◼(explosive weapon, see also: IED)
noun
[UK: ˈɪm.prə.vaɪzd ɪk.ˈspləʊ.sɪv dɪ.ˈvaɪs] [US: ˈɪm.prə.ˌvaɪzd ɪkˈsplo.ʊ.sɪv dɪ.ˈvaɪs]