| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| state n | esp US (territory, province) | staat, deelstaat nw de |
| | There are fifty states in the union. |
| status n | (condition) | staat, conditie nw de, ont. |
| | The agent described the status of the house as "in need of modernisation". |
| condition n | (state) | staat, toestand nw de |
| | This house is in terrible condition. It needs a lot of work. |
| the body politic n | (nation as an entity) | natie, staat bn+nw de |
| fettle n | (condition, state) | conditie, staat, toestand nw de |
| state n | (country) | land nw het |
| | | staat, natie nw de |
| | In 1948, a Jewish state was founded. |
| condition n | (beings: general state) | staat, situatie nw de |
| | Philosophers consider the human condition. |
| nation n | (political area: state) | natie nw de |
| | | staat nw de |
| | The Kurds are a people without a nation. |
| state n | (condition) | staat, conditie, gesteldheid, stand nw de, ontelbaar. |
| | (vaak negatief) | toestand nw de, ont. |
| | I can only imagine the state the house is in after being abandoned for so many years. |
| health n | figurative (state, condition) | staat nw de |
| | Giving up alcohol has done wonders for the health of my bank balance. |
| shape n | (condition) | staat nw de |
| | (mensen) | vorm, conditie nw de |
| | That house we saw was in bad shape. It needs a lot of repair. |
commonwealth,
Commonwealth,
Commonwealth State n | US (some US states) (VS) | staat nw de |
| | Kentucky is one of four US states officially known as commonwealths. |
| state n | (science) | toestand, vorm, staat nw de |
| | The ice converted to a liquid state. |
| circumstance n | formal (situation) | situatie nw de |
| | | toestand, staat nw de |
| | There are resources for girls who find themselves in such a circumstance. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| able to prep | (can, capable of) | in staat om bw + vz |
| | | capabel bn |
| afford vtr | (be able to do) | in staat zijn tot ww |
| | (formeel) | zich permitteren wederk.ww |
| | The army cannot afford to fight on two fronts at once. |
| allow vtr | (make possible by neglect) | mogelijk maken, in staat stellen tot ww |
| | | de gelegenheid geven, de gelegenheid bieden over ww. |
| | By not applying the handbrake, he allowed the car to roll down the hill. |
| capable adj | (able to) | in staat bn |
| | Marta is a good worker, but when it comes to overtime, she isn't capable because she gets fatigued quickly. |
| competent adj | (person: skilled enough) | geschikt bn |
| | | in staat vz+nw |
| | Do you think you're competent to run a shop this size? |
| cream puff n | slang (old car: good condition) | tweedehands auto in zeer goede staat frase |
| disestablish sth vtr | (deprive of established status) | herroepen overg. ww |
| | | opheffen overg. ww |
| | | van de staat scheiden overg. uitdr. |
| downstate adj | US (in a lower region of a state) (VS) | met betrekking tot het zuidelijk deel v.e. staat bn |
| | Jed was accepted into a downstate college. |
| downstate adv | US (to a lower region of a state) (VS) | in/naar het zuidelijk deel v.e. staat bw |
| | The family moved downstate, from Rochester to Long Island. |
| empower vtr | figurative (give power to) (figuurlijk) | machtigen, in staat stellen overg. ww |
| enable vtr | (empower, make able, sb) | in staat stellen overg.ww |
| | The knife enabled him to cut open the box. |
| in good working condition expr | (object: functioning well) | in goed werkende staat bw |
| | My grandmother's typewriter is still in good working condition. |
| in mint condition adj | figurative (looking as good as new) | in perfecte staat verkerend bn |
| | | zo goed als nieuw bn |
| | I only buy things second-hand if they're in mint condition. |
| in ruins adv | (structure: severely damaged) | in puin, in vervallen staat bw |
| | Centuries of battle left the castle in ruins. |
| | Eeuwen van oorlog liet het kasteel in puin achter. |
| in working condition expr | (object: functioning) | in werkende staat bw |
incapable of sth,
incapable of doing sth adj + prep | (unable to do) | niet in staat tot, niet in staat om frase |
| | Sorry – I'm incapable of looking at you in that hat without laughing. |
| intrastate adj | US (within a US state) (In VS) | binnen een staat bn |
learner-centered (US),
learner-centred (UK) adj | (focused on students) | leerling-gecentreerd bn |
| | | waarbij de leerling centraal staat frase |
| luff vi | (sail: flap when close to wind) | wapperen van het zeil omdat het in de wind staat |
| marital status n | (whether or not one is married) | burgerlijke staat bn + nw de |
| | Please indicate your age, income level, and marital status. |
| mint condition n | figurative (pristine state) | perfecte staat, uitstekende conditie nw de, ont. |
| | When buying second-hand albums, the record shop only accepts mint condition. |
| not up to prep | informal (not fit enough for) | niet in staat bw |
| | | onvoldoende, onbekwaam bn |
| | He tried hard, but he was not up to the challenge. |
| | Your performance is not up to the standards we are looking for. |
| parenthesis n | (text in round brackets, dashes, etc.) (formeel) | parenthese nw de |
| | | hetgeen tussen haakjes staat woordgr. |
| | Tracy carefully read every parenthesis in the contract. |
| red alert n | (readiness for emergency) | alarmfase 1 nw de + telw |
| | | hoogste staat van paraatheid frase |
| | We've all been on red alert since the last attack. |
secularism,
laicism n | (division of church and state) | secularisme nw het, ont. |
| | | scheiding van kerk en staat frase |
| | Secularism is not valued by governments in every country. |
| set n | (clothing: fit) | hoe kleding valt of staat |
| | | snit nw de |
| | What do you think of the set of this suit? |
| sovereignty n | (independent state) | onafhankelijke staat bn + nw de |
| | Although the nation was formerly a colony, it is now a sovereignty. |
| statehood n | (fact of being a state) | status als staat frase |
| | | staat zijn nw het, ont. |
| | The region recently attempted statehood, but the central government would not recognize it. |
statewide,
also UK: state-wide adj | (across a state) | over een gehele staat bn |
| tell it like it is v expr | informal (be honest and direct) (informeel, fig.) | zeggen waar het op staat, het beestje bij zijn naam noemen frase |
| | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. |
| be unable to do sth v expr | (be incapable of doing sth) | niet is staat zijn om onoverg.uitdr. |
| | He was unable to climb the mountain because of his asthma. |
| be unable vi + adj | (not be able to do sth) | niet in staat bw |
| | I would like to help you, but I'm unable. |
| unchanged adj | (place: unspoilt, undeveloped) | onveranderd bn |
| | | in perfecte staat bw |
| | The unchanged landscape looks as it did when the Vikings first saw it. |
| wedlock n | archaic (marriage) | huwelijk nw het |
| | | huwelijkse staat bn+nw de |
| | The couple are living happily in a state of wedlock. |
| what lies ahead? interj | (what will happen in the future) | wat staat ons te wachten? tw |
| | With these guys in office who knows what lies ahead? |