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Pronunciation / Transliteration: genjō
"会議では交渉の現状について話し合われました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The current state or situation of a complex activity, negotiation, or event.
"The committee met to review the state-of-play regarding the new climate legislation." - 2
The present position or score in an ongoing game or contest.
"The radio announcer gave a quick update on the state-of-play at halftime."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from British sporting terminology, specifically cricket, where 'play' referred to the ongoing match and 'state' denoted its current condition or score. By the mid-20th century, the phrase successfully transitioned from athletic contexts into general political, economic, and social discourse to describe the current status of any ongoing situation or negotiation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "State of play" is said worldwide
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état des lieux
Transliteration: e-ta de ljo
"Nous devons faire le point sur l'état des lieux des négociations."
Stand der Dinge
Transliteration: shtand der ding-e
"Lass uns den aktuellen Stand der Dinge besprechen."
situazione attuale
Transliteration: si-tua-tzi-o-ne at-tu-a-le
"Il ministro ha spiegato la situazione attuale dei colloqui di pace."
estado de la situación
Transliteration: es-ta-do de la si-tua-sio-n
"El informe detalla el estado de la situación del proyecto."
estado atual
Transliteration: es-ta-do a-tu-al
"Precisamos avaliar o estado atual das negociações comerciais."
वर्तमान स्थिति
Transliteration: vartaman sthiti
"बैठक का उद्देश्य वार्ता की वर्तमान स्थिति की समीक्षा करना था।"
现状
Transliteration: xiànzhuàng
"我们需要了解目前谈判的现状。"
진행 상황
Transliteration: jinhaeng sanghwang
"우리는 프로젝트의 현재 진행 상황을 점검해야 합니다."
現状
Transliteration: genjō
"会議では交渉の現状について話し合われました。"
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