state
(=condition) état m
→ They are very concerned about the state of the churchyard.
Look at the state of my car! Regardez l'état de ma voiture!
She's in a terrible state. Elle est dans un état lamentable.
not to be in a fit state to do sth ne pas être en état de faire qch
to be in a state être dans tous ses états
He was in a real state. Il était dans tous ses états.
to get into a state se mettre dans tous ses états
→ He used to get into an awful state as exams approached.
(=country) État m
→ ... the freedom of the individual and the security of the state.
the states of the European Community les États de la Communauté européenne
(=part of a country) État m
the Southern states les États du Sud
(=pomp)
in state en grande pompe
to lie in state
[body] être exposé (e) solennellement
modif
[affairs, aid, benefits, funding, pension] de l'État
[company, airline, enterprise, radio, television] d'État
[visit] d'État
[occasion, opening] national (e)
(=declare) déclarer, affirmer
He stated his intention to resign. Il a déclaré son intention de démissionner.
to state that ... déclarer que ...
→ The government have stated quite clearly that we're going to see changes.
(=specify) indiquer Please state your name and address. Veuillez indiquer vos nom et adresse.
buffer state
n état m tampon
Department of State
n (US) Département m d'État
head of state
n chef mf d'État
→ The president met the other heads of state as they arrived.
member state
n état m membre
→ a co-ordinated EC approach, with each member state doing what it could
Minister of State
n (British) ~secrétaire mf d'État
→ He is MP for Neath and Minister of State for Europe.
nanny state
n (mainly British) État m paternaliste
→ The tussle to free the individual from the nanny state is still far from won.
nation-state , nation state
n État-nation m
→ Albania is a small nation state of around 3 million people.
outlaw state
n état m hors la loi
→ They regarded Communist Russia as an outlaw state
persistent vegetative state
n état m végétatif chronique, état m végétatif persistant
police state
n état m policier
rogue state
n État m hors-la-loi, État m voyou
Secretary of State
n
(British) ministre mf
the Secretary of State for Education le (la) ministre de l'éducation
(US) ministre mf des Affaires étrangères
solid-state
adj à semi-conducteurs
solid-state electronics l'électronique à semi-conducteurs
state apartments
npl appartements mpl officiels
state banquet
n banquet m officiel
→ Last night he attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
State Capitol
n (US) Capitole m
state control
n contrôle m de l'État
state control of communications le contrôle des communications par l'État
freedom from state control indépendance par rapport à l'État
→ before the church won its freedom from state control
state-controlled
adj sous contrôle de l'État, contrôlé (e) par l'État
State Department
n (US) Département m d'État ~ministère m des Affaires étrangères
state education
n (British) enseignement m public
state-enrolled nurse
n (British) aide-soignant (e) mf
state funeral
n funérailles fpl nationales
State line
n (US) frontière f (entre États)
→ the state line between Arkansas and Mississippi
to cross the state line traverser la frontière
→ then they crossed the state line into Mississippi
state-maintained
adj (British)
[school] public (-ique)
state of affairs
n état m de choses
→ This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover ...
state of emergency
n état m d'urgence
→ A state of emergency has been declared.
→ The Government proclaimed a state of emergency.
state of mind
n état m d'esprit
→ I want you to get into a whole new state of mind ...
→ He's in hospital, and in a confused state of mind.
→ My sister was in a happier state of mind.
state of siege
n état m de siège
→ Under the state of siege, the police could arrest suspects without charges or warrants.
state-of-the-art
adj
[technology, equipment] de pointe
→ ... the production of state-of-the-art military equipment.
→ ... state-of-the-art technology.
[computer, CD player] dernier cri
State of the Union Address
n discours m sur l'état de l'Union
state-owned
adj public (-ique)
State Representative
n (US, POLITICS) membre m de la Chambre des représentants d'un État
state-run
adj d'État
State's attorney
n (US) procureur (e) m/f
state school
n école f publique
state secret
n secret m d'État
State's rights
npl (US) droits mpl des États
state-subsidized
adj subventionné (e) par l'État
state trooper
n (US) ~policier m
state visit
n visite f d'État
to go on a state visit to se rendre en visite d'État à (or en)
welfare state
n
the welfare state l'État-providence m