hors d'état de

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, out of a state to [do something].

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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hors d’état de

  1. (followed by an infinitive) not in a condition to (do something), not in a fit state to (do something)
    Antonym: en état de
    hors d’état d’aller quelque partin no fit state to go anywhere
    hors d’état de marcherunable to walk
    hors d’état de payer ses dettesnot in a position to pay one's debts
    hors d’état de nuirewhich has been rendered harmless (literally, “out of a state to do harm”)
    mettre quelqu’un hors d’état de nuireto render someone harmless, to neutralize someone
    être hors d’état de faire quelque choseto not be in a condition to do something