hors d'état de
French
Etymology
Literally, “out of a state to [do something].”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁ d‿e.ta də/
Prepositional phrase
- (followed by an infinitive) not in a condition to (do something), not in a fit state to (do something)
- être hors d'état de faire quelque chose ― to not be in a condition to do something
- hors d'état d'aller quelque part ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- hors d'état de marcher ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- hors d'état de payer ses dettes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- hors d'état de nuire ― which has been rendered harmless (literally, “out of a state to do harm”)
- mettre quelqu'un hors d'état de nuire ― to render someone harmless, to neutralize someone
- Antonym: en état de
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