Example: You must not touch the stove under any circumstances.
Definition
"Under any circumstances" means in no situation or condition whatsoever, regardless of the factors involved. It is used to emphasize that something should never happen or be done, no matter what the situation is, as in the phrase: You must not touch the stove under any circumstances.
Translations
bajo cualquier circunstancia
onder welke omstandigheden dan ook
sota qualsevol circumstància
en toutes circonstances
unter allen Umständen
Etymology
The phrase "under any circumstances" combines the preposition 'under,' meaning subject to or governed by, with 'any circumstances,' referring to all possible conditions or situations. It evolved in English to strongly express absolute prohibition or inevitability, emphasizing that no exception is allowed.
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"Under any circumstances" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C1) - set 1", containing 130 commonly used expressions.
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