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der Umstand (Umstände)
   circumstance; fact

Bitte machen Sie keine großen Umstände.
Please don’t go to a lot of trouble.
Schäuble gehe es den Umständen entsprechend gut.
[According to reports,] Schäuble is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.
Eine eher geringe Rolle spielt der Umstand, dass Arbeit zunehmend darin besteht, vor einem Bildschirm zu hocken, statt auf dem Feld zu ackern.
A rather minor factor is the fact that work increasingly consists of sitting in front of a computer screen, rather than slaving in a field.

Related:
ein glücklicher Umstand a lucky/happy chance
umständlich elaborate, involved; awkward, difficult; in a
roundabout way
umständehalber zu verkaufen forced to sell, must sell
umstandslos straightforward, hassle-free, without any fuss
unter Umständen possibly, under certain conditions
unter allen Umständen whatever happens

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