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die Lage (-n)
   location; situation, state (of being); position; register (music)

Ich bin nicht in der Lage, das zu tun.
I'm not in a position to do that. - I'm not able to do that.
Obama und Erdogan beunruhigt über Lage in Syrien
Obama and Erdogan worried about situation in Syria
Im Weinbau bezeichnet die Lage den geografischen Anbauort.
In wine-growing, the location (Lage) refers to the geographic location where the grapes were grown.
Brauchst du Hilfe bei der Frage,
wie's mir geht in meiner Lage…
If you need help with the question of
how things are going for me in my situation…
(from "Drück die Eins" by Annett Louisan)

Related:
in günstiger Lage well-situated, in a good location
eine bequeme Lage haben to be (lying) in a comfortable position
die Situation situation
die Einzellage (wine) specific location (on wine label)
die Großlage (wine) general location (on wine label)
der Lagenwein wine from a specific location/vineyard

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