hors d'état de

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

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ d‿e.ta də/

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 part ― in no fit state to go anywhere

   hors d’état de marcher ― unable to walk

   hors d’état de payer ses dettes ― not in a position to pay one's debts

   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

   être hors d’état de faire quelque chose ― to not be in a condition to do something