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[pleɪs]1. n1) (in general) posto, (more formally) luogoto take place — (incident) succedere, accadere, (meeting) avere luogo
we came to a place where... — siamo arrivati in un posto dove....
place of worship/birth — luogo di culto/nascita
to go places — (travel) andare in giro (per il mondo)
he's going places fig fam — si sta facendo strada
it's only a small place — (town) è solo un paesino, (house) è piccolina
come to our place — venite da noi or a casa nostra
to take the place of sb/sth — sostituire qn/qc, prendere il posto di qn/qc
in place of — al posto di, invece di
2) (in street names) via3)to find one's place — trovare la pagina giusta5) (job, vacancy in team, school) posto6) (social position) posizione f, rangofriends in high places — amici altolocati or nelle alte sfere
to put sb in his place fig — mettere a posto qn, mettere qn al suo posto
7)(in series, rank
etc) in the first/second place — in primo/secondo luogoshe took second place in the race — si è piazzata or è arrivata seconda nella gara
A won, with B in second place — A ha vinto e B è finito secondo
2. vt1) (put: gen) posare, mettere, (on wall) mettereplace it on the table — mettilo or posalo sul tavolo
2) (situate: town) situare, (person) piazzarewe are better placed than a month ago — siamo in una situazione migliore or siamo messi meglio di un mese fa
awkwardly placed — (shop) piazzato (-a) male, (fig: person) messo (-a) male, (in embarrassing situation) in una posizione delicata
3) (contract, bet) fare, (goods) piazzare4) (in exam, race etc) classificareto be placed second — classificarsi or piazzarsi al secondo posto
5) (recall, identify: person) ricordarsi di, (face, accent) riconoscere -
3 awkward
['ɔːkwəd]1) (not practical) [ tool] poco maneggevole, scomodo; [shape, design] malfatto2) (clumsy) [person, movement] maldestro, goffo, impacciato3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] complicato, difficile; [ choice] difficile; [moment, day] sfavorevole, inopportunoto make life awkward for sb. — complicare la vita a qcn
4) (embarrassing) [question, silence] imbarazzante; [ situation] delicato, imbarazzante5) (embarrassed) imbarazzato6) (uncooperative) [ person] difficile ( about riguardo a, a proposito di)the awkward age — (adolescence) l'età critica
* * *['o:kwəd]1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) goffo2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) imbarazzante, inopportuno•- awkwardness* * *['ɔːkwəd]1) (not practical) [ tool] poco maneggevole, scomodo; [shape, design] malfatto2) (clumsy) [person, movement] maldestro, goffo, impacciato3) (complicated, inconvenient) [arrangement, issue] complicato, difficile; [ choice] difficile; [moment, day] sfavorevole, inopportunoto make life awkward for sb. — complicare la vita a qcn
4) (embarrassing) [question, silence] imbarazzante; [ situation] delicato, imbarazzante5) (embarrassed) imbarazzato6) (uncooperative) [ person] difficile ( about riguardo a, a proposito di)the awkward age — (adolescence) l'età critica
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4 embarrass
[ɪm'bærəs]verbo transitivo mettere in imbarazzoto be, feel embarrassed — essere, sentirsi in imbarazzo
to be embarrassed by o about essere imbarazzato da [situation, remark]; provare vergogna per [person, ignorance]; to be embarrassed about doing trovare imbarazzante fare; I feel embarrassed about doing mi imbarazza fare; to be financially embarrassed — avere delle difficoltà economiche
* * *[im'bærəs]1) (to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious: She was embarrassed by his praise.) imbarazzare, imbarazzarsi2) (to involve in (especially financial) difficulties: embarrassed by debts.) mettere in difficoltà finanziarie•- embarrassed
- embarrassing* * *[ɪm'bærəs]verbo transitivo mettere in imbarazzoto be, feel embarrassed — essere, sentirsi in imbarazzo
to be embarrassed by o about essere imbarazzato da [situation, remark]; provare vergogna per [person, ignorance]; to be embarrassed about doing trovare imbarazzante fare; I feel embarrassed about doing mi imbarazza fare; to be financially embarrassed — avere delle difficoltà economiche
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