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1 situated
situated ['sɪtjʊeɪtɪd](a) (physically) situé;∎ the house is conveniently situated for shops and public transport la maison est située à proximité des commerces et des transports en commun;∎ the town is well/badly situated for tourist development la situation de la ville est/n'est pas favorable à son développement touristique;∎ the island is strategically situated l'île occupe une position stratégique∎ how are we situated as regards the competition? quelle est notre position par rapport à la concurrence?;∎ he's well situated to know what's going on il est bien placé pour savoir ce qui se passe -
2 locate
(a) (find → lost object, person) retrouver; (→ fault, technical problem) localiser; (on a map → place) repérer;∎ they have located the cause of the trouble ils ont localisé la cause du problème;∎ the police are trying to locate possible witnesses la police recherche des témoins éventuels;∎ we are trying to locate his sister nous essayons de savoir où se trouve sa sœur;∎ to locate a ship déterminer la position d'un navire (en mer);∎ he had hoped to locate precisely the site of Troy il avait espéré trouver l'emplacement exact de Troie∎ to be located se situer, être situé;∎ the house is conveniently located for shops and public transport la maison est située à proximité des magasins et des transports en commun
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