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1 place
I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) luogo2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) posto libero3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) posto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) posto5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) posto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) posto7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagina8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) compito9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) posto10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) posto12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) cifra2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) mettere2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) riconoscere•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
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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 Aberdeen
(Place names) Aberdeen /æbəˈdi:n/ -
4 Abergavenny
(Place names) Abergavenny /æbəgəˈvɛnɪ/ (Surnames) Abergavenny /æbəgəˈvɛnɪ, æbəˈgɛ-/ -
5 Aberystwyth
(Place names) Aberystwyth /æbəˈrɪs(t)wɪɵ/ -
6 Abu Dhabi
(Place names) Abu Dhabi /æbu:ˈdɑ:bi:/ -
7 Abuja
(Place names) Abuja /əˈbu:dʒə/ -
8 Accra
(Place names) Accra /əˈkrɑ:/ -
9 Aden
(Place names) Aden /ˈeɪdn/ -
10 Adriatic Sea (the)
(Place names) Adriatic Sea (the) /eɪdrɪˈætɪk ˈsi:/ -
11 Adriatic Sea (the)
(Place names) Adriatic Sea (the) /eɪdrɪˈætɪk ˈsi:/ -
12 Aegean Sea (the)
(Place names) Aegean Sea (the) /i:ˈdʒi:ən ˈsi:/ -
13 Aegean Sea (the)
(Place names) Aegean Sea (the) /i:ˈdʒi:ən ˈsi:/ -
14 Agincourt
(Place names) Agincourt /ˈædʒɪnɔ:(t)/ -
15 Agra
(Place names) Agra /ˈɑ:grə/ -
16 Akron
(Place names) Akron /ˈækrɒn/ -
17 Albania
(Place names) Albania /ælˈbeɪnɪə/ -
18 Albany
(Place names) Albany /ˈɔ:lbənɪ, ˈɒl-/ -
19 Alberta
(Place names) Alberta /ælˈbɜ:tə/ -
20 Albury
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