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position [pə'zɪʃən]position ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (h)-(j) situation ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 1 (d), 1 (f) place ⇒ 1 (d) poste ⇒ 1 (f) guichet ⇒ 1 (g) mettre en place ⇒ 2 (a) placer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) situer ⇒ 2 (b) orienter ⇒ 2 (c)1 noun∎ in position en place;∎ to put sth in(to) position mettre qch en place;∎ you've changed the position of the lamp vous avez changé la lampe de place;∎ remember the position of the cards souvenez-vous de la position des cartes;∎ white is now in a strong position (in chess) les blancs sont maintenant très bien placés;∎ they put the machine guns in or into position ils mirent les mitrailleuses en batterie;∎ take up your positions!, get into position! (actors, dancers) à vos places!; (soldiers, guards) à vos postes!(b) (posture, angle) position f;∎ to change or to shift position changer de position;∎ in a sitting position en position assise;∎ hold the spray can in an upright position tenez le vaporisateur en position verticale;∎ the position of the pointer on the dial la position de l'aiguille sur le cadran;∎ the lever should be in the on/off position le levier devrait être en position marche/arrêt(c) (circumstances) situation f;∎ the position as I see it is this voici comment je vois la situation ou les choses;∎ to be in a bad/good position être en mauvaise/bonne posture;∎ you're in no position to judge vous êtes mal placé pour (en) juger;∎ to be in a position to do sth être en mesure de faire qch;∎ to be in a strong position être bien placé;∎ put yourself in my position mettez-vous à ma place;∎ it's an awkward position to be in c'est une drôle de situation;∎ our financial position is improving notre situation financière s'améliore;∎ the present economic position la conjoncture économique actuelle;∎ the cash position is not good la situation de la caisse laisse à désirer(d) (rank → in table, scale) place f, position f; (→ in hierarchy) position f, situation f; (social standing) position f, place f;∎ they're in tenth position in the championship ils sont à la dixième place ou ils occupent la dixième place du championnat;∎ his position in the firm is unclear sa situation au sein de l'entreprise n'est pas claire;∎ what exactly is his position in the government? quelles sont exactement ses fonctions au sein du gouvernement?;∎ a person in my position can't afford a scandal une personne de mon rang ne peut se permettre un scandale;∎ she is concerned about her social position elle est préoccupée par sa position sociale(e) (standpoint) position f, point m de vue;∎ try to see things from my position essayez de voir les choses de mon point de vue;∎ to take up a position on sth adopter une position ou prendre position sur qch;∎ I have no position on the matter je n'ai pas d'idée bien arrêtée sur le sujet;∎ could you make your position clear on this point? pouvez-vous préciser votre position à ce sujet?;∎ his position on the death penalty is indefensible son point de vue sur la peine de mort est indéfendable;∎ what is the American position on this issue? quelle est la position des Américains sur ce problème?;∎ her position is that… ce qu'elle pense c'est que…, son point de vue est que…∎ there were four candidates for the position of manager il y avait quatre candidats au poste de directeur;∎ it is a position of great responsibility c'est un poste à haute responsabilité;∎ position of trust poste m de confiance;∎ what was your previous position? quel était votre poste précédent?∎ position closed (sign) guichet fermé∎ he can play in any position il peut jouer à n'importe quelle position ou place;∎ the full back was out of position l'arrière était mal placé∎ to move into position se mettre en place ou en position;∎ the men took up position on the hill les hommes prirent position sur la colline;∎ to defend a position défendre une position;∎ to jockey or to jostle or to manoeuvre for position chercher à occuper le terrain; figurative chercher à obtenir la meilleure place(j) Stock Exchange position f;∎ to take a long/short position prendre une position longue/courte(a) (put in place → cameras, equipment) mettre en place, placer, disposer; (→ guests, officials, players) placer; (→ guards, police, troops) poster, mettre en position;∎ the TV cameras were positioned round the square les caméras de télé ont été disposées autour de la place;∎ he positioned himself on the roof il a pris position sur le toit;∎ they have positioned their ships in the gulf ils ont envoyé leurs navires dans le golfe(b) (usu passive) (situate → house, building) situer, placer;∎ the school is positioned near a dangerous crossroads l'école est située ou placée près d'un carrefour dangereux;∎ the flat is well positioned l'appartement est bien situé;∎ we are well positioned to take advantage of this opportunity nous sommes bien placés pour tirer parti de cette opportunité(c) (adjust angle of → lamp, aerial) orienter►► Stock Exchange position limit limite f de position;Politics position paper déclaration f de principe;Stock Exchange position trader spéculateur(trice) m,f sur plusieurs positions
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