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1 this is no place for babyhood

Общая лексика: здесь не место для шалостей

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > this is no place for babyhood
2 this is the place to dine

Общая лексика: вот где можно как следует пообедать, вот где надо обедать

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > this is the place to dine
3 this is no place for

ini bukan tempatnya bagi

English-Indonesian dictionary > this is no place for
4 this\ is\ no\ place\ for\ you

ez nem neked való hely

English-Hungarian dictionary > this\ is\ no\ place\ for\ you
5 place

place

A n

1 (location, position) endroit m ; to move from place to place se déplacer d'un endroit à l'autre ; I hope this is the right place j'espère que c'est le bon endroit ; we've come to the wrong place nous nous sommes trompés d'endroit ; the best place to buy sth le meilleur endroit pour acheter qch ; same time, same place même heure, même endroit ; in many places dans de nombreux endroits ; in places [hilly, damaged, worn] par endroits ; her leg had been stung in several places elle avait été piquée à la jambe à plusieurs endroits ; a place for un endroit pour [meeting, party, monument, office] ; a place to do un endroit pour faire ; a safe place to hide un endroit sûr pour se cacher ; a good place to plant roses un bon endroit pour planter des roses ; a place where un endroit où ; it's no place for a child! ce n'est pas un endroit pour un enfant! ; the perfect place for a writer l'endroit or le lieu idéal pour un écrivain ; this is the place for me! c'est le rêve ici! ; if you need peace and quiet, then this is not the place! si tu veux être tranquille, alors ce n'est pas l'endroit rêvé! ; to be in the right place at the right time être là où il faut quand il le faut ; to be in two places at once être au four et au moulin, être partout à la fois ; not here, of all places! surtout pas ici! ; in Oxford, of all places! à Oxford, figure-toi! ;

2 (town, hotel etc) endroit m ; a nice/strange place to live un endroit agréable/bizarre pour vivre ; a good place to eat une bonne adresse (pour manger) ; we stayed at a place on the coast nous étions sur la côte ; a little place called… un petit village du nom de… ; in a place like Kent/Austria dans une région comme le Kent/un pays comme l'Autriche ; this place is filthy! cet endroit est dégoûtant! ; he threatened to burn the place down ○ il a menacé d'y mettre le feu ; to be seen in all the right places se montrer dans les lieux qui comptent ; all over the place ( everywhere) partout ; fig ○ [speech, lecture] complètement décousu ; your hair is all over the place ○ ! tu es complètement décoiffé! ;

3 ( for specific purpose) place of birth/work/pilgrimage lieu m de naissance/travail/pèlerinage ; place of residence domicile m ; place of refuge refuge m ;

4 ( home) ( house) maison f ; ( apartment) appartement m ; David's place chez David ; a place by the sea une maison au bord de la mer ; a place of one's own un endroit à soi ; your place or mine? chez toi ou chez moi? ;

5 (seat, space) (on bus, at table, in queue) place f ; ( setting) couvert m ; to keep a place garder une place (for pour) ; to find/lose one's place trouver/perdre sa place ; to show sb to his/her place conduire qn à sa place ; please take your places veuillez prendre place ; I couldn't find a place to park je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour me garer ; to lay ou set a place for sb mettre un couvert pour qn ; is this place taken? cette place est-elle prise? ;

6 (on team, with firm) place f (on dans) ; (on committee, board) siège m (on au sein de) ; a place as une place comme [au pair, cook, cleaner] ;

7 GB Univ place f (at à) ; to get a place on obtenir une place dans [course] ; she got a place on the fashion design course elle a obtenu une place en cours de stylisme ; she has a place on a carpentry course elle a été acceptée pour suivre des cours de menuiserie ;

8 lit (in competition, race) place f ; to finish in first place terminer premier/-ière or à la première place ; he backed Red Rum for a place Turf il a joué Red Rum placé ; to take second place fig ( in importance) passer au deuxième plan ; to take second place to sth passer après qch ; to relegate sth to second place faire passer qch en second ;

9 (in argument, analysis) in the first place ( firstly) en premier lieu ; ( at the outset) pour commencer ; how much money did we have in the first place? combien d'argent avions-nous pour commencer? ;

10 ( correct position) to put sth in place mettre qch en place [fencing, construction] ; to push sth back into place remettre qch en place ; to return sth to its place remettre qch à sa place ; everything is in its place tout est bien à sa place ; to hold sth in place maintenir qch en place ; when the lever is in place quand le levier est engagé ; is the lid in place? est-ce que le couvercle est mis? ; in place [law, system, scheme] en place ; to put sth in place mettre qch en place [scheme, system, regime] ;

11 ( rank) sb's/sth's place in la place de qn/qch dans [world, society, history, politics] ; to take one's place in society prendre sa place dans la société ; to put sb in his/her place remettre qn à sa place ; to know one's place rester à sa place ;

12 ( role) it's not my place to do ce n'est pas à moi de faire ; to fill sb's place remplacer qn ; to take sb's place, take the place of sb prendre la place de qn ; to have no place in n'avoir aucune place dans [organization, philosophy, creed] ; there is a place for someone like her in this company il y a une place pour une femme comme elle dans cette entreprise ; there are places for people like you ○ ! fig péj ça se soigne ○ ! ;

13 ( situation) in my/his place à ma/sa place ; in your place, I'd have done the same à ta place, j'aurais fait la même chose ; to change ou trade places with sb changer de place avec qn ;

14 ( moment) moment m ; in places [funny, boring, silly] par moments ; this is not the place to do ce n'est pas le moment de faire ; this is a good place to begin c'est un bon moment pour commencer ; there were places in the film where… il y avait des moments dans le film où… ;

15 ( in book) (in paragraph, speech) to mark one's place marquer sa page ; to lose/find one's place ( in book) perdre/retrouver sa page ; (in paragraph, speech) perdre/retrouver le fil ;

16 ○ US ( unspecified location) some place quelque part ; no place nulle part ; he had no place to go il n'avait nulle part où aller ; he always wants to go places with us il veut toujours venir avec nous ; she goes places on her bicycle elle se déplace à bicyclette.

B out of place adj phr [remark, behaviour] déplacé ; [language, tone] inapproprié ; to look out of place [building, person] détonner ; to feel out of place ne pas se sentir à l'aise.

C in place of prep phr à la place de [person, object] ; X is playing in place of Y X remplace Y ; he spoke in my place il a parlé à ma place.

D vtr

1 lit ( put carefully) placer ; ( arrange) disposer ; place the cucumber slices around the edge of the plate disposez les rondelles de concombre autour de l'assiette ; she placed the vase in the middle of the table elle a placé le vase au milieu de la table ; place the smaller bowl inside the larger one mets le petit bol dans le grand ; to place sth back on remettre qch sur [shelf, table] ; to place sth in the correct order mettre qch dans le bon ordre ;

2 ( locate) placer ; to be strategically/awkwardly placed être bien/mal placé ; the switch had been placed too high l'interrupteur avait été placé trop haut ;

3 ( using service) to place an advertisement in the paper mettre une annonce dans le journal ; to place an order for sth passer une commande pour qch ; to place a bet parier, faire un pari (on sur) ;

4 fig ( put) to place emphasis on sth mettre l'accent sur qch ; to place one's trust in sb/sth placer sa confiance en qn/qch ; to place sb in a difficult situation/in a dilemma mettre qn dans une situation difficile/devant un dilemme ; to place sb at risk faire courir des risques à qn ; to place the blame on sb rejeter toute la faute sur qn ; two propositions were placed before those present deux propositions ont été soumises aux personnes présentes ;

5 ( rank) ( in competition) classer ; ( in exam) GB classer ; to be placed third [horse, athlete] arriver troisième ;

6 ( judge) juger ; to be placed among the top scientists of one's generation être jugé comme un des plus grands scientifiques de sa génération ; where would you place him in relation to his colleagues? comment le jugeriez-vous par rapport à ses collègues? ;

7 ( identify) situer [person] ; reconnaître [accent] ; I can't place his face je ne le reconnais pas ;

8 ( find home for) placer [child] ;

9 Admin (send, appoint) placer [student, trainee] (in dans) ; to place sb in charge of staff/a project confier la direction du personnel/d'un projet à qn ; to be placed in quarantine être placé en quarantaine.

E placed pp adj

1 gen ( situated) to be well placed être bien placé (to do pour faire) ; he is not well placed to judge il est mal placé pour juger ; she is well/better placed to speak on this subject elle est bien/mieux placée pour parler de ce sujet ;

2 Sport, Turf to be placed [horse] GB être placé ; US terminer en deuxième position.

Idioms

that young man is really going places ○ voilà un jeune homme qui ira loin ; to have friends in high places avoir des amis haut placés ; corruption in high places la corruption en haut lieu ; to fall ou click ou fit into place devenir clair ; ⇒ take place (take).

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6 place

place [pleɪs]

endroit ⇒ 1 (a) lieu ⇒ 1 (a) maison ⇒ 1 (c) place ⇒ 1 (d)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (i) couvert ⇒ 1 (g) poste ⇒ 1 (h) avoir lieu ⇒ 1 (k) placer ⇒ 2 (a)-(d), 2 (g) (se) remettre ⇒ 2 (e) passer ⇒ 2 (f)

1 noun

(a) (gen → spot, location) endroit m, lieu m;

∎ this is the place c'est ici;

∎ place of death/amusement lieu m de décès/de divertissement;

∎ the place where the accident happened l'endroit où a eu lieu l'accident;

∎ keep the documents in a safe place gardez les documents en lieu sûr;

∎ store in a cool place (on packaging) à conserver au frais;

∎ this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it ce n'est ni le moment ni le lieu pour en discuter;

∎ this looks like a good place to pitch the tent l'endroit semble parfait pour monter la tente;

∎ I had no particular place to go je n'avais nulle part où aller;

∎ you can't be in two places at once on ne peut pas être en deux endroits à la fois;

∎ her leg is fractured in two places elle a deux fractures à la jambe;

∎ there are still one or two places where the text needs changing le texte doit encore être modifié en un ou deux endroits;

∎ to go places (travel) aller quelque part;

∎ figurative that girl will go places! cette fille ira loin!

(b) (locality)

∎ do you know the place well? est-ce que tu connais bien le coin?;

∎ she comes from a place called Barton elle vient d'un endroit qui s'appelle Barton;

∎ the whole place went up in flames (building) tout l'immeuble s'est embrasé; (house) toute la maison s'est embrasée;

∎ how long have you been working in this place? depuis combien de temps travaillez-vous ici?;

∎ we had lunch at a little place in the country nous avons déjeuné dans un petit restaurant de campagne;

∎ can you recommend a place to eat? pouvez-vous me recommander un restaurant?;

∎ I'm looking for a place to stay je cherche un logement;

∎ familiar to shout or to scream the place down hurler comme un forcené;

∎ the other place British University (at Oxford) Cambridge; (at Cambridge) Oxford; British Parliament (in House of Commons) la Chambre des Lords; (in House of Lords) la Chambre des Communes

(c) (house) maison f; (flat) appartement m;

∎ they have a place in the country ils ont une maison de campagne;

∎ familiar nice place you've got here c'est joli chez toi^□ ;

∎ familiar your place or mine? on va chez toi ou chez moi?^□ ;

∎ familiar they met up at Ali's place ils se sont retrouvés chez Ali^□

(d) (position) place f;

∎ take your places! prenez vos places!;

∎ everything is in its place tout est à sa place;

∎ put it back in its proper place remets-le à sa place;

∎ it occupies a central place in his philosophy cela occupe une place centrale dans sa philosophie;

∎ I lost my place in the queue j'ai perdu ma place dans la file d'attente;

∎ I've lost my place (in a book) je ne sais plus où j'en étais;

∎ push the lever till it clicks into place poussez le levier jusqu'au déclic;

∎ figurative suddenly everything fell or clicked into place (I understood) tout à coup, ça a fait tilt; (everything went well) tout d'un coup, tout s'est arrangé;

∎ what would you do (if you were) in my place? que feriez-vous (si vous étiez) à ma place?;

∎ try and put yourself in his place essaie de te mettre à sa place;

∎ I wouldn't change places with her for anything pour rien au monde je n'aimerais être à sa place;

∎ his anger gave place to pity sa colère a fait place à un sentiment de pitié

(e) (role, function) place f;

∎ robots took the place of human workers des robots ont remplacé les hommes dans l'accomplissement de leur tâche;

∎ if she leaves there's nobody to take or to fill her place si elle part, il n'y a personne pour la remplacer;

∎ it's not really my place to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

(f) (seat → on train, in theatre etc) place f; (→ on committee) siège m;

∎ she gave up her place to an old man elle a offert sa place à un vieux monsieur;

∎ save me a place garde-moi une place;

∎ there are a few places left on the next flight il reste quelques places sur le prochain vol;

∎ she has a place on the new commission elle siège à la nouvelle commission;

∎ to change places with sb changer de place avec qn;

∎ we changed places so that he could sit by the window nous avons échangé nos places pour qu'il puisse s'asseoir près de la fenêtre

(g) (table setting) couvert m;

∎ how many places should I set? combien de couverts dois-je mettre?

(h) (post, vacancy) place f, poste m;

∎ to get a place at university être admis à l'université;

∎ there is keen competition for university places il y a une forte compétition pour les places en faculté

(i) (ranking → in competition, hierarchy etc) place f;

∎ the prize for second place le prix pour la deuxième place;

∎ Brenda took third place in the race/exam Brenda a terminé troisième de la course/a été reçue troisième à l'examen;

∎ the team is in fifth place l'équipe est en cinquième position;

∎ Horseracing to back a horse for a place jouer un cheval placé;

∎ for me, work takes second place to my family pour moi, la famille passe avant le travail;

∎ he needs to find his place in society il a besoin de trouver sa place dans la société;

∎ I'll soon put him in his place j'aurai vite fait de le remettre à sa place;

∎ to know one's place savoir se tenir à sa place

(j) Mathematics

∎ to three decimal places, to three places of decimals jusqu'à la troisième décimale

(k) to take place (to happen) avoir lieu;

∎ the meeting will take place in Geneva la réunion aura lieu à Genève;

∎ many changes have taken place il y a eu beaucoup de changements;

∎ while this was taking place tandis que cela se passait

(l) American (in adverbial phrases)

∎ no place nulle part;

∎ I'm not going any place je ne vais nulle part;

∎ some place quelque part;

∎ I've looked every place j'ai cherché partout

2 transitive verb

(a) (put, set) placer, mettre;

∎ she placed the vase on the shelf elle a mis le vase sur l'étagère;

∎ to place a book back on a shelf remettre un livre (en place) sur un rayon;

∎ to place a book with a publisher confier un livre à un éditeur;

∎ he placed an ad in the local paper il a fait passer ou mis une annonce dans le journal local;

∎ the proposals have been placed before the committee les propositions ont été soumises au comité;

∎ to place a matter in sb's hands mettre une affaire dans les mains de qn;

∎ I place myself at your disposal je me mets à votre disposition

(b) (find work or a home for) placer;

∎ to place sb in care placer qn;

∎ all the refugee children have been placed tous les enfants réfugiés ont été placés

(c) (usu passive) (situate) placer, situer;

∎ the house is well placed la maison est bien située;

∎ strategically placed airfields des terrains d'aviation stratégiquement situés;

∎ you are better placed to judge than I am vous êtes mieux placé que moi pour en juger;

∎ British industry is well placed to… l'industrie britannique est à même de…;

∎ we met several people similarly placed nous avons rencontré plusieurs personnes qui se trouvaient dans la même situation;

∎ how are we placed for time? combien de temps avons-nous?;

∎ how are you placed for money at the moment? quelle est ta situation financière en ce moment?

(d) (usu passive) (rank → in competition, race etc) placer, classer;

∎ she was placed third elle était en troisième position;

∎ the runners placed in the first five go through to the final les coureurs classés dans les cinq premiers participent à la finale;

∎ the horse we bet on wasn't even placed le cheval sur lequel nous avions parié n'est même pas arrivé placé;

∎ I would place her amongst the best writers of our time je la classerais parmi les meilleurs écrivains de notre époque

(e) (identify) (se) remettre;

∎ I can't place him je n'arrive pas à (me) le remettre

(f) (order, contract) passer ( with à);

∎ to place an order for sth passer commande de qch;

∎ to place a bet faire un pari;

∎ to place a bet on sb/sth parier sur qn/qch;

∎ place your bets! (in casino) faites vos jeux!

(g) (invest → funds) placer; (sell → goods, shares) placer, vendre

3 intransitive verb

American (in racing) être placé

4 all over the place adverb

familiar (everywhere) partout^□ ; (untidy) en désordre^□ ;

∎ you always leave your things all over the place! tu laisses toujours traîner tes affaires partout!;

∎ my hair's all over the place je suis complètement décoiffé^□ ;

∎ figurative the team were all over the place l'équipe a joué n'importe comment^□ ;

∎ these figures are all over the place (are inaccurate) ces chiffres ont été calculés n'importe comment^□ ;

∎ at the interview he was all over the place (panicking, unclear) il a raconté n'importe quoi à l'entretien^□

5 in place adverb

(a) (steady) en place;

∎ hold it in place while I nail it in tiens-le en place pendant que je le cloue

(b) (on the spot → run, jump) sur place

6 in place of preposition

à la place de;

∎ she came in place of her sister elle est venue à la place de sa sœur

7 in places adverb

par endroits

8 in the first place adverb

∎ what drew your attention to it in the first place? qu'est-ce qui a attiré votre attention à l'origine ou en premier lieu?;

∎ I didn't want to come in the first place d'abord, je ne voulais même pas venir;

∎ in the first place, it's too big, and in the second place… premièrement, c'est trop grand, et deuxièmement…, primo, c'est trop grand, et secundo…

9 out of place adjective

∎ the wardrobe looks out of place in such a small room l'armoire n'a pas l'air à sa place dans une pièce aussi petite;

∎ he felt out of place amongst so many young people il ne se sentait pas à sa place parmi tous les jeunes;

∎ he didn't look out of place il ne déparait pas;

∎ such remarks are out of place at a funeral de telles paroles sont déplacées lors d'un enterrement

►► place of birth lieu m de naissance;

place of business lieu m de travail;

place card = carte marquant la place de chaque convive à table;

Marketing place of delivery lieu m de livraison;

Finance place of issue lieu m d'émission;

Sport place kick coup m de pied placé;

place mat set m (de table);

place of residence résidence f, domicile m (réel);

British Law place of safety order = ordonnance autorisant une personne ou un organisme à garder des enfants maltraités en lieu sûr;

place setting couvert m;

place of work lieu m de travail;

place of worship lieu m de culte

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7 place

place [pleɪs]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

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1. noun

   a. endroit m

• we came to a place where... nous sommes arrivés à un endroit où...

• this is no place for children ce n'est pas un endroit pour les enfants

• this isn't a nice place for a picnic ce n'est pas l'endroit idéal pour pique-niquer

• from place to place d'un endroit à l'autre

• the time and place of the crime l'heure et le lieu du crime

• this is the place c'est ici

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• it's a small place ( = village) c'est un village

• Brighton is a good place to live Brighton est une ville où il fait bon vivre

• we found some excellent places to eat nous avons trouvé d'excellents restaurants

• to lose one's place in a book perdre sa page dans un livre

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• the museum is a huge place le musée est immense

► to take place avoir lieu

► place of + noun

• place of birth/work lieu m de naissance/de travail

• place of refuge refuge m

• place of worship lieu de culte► any/some/no place (inf) (US)

I couldn't find it any place je ne l'ai trouvé nulle part

• some place quelque part

• some place else quelque part ailleurs

• they have no place to go ils n'ont nulle part où aller► to go places (inf) (US = travel) voyager

• he'll go places all right! ( = make good) il ira loin !

• we're going places at last ( = make progress) nous avançons enfin

   b. ( = house) (inf) we were at Anne's place nous étions chez Anne

• come over to our place passez à la maison

• your place or mine? on va chez moi ou chez toi ?

• his business is growing, he needs a bigger place son affaire s'agrandit, il lui faut des locaux plus grands

   c. ( = seat) place f ; (laid at table) couvert m

• a car park with 200 places un parking de 200 places

   d. ( = position) place f

• put the book back in its place remets le livre à sa place

• (if I were) in your place... (si j'étais) à votre place...

• to lose one's place in the queue perdre sa place dans la queue

• to take the place of sb/sth prendre la place de qn/qch

• to take sb's place remplacer qn

• to fit into place ( = become clear) devenir clair

• the moment I changed jobs everything fell into place ( = turned out well) il a suffi que je change de travail pour que tout s'arrange

   e. (in competition) place f

• Paul won the race with Robert in second place Paul a gagné la course et Robert est arrivé deuxième

• Sweden took second place la Suède s'est classée deuxième

• my personal life has had to take second place to my career ma vie privée a dû passer après ma carrière

• the team was in third place l'équipe était en troisième position

• he has risen to second place in the opinion polls il occupe maintenant la deuxième place dans les sondages

• people in high places les gens haut placés

• to put sb in his place remettre qn à sa place

   f. ( = job) place f

• we have a place for a receptionist nous avons une place de réceptionniste

• it's not your place to criticize ce n'est pas à vous de critiquer

   g. (for student, player) place f

• I've got a place to do sociology j'ai réussi à m'inscrire en sociologie

• he's got a place in the team il a été admis dans l'équipe

   h. ( = room) there is no place for racism in the Party le parti ne peut tolérer le racisme

   i. (set structures)

► all over the place (inf) ( = everywhere) partout

• I've looked for him all over the place je l'ai cherché partout► to be in place [object] être à sa place ; [measure, policy, elements] être en place ; [conditions] être rassemblé ; [law, legislation] être en vigueur

► in places ( = here and there) par endroits

• the snow is very deep in places la neige est très profonde par endroits► in place of à la place de

► in the first place d'abord

• in the first place, it will be much cheaper d'abord, ça sera beaucoup moins cher

• we need to consider why so many people are in prison in the first place nous devons d'abord nous demander pourquoi tant de gens sont en prison

• he shouldn't have been there in the first place d'abord, il n'aurait même pas dû être là► in the second place ensuite

► out of place [object, remark] déplacé

• I feel rather out of place here je ne me sens pas à ma place ici

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = put) mettre

• she placed a roll on each plate elle a mis un petit pain sur chaque assiette

• events have placed the president in a difficult position les événements ont mis le président en mauvaise posture

► to be placed

• the picture is placed rather high up le tableau est un peu trop haut

• the house is well placed la maison est bien située

• we are now well placed to... nous sommes maintenant bien placés pour...

   b. ( = rank) placer

• he wasn't placed in the race il n'a pas été placé dans la course

• he places good health among his greatest assets il considère sa bonne santé comme l'un de ses meilleurs atouts

• to place local interests above those of central government placer les intérêts locaux avant ceux de l'État

   c. ( = classify) classer

   d. ( = make) [+ order, contract] passer ; [+ bet] engager

   e. ( = find job for) trouver un emploi pour

• we have so far placed 28 people in permanent jobs jusqu'à présent nous avons réussi à trouver des emplois permanents à 28 personnes

• the agency is trying to place him with a building firm l'agence essaie de lui trouver une place dans une entreprise de construction

   f. ( = identify) situer

• he looked familiar, but I couldn't immediately place him sa tête me disait quelque chose mais je n'arrivais pas à le situer

3. compounds

► place mat noun set m (de table)

► place-name noun nom m de lieu

► place setting noun couvert m

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‼|/b] The French word [b]place is not the commonest translation for place.

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[pleɪs] 1.
noun

1) (location, position) endroit m

from place to place — d'un endroit à l'autre

same time, same place — même heure, même endroit

in places — [hilly, damaged, worn] par endroits

in several places — ( in region) dans plusieurs endroits; ( on body) à plusieurs endroits

place of birth/work — lieu m de naissance/travail

place of residence — domicile m

this is the place for me! — c'est le rêve ici!

to be in the right place at the right time — être là où il faut quand il le faut

I can't be in two places at once! — je ne peux pas être partout à la fois!

in Oxford, of all places! — à Oxford, figure-toi!

to lose/find one's place — ( in book) perdre/retrouver sa page; (in paragraph, speech) perdre/retrouver le fil

he had no place to go — (colloq) surtout US il n'avait nulle part où aller

some place — (colloq) surtout US quelque part

2) (town, hotel etc) endroit m

a good place to eat — une bonne adresse (pour manger)

a little place called... — un petit village du nom de...

in a place like Kent — dans une région comme le Kent

to be seen in all the right places — se montrer dans les lieux qui comptent

all over the place — ( everywhere) partout; fig (colloq) [speech, lecture] complètement décousu; [hair] en bataille

3) ( home)

David's place — chez David

a place by the sea — une maison au bord de la mer

a place of one's own — un endroit à soi

your place or mine? — chez toi ou chez moi?

4) (seat, space) (on bus, at table, in queue) place f; ( setting) couvert m

to keep a place — garder une place ( for pour)

please take your places — veuillez prendre place

to lay ou set a place for somebody — mettre un couvert pour quelqu'un

5) (on team, with firm) place f (on dans); (on committee, board) siège m (on au sein de)

a place as — une place comme [au pair, cook, cleaner]

6) GB University place f (at à)

to get a place on — obtenir une place dans [course]

she has a place on a carpentry course — elle a été acceptée pour suivre des cours de menuiserie

7) (in competition, race) place f

to finish in first place — terminer premier/-ière or à la première place

to take second place — fig ( in importance) passer au deuxième plan

in the first place — fig ( firstly) en premier lieu; ( at the outset) pour commencer

8) (in order, correct position)

everything is in its place — tout est bien à sa place

to hold something in place — maintenir quelque chose en place

in place — [law, system, scheme] en place

to put somebody in his/her place — remettre quelqu'un à sa place

to know one's place — rester à sa place

9) ( role)

it's not my place to do — ce n'est pas à moi de faire

to take somebody's place — prendre la place de quelqu'un

to have no place in — n'avoir aucune place dans [organization, philosophy]

10) ( situation)

in my/his place — à ma/sa place

to change places with somebody — changer de place avec quelqu'un

11) ( moment) moment m

in places — [funny, boring, silly] par moments
2.
out of place adjectival phrase déplacé

to look out of place — [building, person] détonner

to feel out of place — ne pas se sentir à l'aise
3.
in place of prepositional phrase à la place de [person, object]
4.
transitive verb

1) ( put) placer, mettre [object]; mettre [advertisement]

to place something back on — remettre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]

to place an order for something — passer une commande pour quelque chose

to place emphasis on something — mettre l'accent sur quelque chose

to place one's trust in — placer sa confiance en

to place somebody at risk — faire courir des risques à quelqu'un

2) ( locate) placer

to be awkwardly placed — être mal placé

he is not well placed to judge — il est mal placé pour juger

3) ( rank) ( in competition) classer; ( in exam) GB classer

to be placed third — [horse, athlete] arriver troisième

4) ( identify) situer [person]; reconnaître [accent]

I can't place his face — je ne le reconnais pas

5) Administration (send, appoint) placer [student, trainee] (in dans); ( find home for) placer [child]

to place somebody in charge of a project — confier la direction d'un projet à quelqu'un

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that young man is really going places — (colloq) voilà un jeune homme qui ira loin

to have friends in high places — avoir des amis haut placés

to fall ou fit into place — devenir clair; take place

English-French dictionary > place
8 this

this [ðɪs]

ceci ⇒ 1 (a) ce ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) celui-ci ⇒ 1 (b) ce…-ci ⇒ 2 (b) aussi ⇒ 3 si ⇒ 3

(pl these [ði:z])

1 demonstrative pronoun

(a) (person, situation, statement, thing indicated → subject) ceci, ce; (→ object) ce;

∎ what's this? qu'est-ce que c'est (que ça)?;

∎ who's this? (gen) qui est-ce?; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil?;

∎ this is for you tiens, c'est pour toi;

∎ this is Mr Smith speaking (on phone) M. Smith à l'appareil, c'est M. Smith;

∎ this is my mother (in introduction) je vous présente ma mère; (in picture) c'est ma mère;

∎ these are my children voici mes enfants;

∎ these are things we cannot do without ce sont des choses dont on ne peut se passer;

∎ this is the place I was talking about c'est ou voici l'endroit dont je parlais;

∎ this is terrible c'est affreux;

∎ this is what he told me voici ce qu'il m'a dit;

∎ this is where I live c'est ici que j'habite;

∎ listen to this écoutez bien ceci;

∎ eat/drink some of this mangez-/buvez-en un peu;

∎ what's this I hear about your leaving? on me dit que vous partez?;

∎ what's all this? (these objects) qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ça?; (what's happening?) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ it was like this voici comment les choses se sont passées;

∎ do it like this voici comment il faut faire;

∎ I didn't want it to end like this je ne voulais pas que ça finisse ou se termine comme ça;

∎ that it should come to this qu'on en arrive là;

∎ and there's no way she could live with you? - well, this is it et elle ne pourrait pas vivre avec toi? - non, justement;

∎ this is it, wish me luck voilà, souhaite-moi bonne chance;

∎ this is it, the moment we've all been waiting for! nous y voilà, c'est le moment que nous attendons tous!;

∎ l'll tell you this… je vais te dire une chose…;

∎ after/before this après/avant ça;

∎ at or with this, he left the room là-dessus ou sur ce, il a quitté la pièce;

∎ what did you talk about? - oh, this and that de quoi avez-vous parlé? - oh, de choses et d'autres;

∎ they sat chatting about this, that and the other ils étaient là, assis, à bavarder de choses et d'autres;

∎ it's always John this and John that c'est John par-ci, John par-là

(b) (contrasted with "that") celui-ci (celle-ci) m,f;

∎ these ceux-ci (celles-ci) mpl, fpl;

∎ this is a rose, that is a peony ceci est une rose, ça c'est une pivoine;

∎ I want these, not those! je veux ceux-ci, pas ceux-là!;

∎ is this more expensive than that? celui-ci est-il plus cher que celui-là?

2 demonstrative adjective

(a) (referring to a particular person, idea, time or thing) ce (cette);

∎ these ces;

∎ this man cet homme;

∎ these ideas ces idées;

∎ this plan of yours won't work votre projet ne marchera pas;

∎ this book you wanted le livre que vous vouliez;

∎ he's lived in this country for years ça fait des années qu'il vit dans ce pays;

∎ this way please par ici, s'il vous plaît;

∎ this funny little man came up to me un petit bonhomme à l'air bizarre est venu vers moi;

∎ there were these two Germans… il y avait ces deux Allemands…;

∎ who's this friend of yours? c'est qui, cet ami?;

∎ familiar this here bicycle ce vélo-ci^□ ;

∎ this morning ce matin;

∎ by this time tomorrow he'll be gone demain à cette heure-ci, il sera parti;

∎ this time last week la semaine dernière à la même heure;

∎ this time next year l'année prochaine à la même époque;

∎ this coming week la semaine prochaine ou qui vient;

∎ saving money isn't easy these days faire des économies n'est pas facile aujourd'hui ou de nos jours;

∎ he's worked hard these last two months il a beaucoup travaillé ces deux derniers mois;

∎ I've been watching you this past hour ça fait une heure ou voici une heure que je vous regarde;

∎ what are you doing this Christmas? qu'est-ce que vous faites pour Noël cette année?;

∎ familiar I've known him these three years je le connais depuis trois ans^□

(b) (contrasted with "that") ce …-ci (cette …-ci);

∎ these ces …-ci;

∎ this table over here cette table-ci;

∎ which do you prefer, this one or that one? lequel tu préfères, celui-ci ou celui-là?;

∎ this dress is cheaper than that one cette robe-ci est moins chère que celle-là ou que l'autre;

∎ people ran this way and that les gens couraient dans tous les sens

3 adverb

aussi, si;

∎ it was this high c'était haut comme ça;

∎ we've come this far, we might as well go on (on journey) nous sommes venus jusqu'ici, alors autant continuer; (on project) maintenant que nous en sommes là, autant continuer

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10 place

1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) der Ort

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) der Platz

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) der Platz

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) der Platz

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) der Platz

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) der Platz

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) die Stelle

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) die Aufgabe

9) (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.) der Platz

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) die Wohnung

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) der Platz

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) die Stelle
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) stellen, setzen

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) einordnen

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- place-name
- 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
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place

[pleɪs]

I. NOUN

1. (location) Ort m

I hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los ist

the hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuser

we're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspension

let's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehen

this is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!

this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehen

Scotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land fam

that café is a nice \place dieses Café ist echt nett fam

a nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meer

please put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurück

this is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geboren

sorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein

\place of birth Geburtsort m

\place of custody Verwahrungsort m

\place of death Sterbeort m

\place of delivery Erfüllungsort m

\place of employment Arbeitsplatz m

\place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m

\place of performance Erfüllungsort m

\place of refuge Zufluchtsort m

\place of residence Wohnort m

a \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne

\place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte f

to go \places AM weit herumkommen, viel sehen

in \places stellenweise

this plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vor

2. no pl (appropriate setting) [geeigneter] Ort

this meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutieren

university was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding fam

that bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren

3. (home)

I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuche

we'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susan

where's your \place? wo wohnst du?; ( fam)

your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?

they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnung

4. ( fig: position, rank) Stellung f

she's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionen

they have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landes

it's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habe

I'm not criticizing you — I know my \place das ist keine Kritik — das würde ich doch nie wagen!

to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisen

to put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam

5. (instead of)

▪ in \place of stattdessen

you can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmen

I invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladen

6. (proper position)

▪ to be in \place an seinem Platz sein; ( fig: completed) fertig [o abgeschlossen] sein

the chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)

the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)

the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)

suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinn

to be out of \place nicht an der richtigen Stelle sein; person fehl am Platz[e] sein; ( fig)

the large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziert

what you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebracht

to push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schieben

7. MATH (in decimals) Stelle f

to five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Komma

8. (job, position) Stelle f; (in team) Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m

your \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seite

to take the \place of sb jds Platz einnehmen

9. (in book) Stelle f

to find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfinden

to keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/war

to lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war]; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade ist

10. (seat) Platz m

is this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?

to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschen

to keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihalten

to lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

to take one's \place at table Platz nehmen

11. (position) Stelle f

just put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!

if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...

what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

12. (ranking) Platz m, Position f

the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Charts

our team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiter

to take [or esp BRIT get] first/second \place Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

to take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommen

their children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stelle

in second \place auf dem zweiten Platz

13. SPORT

to get a \place sich akk platzieren; AM Zweite(r) werden

14. AM ( fam: somewhere)

I know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe

15.

▶ all over the \place (everywhere) überall; (badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch; (spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut

▶ a \place for everything and everything in its \place ( prov) jedes Ding hat seinen Platz

▶ in the first \place (at first) zuerst; (at all) überhaupt

we shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!

but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?

▶ in the first/second \place (firstly, secondly) erstens/zweitens

▶ to give \place to sb/sth jdm/etw Platz machen

▶ to go \places ( fam) auf dem Weg nach oben sein

▶ to take \place stattfinden

▶ there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner Zeit

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (position)

▪ to \place sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen; (lay) etw irgendwohin legen

bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestellt

the Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf dem Grab nieder

she \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Liste

he \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulter

to \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen

to \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen

to \place a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut geben

to \place a comma ein Komma setzen

to \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen

to \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen

to \place money on sth Geld auf etw akk setzen

▪ to be \placed shop, town liegen

2. (impose)

to \place an embargo on sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängen

to \place a limit [or ceiling] on sth etw begrenzen

to \place ten pounds/half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen

3. (ascribe)

to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben

to \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to \place one's hopes on sb/sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen

to \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen

... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘

he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe

4. (arrange for)

to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmelden

to \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen

5. (appoint to a position)

▪ to \place sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo unterbringen [o SCHWEIZ platzieren]

to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzen

to \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmen

to \place sb in charge [of sth] jdm die Leitung [von etw dat] übertragen

to \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringen

to \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzen

to \place a strain on sb/sth jdn/etw belasten

to \place staff Personal unterbringen [o vermitteln]

to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellen

the town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt

6. (recognize)

▪ to \place sb/sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen

7. (categorize, rank)

▪ to \place sb/sth jdn/etw einordnen

to be \placed SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM unter die ersten zwei kommen

to be \placed first/second SPORT Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

▪ to \place sth above [or before] [or over] sth etw über etw akk stellen

sb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster Stelle

I'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Welt

they \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu

8. ECON

▪ to \place sth goods etw absetzen

to \place an order for sth etw bestellen

to \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen

9. passive (good position)

▪ to be well \placed for sth für etw akk eine gute Ausgangsposition haben

we're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen fam

to be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehen

to be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können

10. passive (have at disposal)

▪ to be well \placed for sth:

how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM also (finish second) Zweite(r) werden

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[pleɪs]
1. NOUN

1) general Platz m, Stelle f

this is the place where he was born —

do the spoons have a special place? — haben die Löffel einen bestimmten Platz?

water is coming through in several places — an mehreren Stellen kommt Wasser durch

from place to place — von einem Ort zum anderen

in another place — woanders

bed is the best place for him — im Bett ist er am besten aufgehoben

we found a good place to watch the procession from — wir fanden einen Platz, von dem wir den Umzug gut sehen konnten

in the right/wrong place — an der richtigen/falschen Stelle

some/any place — irgendwo

a poor man with no place to go — ein armer Mann, der nicht weiß, wohin

this is no place for you/children —

there is no place for the unsuccessful in our society your place is by his side — für Erfolglose ist in unserer Gesellschaft kein Platz dein Platz ist an seiner Seite

it was the last place I expected to find him — da hätte ich ihn zuletzt or am wenigsten vermutet

this isn't the place to discuss politics — dies ist nicht der Ort, um über Politik zu sprechen

to laugh in the right places — an den richtigen Stellen lachen

I can't be in two places at once! —

she likes to have a place for everything and everything in its place — sie hält sehr auf Ordnung und achtet darauf, dass alles an seinem Platz liegt

2) = geographical location = district Gegend f; (= country) Land nt; (= building) Gebäude nt; (= town) Ort m

there's nothing to do in the evenings in this place —

Sweden's a great place they're building a new place out in the suburbs — Schweden ist ein tolles Land sie bauen ein neues Gebäude am Stadtrand

3) = home Haus nt, Wohnung f

come round to my place some time — besuch mich mal, komm doch mal vorbei

let's go back to my place — lass uns zu mir gehen

I've never been to his place — ich bin noch nie bei ihm gewesen

where's your place? — wo wohnst du?

at Peter's place — bei Peter

your place or mine? (hum inf) — gehen wir zu dir oder zu mir?

4) in book etc Stelle f

to find one's place — die richtige Stelle finden

to keep one's place — sich (dat) die richtige Stelle markieren

to lose one's place — die Seite verblättern; (on page) die Zeile verlieren

5) = seat, position at table, in team, school, hospital Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m; (= job) Stelle f

to lay an extra place for sb — ein zusätzliches Gedeck für jdn auflegen

to take one's place (at table) —

take your places for a square dance! — Aufstellung zur Quadrille, bitte!

places for 500 students — 500 Studienplätze

to give up one's place (in a queue) — jdm den Vortritt lassen

to lose one's place (in a queue) — sich wieder hinten anstellen müssen

if I were in your place — an Ihrer Stelle, wenn ich an Ihrer Stelle wäre

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage

to take the place of sb/sth — jdn/etw ersetzen, jds Platz or den Platz von jdm/etw einnehmen

6) in hierarchy Rang m, Stellung f

people in high places — Leute in hohen Positionen

to know one's place — wissen, was sich (für einen) gehört

of course I'm not criticizing you, I know my place! (hum) — ich kritisiere dich selbstverständlich nicht, das steht mir gar nicht zu

it's not my place to comment/tell him what to do — es steht mir nicht zu, einen Kommentar abzugeben/ihm zu sagen, was er tun soll

to keep or put sb in his place — jdn in seine Schranken weisen

that put him in his place! — das hat ihn erst mal zum Schweigen gebracht, da hab ichs/hat ers etc ihm gezeigt (inf)

7) in exam, competition Platz m, Stelle f

Lunt won, with Moore in second place — Lunt hat gewonnen, an zweiter Stelle or auf dem zweiten Platz lag Moore

to win first place — Erste(r, s) sein

to take second place to sth — einer Sache (dat) gegenüber zweitrangig sein

8) SPORT Platzierung f

to get a place —

to back a horse for a place — auf Platz wetten, eine Platzwette abschließen

9) in street names Platz m

10) MATH Stelle f

to work sth out to three decimal places — etw auf drei Stellen nach dem Komma berechnen

11)

set structures __diams; place of + noun place of amusement — Vergnügungsstätte f

place of birth — Geburtsort m

place of residence — Wohnort m

place of business or work — Arbeitsstelle f __diams; in places stellenweise

the snow was up to a metre deep in places — der Schnee lag stellenweise bis zu einem Meter hoch

everything was in place — alles war an seiner Stelle

make sure the wire/screw is properly in place — achten Sie darauf, dass der Draht/die Schraube richtig sitzt

the legislation is already in place — die gesetzlichen Regelungen gelten schon

to look out of place —

to feel out of place — sich fehl am Platz or deplatziert fühlen

not a hair out of place — tipptopp frisiert (inf)

McCormack played in goal in place of Miller — McCormack stand anstelle von Miller im Tor __diams; to fall into place Gestalt annehmen

in the first place..., in the second place... — erstens..., zweitens...

the meeting will take place on Monday — das Treffen findet am Montag statt

he's going places (fig inf) — er bringts zu was (inf) __diams; to give place to sth einer Sache (dat) Platz machen

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = put setzen, stellen; (= lay down) legen; person at table etc setzen; guards aufstellen; shot (with gun) anbringen; (FTBL, TENNIS) platzieren; troops in Stellung bringen; announcement (in paper) inserieren (in in +dat); advertisement setzen (in in +acc)

the magician placed one hand over the other — der Zauberer legte eine Hand über die andere

she slowly placed one foot in front of the other —

he placed the cue ball right behind the black he placed a gun to my head — er setzte die Spielkugel direkt hinter die schwarze Kugel er setzte mir eine Pistole an den Kopf

she placed a finger on her lips —

the vase was precariously placed — die Vase stand an einer gefährlichen Stelle

to place a matter before sb — jdm eine Angelegenheit vorlegen

I shall place the matter in the hands of a lawyer — ich werde die Angelegenheit einem Rechtsanwalt übergeben

to place a strain on sth — etw belasten

this placed him under a lot of pressure — dadurch geriet er stark unter Druck

to place confidence/trust in sb/sth — Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to be placed (shop, town, house etc) — liegen

how are you placed for time/money? — wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

we are well placed for the shops — was Einkaufsmöglichkeiten angeht, wohnen wir günstig

Liverpool are well placed in the league — Liverpool liegt gut in der Tabelle

they were well placed to observe the whole battle — sie hatten einen günstigen Platz, von dem sie die ganze Schlacht verfolgen konnten

we are well placed now to finish the job by next year —

with the extra staff we are better placed now than we were last month — mit dem zusätzlichen Personal stehen wir jetzt besser da als vor einem Monat

he is well placed (to get hold of things) — er sitzt an der Quelle

he is well placed to get information — er kommt leicht an Informationen

2) = rank stellen

to place local interests above or before or over those of central government — kommunale Interessen über die der Zentralregierung stellen

that should be placed first — das sollte an erster Stelle stehen

where do you place love on your list of priorities? — an welcher Stelle steht die Liebe für dich?

the German runner was placed third — der deutsche Läufer belegte den dritten Platz or wurde Dritter

to be placed (Sport) — sich platzieren

3) = identify context of einordnen

in which school would you place this painting? —

I don't know, it's very difficult to place I can't quite place him/his accent — ich weiß es nicht, es ist sehr schwer einzuordnen ich kann ihn/seinen Akzent nicht einordnen

historians place the book in the 5th century AD — Historiker datieren das Buch auf das 5. Jahrhundert

4) COMM goods absetzen; order erteilen (with sb jdm); contract abschließen (with sb mit jdm)

who did you place the computer typesetting job with? —

this is the last time we place any work with you — das ist das letzte Mal, dass wir Ihnen einen Auftrag erteilt haben

5) money (= deposit) deponieren; (= invest) investieren

to place money at sb's credit — jdm eine Geldsumme gutschreiben

6) phone call anmelden

7) = find job for unterbringen (with bei)

the agency is trying to place him with a building firm — die Agentur versucht, ihn bei einer Baufirma unterzubringen

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place [pleıs]

A s

1. Ort m, Stelle f, Platz m:

from place to place von Ort zu Ort;

in places stellenweise;

the goalkeeper was exactly in the right place SPORT der Torhüter stand goldrichtig;

all over the place umg überall;

his hair was all over the place umg er war ganz zerzaust;

come to the wrong place an die falsche Adresse geraten;

keep sb’s place jemandem seinen Platz frei halten ( in a queue in einer Schlange);

lay a place for sb für jemanden decken;

take place stattfinden;

win a place in the semifinals SPORT ins Halbfinale einziehen, sich fürs Halbfinale qualifizieren; → safe A 1

2. (mit adj) Stelle f:

a wet place on the floor

3. (eingenommene) Stelle:

take sb’s place

a) jemandes Stelle einnehmen,

b) jemanden vertreten;

take the place of ersetzen, an die Stelle treten von (od gen);

in place of anstelle von (od gen);

if I were in your place I would … ich an Ihrer Stelle würde …; wenn ich Sie wäre, würde ich …;

put yourself in my place versetzen Sie sich (doch einmal) in meine Lage!

4. Platz m (Raum):

give place (to) Platz machen (für oder dat) (a. fig), nachgeben (dat)

5. (richtiger oder ordnungsgemäßer) Platz (auch fig): in his library every book has its place hat jedes Buch seinen Platz;

find one’s place sich zurechtfinden;

know one’s place wissen, wohin man gehört;

in (out of) place (nicht) am (richtigen) Platz;

this remark was out of place diese Bemerkung war deplatziert oder unangebracht;

feel out of place sich fehl am Platz fühlen;

this is not the place for

a) das oder hier ist nicht der (geeignete) Ort für,

b) das ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt für;

such people have no place in our club für solche Leute ist kein Platz in unserem Verein;

put sth back in its place etwas (an seinen Platz) zurücklegen oder -stellen;

put sb back in their place jemanden in die oder seine Schranken verweisen; → click¹ B 4, fall into 1, slot¹ C

6. Ort m, Stätte f:

one of the best places to eat eines der besten Restaurants oder Speiselokale;

place of amusement Vergnügungsstätte;

place of birth Geburtsort;

place of interest Sehenswürdigkeit f;

place of work Arbeitsplatz m, -stelle f;

place of worship

a) Kultstätte,

b) Gotteshaus n;

go places

a) ausgehen,

b) (umher)reisen,

c) fig es zu etwas bringen; → assembly 1

7. WIRTSCH Ort m, Platz m, Sitz m:

place of business Geschäftssitz;

place of delivery Erfüllungsort;

place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m;

place of payment Zahlungsort;

from this place ab hier; → destination 1

8. Haus n, Wohnung f:

at his place bei ihm (zu Hause);

he came over to my place yesterday er kam gestern zu mir;

your place or mine? umg bei dir od bei mir?

9. Ort(schaft) m(f):

in this place hier;

Munich is a nice place to live in München lebt man angenehm oder lässt es sich angenehm leben; → exile A 1

10. Gegend f:

of this place hiesig

11. THEAT Ort m (der Handlung)

12. umg Lokal n:

go to a Greek place zum Griechen gehen

13. SCHIFF Platz m, Hafen m:

place of tran(s)shipment Umschlagplatz;

place of call Anlaufhafen

14. Raum m (Ggs Zeit)

15. Stelle f (in einem Buch etc):

lose one’s place die Seite verblättern oder verschlagen;

I’ve lost my place auch ich weiß nicht mehr, wo (an welcher Stelle) ich war;

the audience laughed in the right places an den richtigen Stellen

16. MATH (Dezimal) Stelle f:

of many places vielstellig;

place value Stellenwert m

17. Platz m, Stelle f (in einer Reihenfolge):

in the first place

a) an erster Stelle, erstens, zuerst, als Erst(er, e, es),

b) in erster Linie,

c) überhaupt (erst),

d) ursprünglich;

why did you do it in the first place? warum haben Sie es überhaupt getan?;

you should not have done it in the first place Sie hätten es von vornherein bleiben lassen sollen;

why didn’t you admit it in the first place? warum hast du es nicht gleich zugegeben?;

in the last place an letzter Stelle, zuletzt, als letzt(er, e, es); schließlich; → second¹ A 1

18. SPORT etc Platz m:

in third place auf dem dritten Platz;

take third place den dritten Platz belegen; → second¹ A 1

19. (Sitz)Platz m, Sitz m:

take your places nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein!

20. a) (An)Stellung f, (Arbeits)Stelle f, Posten m:

out of place stellenlos

b) UNIV Studienplatz m

21. Amt n:

a) Dienst m:

in place im Amt (Minister etc), im Staatsdienst

b) fig Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:

it is not my place to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dies zu tun

22. (soziale) Stellung, Stand m, Rang m:

in high places an hoher Stelle;

persons in high places hochstehende Persönlichkeiten

23. fig Grund m:

there’s no place for doubt es besteht kein Grund zu zweifeln

B v/t

1. stellen, setzen, legen (alle auch fig):

place together Tische etc zusammenstellen;

place a call ein (Telefon)Gespräch anmelden;

place a coffin einen Sarg aufbahren;

place in order zurechtstellen, ordnen;

place sb in a difficult place jemanden in eine schwierige Lage bringen;

he places hono(u)r above wealth ihm ist Ehre wichtiger als Reichtum;

place on record aufzeichnen, (schriftlich) festhalten;

he placed a ring on her finger er steckte ihr einen Ring an den Finger; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven);

the referee was well placed SPORT der Schiedsrichter stand günstig

2. Posten etc aufstellen:

place o.s. sich aufstellen oder postieren

3. I can’t place him ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen oder wohin ich ihn tun soll (woher ich ihn kenne)

4. einen Wohnungssuchenden etc unterbringen ( with bei), einen Arbeitssuchenden auch vermitteln

5. jemanden ein-, anstellen

6. jemanden ernennen oder in ein Amt einsetzen

7. (der Lage nach) näher bestimmen

8. WIRTSCH

a) eine Anleihe, Kapital unterbringen

b) (with) Aufträge erteilen (dat), vergeben (an akk), eine Bestellung aufgeben (bei)

c) einen Vertrag, eine Versicherung abschließen:

place an issue eine Emission unterbringen oder platzieren

9. Ware absetzen

10. a) be placed SPORT sich platzieren, platziert sein, unter den ersten drei sein:

be placed 6th sich an 6. Stelle platzieren

b) how are you placed for money? bes Br wie sieht es bei dir finanziell aus?

11. SPORT

a) den Ball platzieren

b) Rugby: ein Tor mit einem Platztritt schießen

12. ELEK schalten:

place in parallel parallel schalten

C v/i SPORT US

a) → B 10 a

b) den zweiten Platz belegen

pl. abk

1. place Pl.

2. plate

3. plural Pl.

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1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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n.

Ort -e m.

Ortschaft f.

Platzierung f.

Plazierung (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.

Plazierung f.

Stelle -n f.

Stätte -n f. v.

platzieren v.

plazieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > place
11 place

pleis
1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sitio, lugar

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) sitio

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) lugar, sitio, local

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sitio, asiento

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar, puesto

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sitio

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) página, punto

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) función, papel, deber, obligación

9) (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.) puesto, trabajo

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) plaza

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) punto/espacio decimal

2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar, poner, situar

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) situar, recordar, identificar

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- place-name
- 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

place¹ n

1. lugar / sitio

we visited lots of places visitamos muchos sitios

2. sitio / plaza / asiento

there are two free places over there allí hay dos sitios libres

3. casa

he's got a little place on the coast tiene una casita en la costa

in place of en vez de

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir / celebrarse

where did the battle take place? ¿dónde tuvo lugar la batalla?

place² vb poner / colocar

he placed the gun on the table puso la pistola en la mesa

to place an order hacer un pedido

El gerundio de place se escribe placing

place

tr[pleɪs]

noun

1 (particular position, part) lugar nombre masculino, sitio

■ we visited lots of different places fuimos a muchos sitios diferentes

■ this looks like the place me parece que es aquí

2 (proper position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (suitable place) lugar nombre masculino adecuado, sitio adecuado

■ put the book back in its place devuelve el libro a su sitio

■ this isn't the place to discuss business éste no es el lugar más indicado para hablar de negocios

3 (building) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (home) casa, piso

■ let's go to my place vamos a mi casa

4 (in book) página

■ I've lost my place he perdido la página

5 (seat) asiento, sitio; (at table) cubierto

■ can you save my place? ¿me guardas el sitio?

■ everybody go back to their places todo el mundo a su sitio

6 (position, role, rank) lugar nombre masculino; (duty) obligación nombre femenino

■ there will always be a place for you here siempre habrá un lugar para ti aquí

■ if I were in your place yo en tu lugar

■ it's not my place to tell you what to do yo no soy quién para decirte lo que tienes que hacer

7 (in race, contest) puesto, lugar nombre masculino, posición nombre femenino; (in queue) turno

■ our horse finished in last place nuestro caballo llegó el último

8 (job) puesto; (at university, on course) plaza; (on team) puesto

transitive verb

1 (put - gen) poner; (- carefully) colocar

■ she placed the vase on the shelf puso el florero en el estante

2 (find home, job for) colocar

3 (rank, class) poner, situar

4 (remember - face, person) recordar; (- tune, accent) identificar

■ I recognize his face, but I can't quite place him me suena su cara, pero no sé de qué

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all over the place por todas partes, por todos lados

a place in the sun una posición destacada

in place en su sitio

in place of somebody / in somebody's place en el lugar de alguien

in the first place... en primer lugar...

out of place fuera de lugar

there's no place like home no hay nada como estar en casa

to be placed first «(second etc)» ocupar el primer (segundo etc) puesto, llegar el primero (segundo etc)

to change places with somebody cambiar de sitio con alguien

to fall into place / fit into place / slot into place encajar, cuadrar

■ things are beginning to fall into place las cosas empiezan a cuadrar

to have friends in high places tener amigos influyentes

to give place to something dar paso a algo

to go from place to place ir de un lugar a otro, ir de un sitio a otro, ir de un lado a otro

to go places llegar lejos

to hold something in place sujetar algo

to know one's place saber el lugar que le corresponde a uno

to place a bet hacer una apuesta

to place an order hacer un pedido

to place one's trust in somebody depositar su confianza en alguien

to put oneself in somebody's place ponerse en el lugar de alguien

to put somebody in his place poner a alguien en su sitio

to take place tener lugar

to take second place pasar a un segundo plano

to take the place of ocupar el sitio de, reemplazar, sustituir

decimal place SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL punto decimal

place of birth lugar nombre masculino de nacimiento

place of residence domicilio

place of worship lugar nombre masculino de culto

place mat individual nombre masculino

place name topónimo

place ['pleɪs] vt, placed ; placing

1) put, set: poner, colocar

2) situate: situar, ubicar, emplazar

to be well placed: estar bien situado

to place in a job: colocar en un trabajo

3) identify, recall: identificar, ubicar, recordar

I can't place him: no lo ubico

4)

to place an order : hacer un pedido

place n

1) space: sitio m, lugar m

there's no place to sit: no hay sitio para sentarse

2) location, spot: lugar m, sitio m, parte f

place of work: lugar de trabajo

our summer place: nuestra casa de verano

all over the place: por todas partes

3) rank: lugar m, puesto m

he took first place: ganó el primer lugar

4) position: lugar m

everything in its place: todo en su debido lugar

to feel out of place: sentirse fuera de lugar

5) seat: asiento m, cubierto m (a la mesa)

6) job: puesto m

7) role: papel m, lugar m

to change places: cambiarse los papeles

8)

to take place : tener lugar

9)

to take the place of : sustituir a

place (Computing)

n.

• ubicación (Informática) s.f.

n.

• empleo s.m.

• encargo s.m.

• local s.m.

• lugar s.m.

• paraje s.m.

• plaza s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• recinto s.m.

• sitio s.m.

v.

• asentar v.

• colocar v.

• emplazar v.

• fijar v.

• instalar v.

• localizar v.

• meter v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

• situar v.

• ubicar v.

I pleɪs
noun

1)

a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio m

she was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo

there's no place like home — no hay nada como estar en casa

from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro

this is no place for a dog — éste no es un lugar apropiado para tener un perro

there's a time and (a) place for everything — todo a su debido tiempo y en su debido lugar

to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes

all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados

to fall into place — aclararse

to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos

b) ( specific location) lugar m

place of birth — lugar de nacimiento

c) (in phrases)

in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí

d) u ( locality) lugar m

2) c

a) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar m

the hotel was a depressing place — el hotel era deprimente

they've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande

there's a good pizza place nearby — hay una buena pizzería cerca

b) ( home) casa f

my place — mi casa

we went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim

3) c

a) (position, role) lugar m

if I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú

it's not my place to interfere — yo no soy quién para meterme

I wouldn't change places with her for anything — no me cambiaría por ella por nada

nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte

to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno

to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar

b)

in place of — (as prep) en lugar de

c)

to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar

we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche

4) c

a) ( seat)

save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio

the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas

b) ( at table) cubierto m

to lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn

5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar m

he took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar

your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano

6) c (in book, script, sequence)

you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba

the audience laughed in all the right places — el público se rió cuando había que reírse

7) c

a) ( job) puesto m

to fill a place — cubrir* una vacante

b) (BrE Educ) plaza f

c) ( on team) puesto m

8) ( in argument) lugar m

in the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar

II

transitive verb

1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*

how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?

to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo

2)

a) (in hierarchy, league, race)

national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo

this victory places her among the top three — este triunfo la sitúa entre las tres primeras

the team is currently placed fourth — actualmente el equipo ocupa el cuarto puesto or lugar

b) ( in horseracing)

to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)

3)

a) (find a home, job for) colocar*

they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston

b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*

we placed an order with Acme Corp — hicimos un pedido a Acme Corp

4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)

her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico

5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*

[pleɪs]
1. N

1) (gen) lugar m, sitio m

this is the place — este es el lugar, aquí es

we came to a place where... — llegamos a un lugar donde...

• the furniture was all over the place — los muebles estaban todos manga por hombro

we're all over the place — tenemos un lío que no nos aclaramos

• in another or some other place — en otra parte

• any place will do — cualquier lugar vale or sirve

• it all began to fall into place — todo empezó a tener sentido

• when the new law/system is in place — cuando la nueva ley/el nuevo sistema entre en vigor

a blue suit, worn in places — un traje azul, raído a retazos

the snow was a metre deep in places — había tramos or trozos en que la nieve cubría un metro

• this is no place for you — este no es sitio para ti

there was no place to hide — no había donde esconderse

• to run in place — (US) correr en parada

• it must be some place else — (US) estará en otra parte

• a place in the sun — (fig) una posición envidiable

2) (specific) lugar m

• place of amusement — lugar m de diversión

• place of birth — lugar m de nacimiento

• place of business — [of employment] lugar m de trabajo; (=office) oficina f, despacho m ; (=shop) comercio m

• place of refuge — refugio m, asilo m

• place of residence — domicilio m, residencia f

• place of worship — templo m, lugar m de culto

3) (=town, area) lugar m, sitio m

it's a small place — es un pueblo pequeño

• to go places — (US) (=travel) viajar, conocer mundo

he's going places * — (fig) llegará lejos

we like to go places at weekends — durante los fines de semana nos gusta salir de excursión

• from place to place — de un sitio a otro

he drifted from place to place, from job to job — iba de un sitio a otro, de trabajo en trabajo

4) (=house) casa f ; (=building) sitio m

his place in the country — su casa de campo

they have a new place now — tienen una nueva casa ya

we were at Peter's place — estuvimos en casa de Pedro, estuvimos donde Pedro *

come to our place — ven (a visitarnos) a casa

my place or yours? — ¿en mi casa o en la tuya?

I helped him out when he had no place to go — yo le eché una mano cuando no tenía donde ir

there's a new pizza place in town — han abierto un sitio de pizzas en el centro

I must be mad, working in this place — debo de estar loca para trabajar en este sitio or lugar

5) (in street names) plaza f

6) (=proper or natural place) sitio m, lugar m

does this have a place? — ¿tiene esto un sitio determinado?

this isn't the place to discuss politics — no es el lugar más indicado para hablar de política

• his troops were in place — sus tropas estaban en su sitio

he checked that his tie was in place — comprobó que llevaba bien puesta or colocada la corbata

the final arrangements are now in place — ya se han ultimado los preparativos que faltaban

everything in its place — cada cosa en su lugar

to hold sth in place — sujetar algo en su lugar

to put sth back in its place — devolver algo a su sitio

• to be out of place — estar fuera de lugar

it looks out of place here — aquí parece que está fuera de (su) lugar

that remark was quite out of place — aquella observación estaba fuera de lugar

I feel rather out of place here — me siento como que estoy de más aquí, aquí me siento un poco fuera de lugar

• to laugh in or at the right place — reírse en el momento oportuno

7) (in book) página f

• to find/ lose one's place — encontrar/perder la página

• to mark one's place — poner una marca (de por dónde se va) en un libro

8) (=seat) asiento m ; (in cinema, theatre) localidad f ; (at table) cubierto m ; (in queue) turno m ; (in school, university, on trip) plaza f ; (in team) puesto m

are there any places left? — ¿quedan plazas?

is this place taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

he managed to keep his place in the team — logró conservar su puesto en el equipo

a university place — una plaza en la universidad

• to change places with sb — cambiar de sitio con algn

• to give place to — dar paso a

• to lay an extra place for sb — poner otro cubierto para algn

• to lose one's place — (in queue) perder su turno

9) (=job, vacancy) puesto m

his uncle found him a place in the firm — su tío le buscó un puesto en la compañía

places for 500 workers — 500 puestos de trabajo

to seek a place in publishing — buscarse una colocación or un puesto en una casa editorial

10) (=position) lugar m

it is not my place to do it — no me toca a mí hacerlo

put yourself in my place — ponte en mi lugar

if I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú

your place is to obey orders — lo tuyo es obedecer órdenes

• I wouldn't mind changing places with her! — ¡no me importaría estar en su lugar!

• friends in high places — amigos mpl bien situados

• to know one's place — saber cuál es su lugar

• racism has no place here — aquí no hay sitio para el racismo

• she occupies a special place in the heart of the British people — ocupa un rincón especial en el corazón del pueblo británico

• to take the place of sth/sb — sustituir or suplir algo/a algn

nobody could ever take his place — nadie sería capaz de sustituirlo

I was unable to go so Sheila took my place — yo no pude ir, así que Sheila lo hizo por mí

11) (in series, rank) posición f, lugar m

• to work sth out to three places of decimals — calcular algo hasta las milésimas or hasta con tres decimales

• Madrid won, with Bilbao in second place — ganó Madrid, con Bilbao en segunda posición or segundo lugar

• she took second place in the race/Latin exam — quedó la segunda en la carrera/el examen de Latín

he didn't like having to take second place to his wife in public — delante de la gente no le gustaba quedar en un segundo plano detrás de su mujer

for her, money takes second place to job satisfaction — para ella un trabajo gratificante va antes que el dinero

- put sb in his place

12) (other phrases)

• in the first/ second place — en primer/segundo lugar

• in place of — en lugar de, en vez de

• to take place — tener lugar

the marriage will not now take place — ahora la boda no se celebrará, ahora no habrá boda

there are great changes taking place — están ocurriendo or se están produciendo grandes cambios

2. VT

1) (=put) (gen) poner; (more precisely) colocar

she placed the dish on the table — puso el plato en la mesa

place the mask over your nose and mouth — colóquese la mascarilla sobre la nariz y la boca

to place a matter in sb's hands — dejar un asunto en manos de algn

the drought is placing heavy demands on the water supply — la sequía está poniendo en serios apuros al suministro de agua

his job places heavy demands on him — su trabajo le exige mucho

unemployment places a great strain on families — el desempleo somete a las familias a una fuerte presión

2) (=give, attribute) [+ blame] echar (on a); [+ responsibility] achacar (on a); [+ importance] dar, otorgar more frm (on a)

• I had no qualms about placing my confidence in him — no tenía ningún reparo en depositar mi confianza en él

• they place too much emphasis on paper qualifications — le dan demasiada importancia a los títulos

• we should place no trust in that — no hay que fiarse de eso

3) (=situate) situar, ubicar

the house is well placed — la casa está bien situada

we are better placed than a month ago — estamos en mejor situación que hace un mes

he is well placed to see it all — está en una buena posición para observarlo todo

we are well placed to attack — estamos en una buena posición para atacar

how are you placed for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?

4) (Comm) [+ order] hacer; [+ goods] colocar; (Econ) [+ money, funds] colocar, invertir

goods that are difficult to place — mercancías fpl que no encuentran salida

to place an advert in a paper — poner un anuncio en un periódico

to place a contract for machinery with a French firm — firmar un contrato con una compañía francesa para adquirir unas máquinas

to place an order (for sth) (with sb) — hacer un pedido (de algo) (a algn)
bet 3., 1)
5) (=find employment for) [agency] encontrar un puesto a, colocar; [employer] ofrecer empleo a, colocar; (=find home for) colocar

the child was placed with a loving family — el niño fue (enviado) a vivir con una familia muy cariñosa

6) (of series, rank) colocar, clasificar

to be placed — (in horse race) llegar colocado

they are currently placed second in the league — actualmente ocupan el segundo lugar de la clasificación

Vigo is well placed in the League — Vigo tiene un buen puesto en la Liga

she was placed in the top group for maths — en matemáticas la colocaron en el grupo de los mejores

7) (=recall, identify) recordar; (=recognize) reconocer; (=identify) identificar, ubicar (LAm)

I can't place her — no recuerdo de dónde la conozco, no la ubico (LAm)

3.

VI
(US) (in race, competition)
to place second — quedar segundo, quedar en segundo lugar

4.

CPD

place card N — tarjeta que indica el lugar de alguien en la mesa

place kick N — (Rugby) puntapié m colocado; (Ftbl) tiro m libre

place mat N — bajoplato m, salvamanteles m inv individual

place name N — topónimo m
place names (as study, in general) toponimia f
the place names of Aragon — la toponimia aragonesa

place setting N — cubierto m

* * *

I [pleɪs]
noun

1)

a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio m

she was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo

there's no place like home — no hay nada como estar en casa

from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro

this is no place for a dog — éste no es un lugar apropiado para tener un perro

there's a time and (a) place for everything — todo a su debido tiempo y en su debido lugar

to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes

all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados

to fall into place — aclararse

to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos

b) ( specific location) lugar m

place of birth — lugar de nacimiento

c) (in phrases)

in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí

d) u ( locality) lugar m

2) c

a) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar m

the hotel was a depressing place — el hotel era deprimente

they've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande

there's a good pizza place nearby — hay una buena pizzería cerca

b) ( home) casa f

my place — mi casa

we went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim

3) c

a) (position, role) lugar m

if I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú

it's not my place to interfere — yo no soy quién para meterme

I wouldn't change places with her for anything — no me cambiaría por ella por nada

nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte

to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno

to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar

b)

in place of — (as prep) en lugar de

c)

to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar

we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche

4) c

a) ( seat)

save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio

the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas

b) ( at table) cubierto m

to lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn

5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar m

he took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar

your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano

6) c (in book, script, sequence)

you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba

the audience laughed in all the right places — el público se rió cuando había que reírse

7) c

a) ( job) puesto m

to fill a place — cubrir* una vacante

b) (BrE Educ) plaza f

c) ( on team) puesto m

8) ( in argument) lugar m

in the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar

II

transitive verb

1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*

how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?

to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo

2)

a) (in hierarchy, league, race)

national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo

this victory places her among the top three — este triunfo la sitúa entre las tres primeras

the team is currently placed fourth — actualmente el equipo ocupa el cuarto puesto or lugar

b) ( in horseracing)

to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)

3)

a) (find a home, job for) colocar*

they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston

b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*

we placed an order with Acme Corp — hicimos un pedido a Acme Corp

4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)

her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico

5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*

English-spanish dictionary > place
12 place

[pleɪs] n

1) ( location) Ort m;

I hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los ist;

the hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuser;

we're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspension;

let's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehen;

this is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!;

this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehen;

Scotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land ( fam)

that café is a nice \place dieses Café ist echt nett ( fam)

a nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meer;

please put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurück;

this is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geboren;

sorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein;

\place of birth Geburtsort m;

\place of death Sterbeort m;

\place of refuge Zufluchtsort m;

\place of residence Wohnort m;

a \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne;

\place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte f;

to go \places (Am) weit herumkommen, viel sehen;

in \places stellenweise;

this plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vor

2) no pl ( appropriate setting) [geeigneter] Ort;

this meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutieren;

university was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding ( fam)

that bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren

3) ( home)

I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuche;

we'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susan;

where's your \place? wo wohnst du? ( fam);

your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?;

they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnung;

4) (fig: position, rank) Stellung f;

she's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionen;

they have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landes;

it's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habe;

I'm not criticizing you - I know my \place das ist keine Kritik - das würde ich doch nie wagen!;

to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisen;

to put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es lang geht ( fam)

5) ( instead of)

in \place of stattdessen;

you can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmen;

I invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladen

6) ( proper position)

to be in \place an seinem Platz sein;

(fig: completed) fertig [o abgeschlossen] sein;

the chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)

the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)

the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)

suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinn;

to be out of \place nicht an der richtigen Stelle sein; person fehl am Platz[e] sein; ( fig)

the large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziert;

what you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebracht;

to push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schieben

7) math ( in decimals) Stelle f;

to five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Komma

8) (job, position) Stelle f; ( in team) Platz m; ( at university) Studienplatz m;

your \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seite;

to take the \place of sb jds Platz m einnehmen

9) ( in book) Stelle f;

to find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfinden;

to keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/war;

to lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war];

( on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade ist

10) ( seat) Platz m;

is this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?;

to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschen;

to keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihalten;

to lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen;

to take one's \place at table Platz nehmen

11) ( position) Stelle f;

just put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!;

if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...;

what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

12) ( ranking) Platz m, Position f;

the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Charts;

our team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiter;

to take [or ( esp Brit) get] first/second \place Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden;

to take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommen;

their children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stelle;

in second \place auf dem zweiten Platz

13) sports

to get a \place sich akk platzieren;

(Am) Zweite(r) werden

14) (Am) (fam: somewhere)

I know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe

PHRASES:

there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner Zeit;

all over the \place ( everywhere) überall;

( badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch;

( spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut;

in the first \place ( at first) zuerst;

( at all) überhaupt;

we shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!;

but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?;

in the first/second \place (firstly, secondly) erstens/zweitens;

to give \place to sb/ sth jdm/etw Platz machen;

to go \places ( fam) auf dem Weg nach oben sein;

to take \place stattfinden;

a \place for everything and everything in its \place (and everything in its \place) jedes Ding hat seinen Platz vt

1) ( position)

to \place sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen;

( lay) etw irgendwohin legen;

bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestellt;

the Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf das Grab nieder;

she \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Liste;

he \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulter;

to \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen;

to \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen;

to \place a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten;

to \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut f geben;

to \place a comma ein Komma setzen;

to \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen;

to \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen;

to \place money on sth Geld auf etw akk setzen;

to be \placed shop, town liegen

2) ( impose)

to \place an embargo on sb/ sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängen;

to \place a limit [or ceiling] on sth etw begrenzen;

to \place ten pounds/ half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen

3) ( ascribe)

to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben;

to \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/ sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen;

to \place one's hopes on sb/ sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen;

to \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen;

... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘;

he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe

4) ( arrange for)

to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmelden;

to \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen

5) ( appoint to a position)

to \place sb/ sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo unterbringen [o ( SCHWEIZ) platzieren];

to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzen;

to \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmen;

to \place sb in charge [of sth] jdm die Leitung [von etw dat] übertragen;

to \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringen;

to \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzen;

to \place a strain on sb/ sth jdn/etw belasten;

to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellen;

the town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt

6) ( recognize)

to \place sb/ sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen

7) (categorize, rank)

to \place sb/ sth jdn/etw einordnen;

to be \placed sports sich akk platzieren;

(Am) unter die ersten zwei kommen;

to be \placed first/ second sports Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden;

to \place sth above [or before] [or over] sth etw über etw akk stellen;

sb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster Stelle;

I'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Welt;

they \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu

8) econ

to \place sth goods etw absetzen;

to \place an order for sth etw bestellen;

to \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen

9) passive ( good position)

to be well \placed for sth für etw akk eine gute Ausgangsposition haben;

we're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen ( fam)

to be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehen;

to be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können

10) passive ( have at disposal)

to be well \placed for sth;

how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus? vi sports sich akk platzieren;

(Am a.) ( finish second) Zweite(r) werden

English-German students dictionary > place
13 place

{pleis}
I. 1. място
in PLACE на място, уместно, уместен, подходящ
out of PLACE не на място, неуместно, неуместен, неподходящ
in PLACEs на места, тук-там
in PLACE of вместо, наместо
in the first/second PLACE на първо/второ място, първо/второ
in the next PLACE по-нататък, след това, после
six PLACEs were laid масата беше сложена за шест души
before I leave this PLACE преди да си тръгна оттук, преди да си отида
all over the PLACE навсякъде
some PLACE някъде
any PLACE някъде, къде да е
in another PLACE парл. в Камарата на лордовете/общините
the other PLACE шег. Оксфорд (употребено в Кеймбридж), Кеймбридж (употребено в Оксфорд)
to take one's PLACE заемам мястото си, сядам
to fill/take the PLACE of замествам, заемам мястото на
to give PLACE to отстъпвам място на, бивам последван/заместен от
to have a soft PLACE in one's heart for питая/имам добри/нежни чувства към, обичам
there is no PLACE like home у дома си е най-хубаво
2. (подходящ) момент/място/време
this is not the PLACE to не му е сега времето да, сега не е моментът да
3. място, сграда (за определена работа, цел), заведение
PLACE of worship църква, храм
PLACE of business кантора
PLACE of residence жилище, дом, местожителство
PLACE of arms плацдарм
PLACEs of amusement увеселителни заведения
4. дом, квартира, жилище, имение
PLACE in the country вила
come to my PLACE елате у дома/у нас
5. селище, град, село
6. площад, улица (в названия)
7. положение, ранг
to know one's PLACE знам си мястото, държа cе почтително
to keep someone in his PLACE държа някого на разстояние, принуждавам някого да се държи почтително
to put someone in his (proper) PLACE поставям някого на мястото му
to put oneself in someone's PLACE поставям се в положението на някого
8. служба, работа, място, длъжност, задължение, право
out of a PLACE без работа, безработен
it is not my PLACE to не е моя работа/мое задължение да, нямам право да
9. пасаж, място (в книга и пр.)
10. сп. едно от първите три места (в състезание)
11. мат. знак
calculated to five decimal PLACEs изчислено до петия десетичен знак
to take PLACE ставам, случвам се, състоя се
to go PLACEs (and see things) пътувам, обикалям, виждам света
to go PLACEs, to get some PLACE преуспявам
II. 1. поставям, слагам, полагам, помествам, намествам
to PLACE in the clearest light прен. хвърлям обилна светлина върху, осветлявам всестранно
to PLACE a question before поставям въпрос пред
to PLACE a price поставям цена, оценявам
to be awkwardly PLACEd намирам се/съм в неудобно/неприятно положение
to PLACE sentries воен. разставям часови
to PLACE an order правя поръчка (with)
to PLACE one's balls skilfully in tennis умело разпределям ударите си при тенис
2. настанявам, назначавам, намирам място на/за
to PLACE a book with a publisher намирам издател за книга, уговарям издаването на книга
the play has been PLACEd пиесата е приета за поставяне
3. влагам, инвестирам, пласирам
to PLACE a bet залагам (при състезание)
4. определям местoположението/времето/мястото на, отнасям към определени обстоятелства/дадена категория, определям какъв е, спомням си
I know his face but I can't PLACE him лицето му ми е познато, но не мога да си спомня откъде го познавам
he was a difficult man to PLACE трудно беше да се определи какъв човек е
5. сп. класирам
to be PLACEd класирам се (на едно от първите места)
6. муз. поставям (глас)
to PLACE confidence in гласувам доверие/доверявам се на

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{pleis} 1. място; in place 1) на място; уместно; 2) уместен, подход(2) {pleis} v 1. поставям, слагам, полагам; помествам; намества

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турям; село; селище; служба; слагам; откъслек; помествам; пасаж; пост; пласирам; влагам; работа; дом; длъжност; град; жилище; класирам; здание; квартира; инвестирам; намествам; настанявам; назначавам;

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1. (подходящ) момент/място/време 2. 1 мат. знак 3. all over the place навсякъде 4. any place някъде, къде да е 5. before i leave this place преди да си тръгна оттук, преди да си отида 6. calculated to five decimal places изчислено до петия десетичен знак 7. come to my place елате у дома/у нас 8. he was a difficult man to place трудно беше да се определи какъв човек е 9. i know his face but i can't place him лицето му ми е познато, но не мога да си спомня откъде го познавам 10. i. място 11. ii. поставям, слагам, полагам, помествам, намествам 12. in another place парл. в Камарата на лордовете/общините 13. in place of вместо, наместо 14. in place на място, уместно, уместен, подходящ 15. in places на места, тук-там 16. in the first/second place на първо/второ място, първо/второ 17. in the next place по-нататък, след това, после 18. it is not my place to не е моя работа/мое задължение да, нямам право да 19. out of a place без работа, безработен 20. out of place не на място, неуместно, неуместен, неподходящ 21. place in the country вила 22. place of arms плацдарм 23. place of business кантора 24. place of residence жилище, дом, местожителство 25. place of worship църква, храм 26. places of amusement увеселителни заведения 27. six places were laid масата беше сложена за шест души 28. some place някъде 29. the other place шег. Оксфорд (употребено в Кеймбридж), Кеймбридж (употребено в Оксфорд) 30. the play has been placed пиесата е приета за поставяне 31. there is no place like home у дома си е най-хубаво 32. this is not the place to не му е сега времето да, сега не е моментът да 33. to be awkwardly placed намирам се/съм в неудобно/неприятно положение 34. to be placed класирам се (на едно от първите места) 35. to fill/take the place of замествам, заемам мястото на 36. to give place to отстъпвам място на, бивам последван/заместен от 37. to go places (and see things) пътувам, обикалям, виждам света 38. to go places, to get some place преуспявам 39. to have a soft place in one's heart for питая/имам добри/нежни чувства към, обичам 40. to keep someone in his place държа някого на разстояние, принуждавам някого да се държи почтително 41. to know one's place знам си мястото, държа cе почтително 42. to place a bet залагам (при състезание) 43. to place a book with a publisher намирам издател за книга, уговарям издаването на книга 44. to place a price поставям цена, оценявам 45. to place a question before поставям въпрос пред 46. to place an order правя поръчка (with) 47. to place confidence in гласувам доверие/доверявам се на 48. to place in the clearest light прен. хвърлям обилна светлина върху, осветлявам всестранно 49. to place one's balls skilfully in tennis умело разпределям ударите си при тенис 50. to place sentries воен. разставям часови 51. to put oneself in someone's place поставям се в положението на някого 52. to put someone in his (proper) place поставям някого на мястото му 53. to take one's place заемам мястото си, сядам 54. to take place ставам, случвам се, състоя се 55. влагам, инвестирам, пласирам 56. дом, квартира, жилище, имение 57. муз. поставям (глас) 58. място, сграда (за определена работа, цел), заведение 59. настанявам, назначавам, намирам място на/за 60. определям местoположението/времето/мястото на, отнасям към определени обстоятелства/дадена категория, определям какъв е, спомням си 61. пасаж, място (в книга и пр.) 62. площад, улица (в названия) 63. положение, ранг 64. селище, град, село 65. служба, работа, място, длъжност, задължение, право 66. сп. едно от първите три места (в състезание) 67. сп. класирам
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place[´pleis] I. n 1. място; in \place на място; уместен, подходящ, сгоден; уместно; out of \place не на място; неуместен, неподходящ; неуместно; in \place of вместо, наместо; in the first ( second) \place на първо (второ) място; in the next \place по-нататък; след това; после; six \places were laid масата беше сложена за шест души; all over the \place 1) навсякъде; 2) разпилян, объркан, разхвърлян, неорганизиран (за човек); this is no \place for you не е за вас; \place of worship молитвен дом; храм, църква; \place of business търговска къща; кантора; \place of residence жилище, дом; pride of \place най-видното място, най-високата позиция; to give \place to отстъпвам място на; to lose o.'s \place in a line губя си реда (на опашка); some \place някъде; in another \place в Камарата на лордовете; \place of arms плацдарм; to take o.'s \place заемам мястото си, сядам; to take \place случва се, става, състои се; to fall ( click) into \place идвам си на мястото; мозайката се сглобява; to have a soft \place in o.'s heart for s.o. питая (изпитвам) добри (нежни) чувства към някого; a sore ( tender, raw) \place болно (уязвимо) място; to find o.'s \place in the sun слънцето изгрява и на моята улица; намирам щастието си; there's no \place like home у дома си е най-хубаво; to go to o.'s own \place отивам на оня свят, умирам; to go \places постигам успех в живота, издигам се; пътувам, посещавам забележителности; 2. дом, квартира, жилище; здание, сграда; имение; come to my \place tonight елате довечера у нас; 3. селище; град; село; 4. площад; улица (само в названия); market-\place пазарен площад, пазар; 5. разг. пост, положение; to know o.'s \place знам си мястото, държа се почтително; 6. длъжност; служба; работа; out of \place безработен, без работа; I shall lose my \place if I do it ще остана без работа (ще ме уволнят), ако направя това; it is not my \place to correct his errors не ми е работа (не съм длъжен, не ми влиза в задълженията) да поправям грешките му; 7. пасаж, откъс, място (в книга и пр.); 8. сп. едно от първите три места (в състезание); 9. мат. знак; calculated to five decimal \places (to five \places of decimals) изчислено до петия десетичен знак; 10. мин. забой; II. v 1. поставям, слагам, полагам, турям; помествам, намествам; to \place in the clearest light хвърлям обилна светлина върху, осветявам всестранно; to be awkwardly \placed намирам се в неприятно положение; to \place sentries воен. разставям часови; to \place an order правя поръчка ( with); to \place a telephone call поръчвам телефонен разговор; to \place o.'s balls skilfully in tennis умело разпределям ударите си при игра на тенис; 2. настанявам, назначавам, вреждам; намирам място на (за), намествам; to \place a book with a publisher намирам издател за своята книга, уговарям издаването на книга с издател; I have \placed my play пиесата ми е приета, одобрена (за поставяне); 3. влагам, инвестирам; пласирам (in, on, upon); to \place confidence in доверявам се на, гласувам доверие на; 4. определям местоположение (време, място) на; отнасям към определени обстоятелства; спомням си; I knew his face but I couldn't \place him лицето му ми беше познато, но не можах да си спомня откъде; 5. определям (отреждам) мястото на; прен. преценявам; he was a very difficult person to \place трудно беше да се определи точно какъв човек е той; 6. сп. класирам; to be \placed класирам се на едно от първите места; • to \place in circuit тех. включвам във верига; to \place in commission ( operation) предавам за експлоатация.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > place
14 place

I [pleɪs]
nome

1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.

from place to place — da un luogo all'altro

in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là

place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro

place of residence — (luogo di) residenza

same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to be in two places at once — essere in due posti contemporaneamente

it's no place for a child! — non è un posto per bambini

this is the place for me! — questo è il posto che fa per me!

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 good place to eat — un posto in cui si mangia bene

a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...

to be seen in all the right places — farsi vedere nei posti giusti

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

a place by the sea — una casa vicino al mare

a place of one's own — un posto tutto per sé

your place or mine? — da te o da me?

4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.

to keep a place — tenere un posto

please take your places — accomodatevi per favore

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 finish in first place — terminare (una gara) al primo posto

to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)

8) (in argument)

in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto

9) (in correct position)

everything is in its place — è tutto a posto

to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto

in place — [ law] esistente; [ scheme] in atto

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.

it's not my place to do — non spetta a me fare

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.

this is not the place to do — non è il momento di fare

in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto

13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogo

to look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare

to feel out of place — sentirsi fuori posto

14) in place of al posto di [person, object]

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that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada

to have friends in high places — avere amici influenti

corruption in high places — corruzione in alto loco

to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
II [pleɪs]
verbo transitivo

1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettere

to place an advertisement in the paper — mettere un annuncio sul giornale

to place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.

to place a bet — fare una scommessa

2) fig.

to place emphasis on — dare rilievo a

to place one's trust in — riporre la propria fiducia in

to place the blame on — fare ricadere la colpa su

3) (in competition, exam) classificare

to be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto

4) (judge) considerare

to be placed among the top scientists — essere considerato tra i migliori scienziati

5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]

I can't place his face — non so dove l'ho già visto

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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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) luogo

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) posto libero

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) posto

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) posto

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) posto

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) posto

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagina

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) compito

9) (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.) posto

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) posto

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) cifra
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) mettere

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) riconoscere

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- place-name
- 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
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I [pleɪs]
nome

1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.

from place to place — da un luogo all'altro

in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là

place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro

place of residence — (luogo di) residenza

same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to be in two places at once — essere in due posti contemporaneamente

it's no place for a child! — non è un posto per bambini

this is the place for me! — questo è il posto che fa per me!

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 good place to eat — un posto in cui si mangia bene

a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...

to be seen in all the right places — farsi vedere nei posti giusti

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

a place by the sea — una casa vicino al mare

a place of one's own — un posto tutto per sé

your place or mine? — da te o da me?

4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.

to keep a place — tenere un posto

please take your places — accomodatevi per favore

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 finish in first place — terminare (una gara) al primo posto

to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)

8) (in argument)

in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto

9) (in correct position)

everything is in its place — è tutto a posto

to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto

in place — [ law] esistente; [ scheme] in atto

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.

it's not my place to do — non spetta a me fare

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.

this is not the place to do — non è il momento di fare

in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto

13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogo

to look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare

to feel out of place — sentirsi fuori posto

14) in place of al posto di [person, object]

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that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada

to have friends in high places — avere amici influenti

corruption in high places — corruzione in alto loco

to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
II [pleɪs]
verbo transitivo

1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettere

to place an advertisement in the paper — mettere un annuncio sul giornale

to place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.

to place a bet — fare una scommessa

2) fig.

to place emphasis on — dare rilievo a

to place one's trust in — riporre la propria fiducia in

to place the blame on — fare ricadere la colpa su

3) (in competition, exam) classificare

to be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto

4) (judge) considerare

to be placed among the top scientists — essere considerato tra i migliori scienziati

5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]

I can't place his face — non so dove l'ho già visto

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. n

1) (in general) posto, (more formally) luogo

it's a quiet place — è un posto tranquillo

there are a lot of interesting places to visit — ci sono tanti posti interessanti da vedere

to take place — (incident) succedere, accadere, (meeting) avere luogo

elections will take place on November 25th — le elezioni avranno luogo il 25 novembre

we came to a place where... — siamo arrivati in un posto dove....

from place to place — da un posto all'altro

this is no place for you — questo non è un posto per te

place of business — posto di lavoro

place of worship/birth — luogo di culto/nascita

all over the place — dappertutto

to go places — (travel) andare in giro (per il mondo)

he's going places fig fam — si sta facendo strada

we're going places at last fig fam — finalmente abbiamo sfondato

it's only a small place — (town) è solo un paesino, (house) è piccolina

his place in the country — la sua villa in campagna

at your place — a casa tua

shall we meet at your place? — ci incontriamo a casa tua?

come to our place — venite da noi or a casa nostra

to put sth back in its place — rimettere qc al suo posto

that remark was quite out of place — quell'osservazione era proprio fuori luogo

I feel rather out of place here — qui mi sento un po' fuori posto

this isn't the place to discuss politics! — questo non è il posto giusto per discutere di politica!

to change places with sb — scambiarsi di posto con qn

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) via

market place — piazza del mercato

3)

(in book) to find one's place — trovare la pagina giusta

to lose one's place — perdere il segno

4) (seat) posto (a sedere), (at table) posto (a tavola), (in restaurant) coperto

to lay an extra place for sb — aggiungere un posto a tavola per qn

5) (job, vacancy in team, school) posto

he found a place for his nephew in the firm — ha trovato un posto a suo nipote nella ditta

a university place — un posto all'università

6) (social position) posizione f, rango

friends in high places — amici altolocati or nelle alte sfere

to know one's place fig — sapere stare al proprio posto

it is not my place to do it — non sta a me farlo

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 luogo

she took second place in the race — si è piazzata or è arrivata seconda nella gara

she took second place in the exam — ha preso il secondo miglior voto all'esame

A won, with B in second place — A ha vinto e B è finito secondo

2. vt

1) (put: gen) posare, mettere, (on wall) mettere

place it on the table — mettilo or posalo sul tavolo

he placed his hand on hers — ha posato la mano sulla sua

we should place no trust in that — non dovremmo farci nessun affidamento

2) (situate: town) situare, (person) piazzare

we 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) piazzare

to place an order with sb (for) — fare un'ordinazione a qn (di)

to place a book with a publisher — trovare un editore per un libro

to place sth in sb's hands — mettere qc nelle mani di qn

we could place 200 men — possiamo procurare lavoro a 200 uomini

4) (in exam, race etc) classificare

to be placed second — classificarsi or piazzarsi al secondo posto

5) (recall, identify: person) ricordarsi di, (face, accent) riconoscere

I can't place him — non riesco a ricordarmi dove l'ho visto

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1. n место, город, местечко; пункт

holy places — святые места

from place to place — с места на место

to move from place to place — переезжать с места на место

it is a quiet place — это тихое местечко

London is a noisy place — Лондон — шумный город

to put a thing in its right place — положить вещь на место

this is no place for babyhood — здесь не место для шалостей

the violation of a sacred place — осквернение святого места

to put everything in its place — класть всё на своё место

an ideal place for a holiday — идеальное место для отдыха

2. n место, точка на поверхности; участок

a wet place on the floor — мокрое пятно на полу

a rough place on the road — скверный участок дороги

in place — на месте

took place — имел место

taken place — имел место

third place — третье место

work place — рабочее место

3. n обычное, привычное, отведённое место

the proposal is not quite in place — это предложение не совсем уместно

to look out of place — быть удивительно неуместным

remark out of place — неуместное замечание

familiarity is quite out of place — фамильярность здесь совсем неуместна

place of concrete deposit — место укладки бетонной смеси

to vie for the first place — бороться за первое место

aircraft parking place — место стоянки воздушного судна

at any time or place — в любое время или в любом месте

working place selector — переключатель рабочего места

4. n сиденье, место

to book places — заказать билеты

go back to your place — садитесь на своё место

there is no place for you — для вас нет места

in my place — на моём месте

run in place — бег на месте

birth place — место рождения

natal place — место рождения

resting place — место отдыха

5. n место в книге; страница; отрывок

the author repeats that in another place — автор повторяет это в другом месте

place of application of force — место приложения силы

to mark a place on the map — отметить место на карте

take the place of — замещать; заменять; занять место

deposition place of avalanche — место выброса лавины

the place whither they went — место, куда они пошли

6. n место, пространство

place and time — пространство и время

taking place — имеющий место

date and place — дата и место

halting place — место привала

meeting place — место встречи

place of work — рабочее место

7. n существенное место; важная роль

sports never had a place in his life — спорт никогда не занимал важного места в его жизни

place of settling — место осаждения

place well — занимать хорошее место

place of failure — место повреждения

final resting place — место залегания

place of deposition — место отложения

8. n подходящий момент, ситуация

likely place — подходящее место

9. n в названиях

place name — географическое название

the place looks crummy — у дома обшарпанный вид

that is the place where he lives — вот где он живёт

10. n площадь

Woburn Place — Уоборн-плейс

platform place — площадь погрузочно-разгрузочной платформы

11. n небольшая улица, тупик

place in escrow — депонировать у третьего лица до выполнения определенного условия

12. n дом, жилище

come round to my place tonight — заходите ко мне вечерком

you can all come and lunch at our place — вы все можете у нас позавтракать

all over the place — везде, по всему дому

place of worship — молитвенный дом

a regular barrack of a place — не дом, а казарма

13. n имение, загородный дом

he has a place in Hempshire — у него имение в Гемпшире

Penhurst Place — имение Пенхерст

14. n уст. укрепление

15. n должность, место, служба

out of a place — безработный

a place at court — придворная должность

the place of President — должность президента

he has got a place in the Custom House — он получил место на таможне

safe place — безопасное место

sinister place — гиблое место

fourth place — четвертое место

give place to — уступать место

place of call — место захода

16. n высокая государственная должность; ответственная должность, высокий пост

hunting after places — погоня за должностями

place of profit — оплачиваемая должность

place of trust — доверительная должность

17. n членство, участие

a place in the Oxford boat — участие в гребной команде Оксфордского университета

18. n тк. дело, право, обязанность

if is not my place to do it — это не моя обязанность

right of place — право почвы

place of the forum — место рассмотрения дела

to place under a duty — налагать обязанность

19. n положение, статус

high places — высший свет

to attain a high place — достичь высокого положения

place ment — положение

place isomerism — изомерия положения

tight place — затруднительное положение

recover place — вернуться в исходное положение

20. n спорт. второе или третье призовое место

place and date — место и время

place of resort — место отдыха

shivery place — страшное место

storage place — место хранения

storing place — место хранения

21. n спорт. амер. второе место

забой, выработка

burial place — место погребения

fault place — место повреждения

jump in place — прыжок на месте

place of paying — место платежа

running in place — бег на месте

22. n спорт. мат. разряд

decimal place — разряд десятичной дроби

binary place — двоичный разряд

thousands' place — в разряде тысяч

23. n спорт. астр. местонахождение

in place of — вместо

in the second place — во-вторых

in the next place — затем

to take place — случаться, иметь место

changes have taken place — произошли изменения

it took place ten years ago — это случилось десять лет тому назад

the marriage will not take place — этот брак не состоится

to have place — иметь место

24. v ставить, помещать; размещать

to place a cake in the oven — поставить пирог в духовку

to place a board edgeways — поставить доску на ребро

to place sentries — расставить часовых

to place in the clearest light — полностью осветить

to place in jeopardy — поставить под угрозу

to place a question on the agenda — поставить вопрос на повестку дня

to place on orbit — выводить на орбиту; размещать на орбите

to place the bar — установить планку

to place a seal to a document — приложить печать к документу

to place in inverted commas — поставить в кавычки

to place down the weight — опустить штангу

place shares — размещать акции

place orders — размещать заказы

place bonds — размещать облигации

place in trust — помещать в траст

place in bonds — размещать облигации

25. v помещать, отдавать

to place a child for adoption — отдать ребёнка на усыновление

to place in reserve — выделять в резерв

he placed his car in our service — он отдал свой автомобиль в наше распоряжение

place money with bank — помещать вклад в банк

to place under supervision — помещать под надзор

place business — помещать заказы; размещать заказы

26. v определять на должность; ставить на приход

I am placing you in charge — вы будете старшим

place of decimal — десятичный знак

feet together, place — ноги вместе ставь

to quit the place — оставить прежнее место

to place a sentinel — поставить часового

place jv maintenance status — ставить на консервацию

27. v помещать, вкладывать деньги

place money — вкладывать деньги

place money at interest — вкладывать деньги под проценты

28. v делать, помещать заказ

to place a call — заказать разговор по телефону

the French Government placed orders in England — французское правительство поместило заказы в Англии

place money on deposit — вносить деньги на депозит; помещать деньги на депозит

29. v продавать товары, акции

difficult to place — плохо продаётся, плохо идёт

place shares with public — размещать акции среди держателей

place goods on the market — продавать товар на рынке

place an issue — выпускать акции в обращение

30. v возлагать

no confidence could be placed in any of the twelve judges — из двенадцати судей нельзя было верить ни одному

place hope on — возлагать надежду на

31. v определять местоположение или дату; соотносить

to try to place the spot where Caesar landed — пытаться определить то место, где высадился Цезарь

to place a manuscript — датировать рукопись

the manuscript is placed not later than the tenth century — установлено, что рукопись относится к десятому веку, не позже

I know his face but I cannot place him — мне знакомо его лицо, но я не могу вспомнить, где я его видел

fire place — камин; топка камина или печи

32. v считать, причислять; оценивать

as a poet I place him among the first — как поэта я считаю его одним из первых

33. v спорт. определять занятые места в соревновании

clicks into place — возвращается с щелчком на место

to hold pride of place — занимать почётное место

cutting into place — занятие своего места в строю

achieving desired place — занятие желаемого места

take place — случаться; происходить; иметь место

34. v спорт. присудить второе или третье призовое место

tool first place — занял первое место

place of amusement — место развлечений

taken first place — занял первое место

landing place — место высадки, пристань

out of place — не на месте; неуместный

35. v амер. спорт. присудить второе место

feel out of place — чувствовать себя не на месте

achieved desired place — занимать желаемое место

tiing for first place — поделивший первое место

achieve desired place — занимать желаемое место

a fit time and place — надлежащее время и место

36. v занять место

he campaigned for 10 weeks and placed fifth — он проводил предвыборную кампанию десять недель и вышел на пятое место

sacrosanct place — священное место

mixing in place — смещение на месте

place of safety — безопасное место

place of residence — место жительства

took first place — занял первое место

37. v s

38. v занимать определённое положение

to be well placed — занимать хорошее положение

take first place — занимать первое место

cut into place — занимать свое место в строю

39. v находиться в определённом положении

to be awkwardly placed — находиться в неудобном положении

40. v амер. разг. повысить голос

what construction am I to place on that? — как прикажете это понимать?

Синонимический ряд:

1. area (noun) area; locality; vicinity

2. duty (noun) charge; duty; employment; function; responsibility

3. home (noun) abode; domicile; dwelling; habitation; home; house; lodgings; residence

4. job (noun) appointment; berth; billet; connection; job; office; post; slot

5. location (noun) capacity; character; footing; locale; location; locus; plot; point; quality; rank; site; space; spot; standing; state; station; status; stead; where

6. occasion (noun) cause; circumstances; ground; occasion; opportunity; position; reason; situation

7. region (noun) field; province; region; section; sector; territory

8. appoint (verb) appoint; hire; induct

9. estimate (verb) approximate; call; estimate; judge; reckon

10. fix (verb) affix; assign; blame; fasten; fix; pin on; saddle

11. identify (verb) determinate; diagnose; diagnosticate; distinguish; finger; identify; pinpoint; recognise; recognize; spot

12. put (verb) arrange; deposit; dispose; establish; lay; locate; order; position; put; set; settle; situate; stick

13. rate (verb) categorise; class; classify; grade; group; pigeon-hole; rank; rate

14. run (verb) come in; finish; run

Антонимический ряд:

discompose; dislodge; dismiss; displace; disturb; eject; empty; eradicate; forget; jumble; misplace; remove

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17 place

/pleis/ * danh từ - nơi, chỗ, địa điểm, địa phương (thành phố, tỉnh, làng...) =in all places+ ở khắp nơi =a native of the place+ một người sinh trưởng ở địa phương ấy - nhà, nơi ở, nơi (dùng vào mục đích gì) =to have a nice little place in the country+ có một ngôi nhà nhỏ xinh xinh ở nông thôn =can't you come to my place?+ anh có thể đến chơi đằng nhà tôi được không? =places of amusement+ những nơi vui chơi - chỗ, vị trí, địa vị; chỗ ngồi, chỗ đứng; chỗ thích đáng; chỗ thích hợp =everything in its place+ vật nào chỗ ấy =a sore place on the wrist+ chỗ đau ở cổ tay =to give place to someone+ tránh chỗ cho ai đi, nhường chỗ cho ai =to change places with somebody+ đổi chỗ cho ai =if I were in your place+ nếu tôi ở địa vị anh =this is no place for children+ đây không phải chỗ cho trẻ con =the remark is out of place+ lời nhận xét không đúng chỗ (không đúng lúc, không thích hợp) - chỗ làm =to get a place in...+ kiếm được một chỗ làm ở... - nhiệm vụ, cương vị =it is not my place to inquire into that+ tôi không có nhiệm vụ tì hiểu việc ấy =to keep aomebody in his place+ bắt ai phải giữ đúng cương vị, không để cho ai vượt quá cương vị - địa vị (xã hôi), cấp bậc, thứ bậc, hạng =to ottain a high place+ đạt địa vị cao sang =to get the first place in the race+ được xếp hạng nhất trong cuộc đua, về nhất trong cuộc đua - đoạn sách, đoạn bài nói =I've lost my place+ tôi không tìm được đoạn tôi đã đọc - quảng trường, chỗ rộng ((thường) có tên riêng ở trước); đoạn phố - (quân sự) vị trí =the place can be defended+ có thể bảo vệ được vị trí đó - (toán học) vị trí (của một con số trong một dãy số) =calculated to five places of decimals+ được tính đến năm số lẻ - thứ tự =in the first place+ thứ nhất, trước hết =in the second place+ thứ nhì, kế đó =in the last place+ cuối cùng !in place of - thay vì, thay cho, thay thế vào !to look out of place - có vẻ lúng túng !not quite in place - không đúng chỗ, không thích hợp =the proposal is not quite in place+ đề nghị ấy không thích hợp !to take place - xảy ra, được cử hành được tổ chức * ngoại động từ - để, đặt =to place everything in good order+ để mọi thứ có thứ tự =the house is well placed+ ngôi nhà được đặt ở một vị trí rất tốt =to place confidence in a leader+ đặt tin tưởng ở một lãnh tụ - cứ làm, đưa vào làm, đặt vào (cương vị công tác) =to be placed in command of the regiment+ được cử làm chỉ huy trung đoàn ấy - đầu tư (vốn) - đưa cho, giao cho =to place an order for goods with a firm+ (đưa đơn) đặt mua hàng của một công ty =to place a book with a publisher+ giao cho một nhà xuất bản in và phát hành một cuốn sách =to place a matter in someone's hands+ giao một vấn đề cho ai giải quyết =to place a child under someone's care+ giao một đứa bé cho ai chăm nom hộ - xếp hạng =to be placed third+ được xếp hạng ba - bán =a commodity difficult to place+ một mặt hàng khó bán - nhớ (tên, nơi gặp gỡ...) =I know his face but I can't place him+ tôi biết mặt nó nhưng không nhớ tên nó tên gì và gặp ở đâu - đánh giá (ai, về tính tình, địa vị...) =he is a difficult man to place+ khó đánh giá được anh ấy - (thể dục,thể thao) ghi (bàn thắng bóng đá) bằng cú đặt bóng sút

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18 place

place [plas]

feminine noun

   a. ( = esplanade) square

• la place du marché the market square

• porter le débat sur la place publique to bring the discussion into the public arena

   b. ( = emplacement) place ; (assise) seat

• changer qch de place to move sth

• ça n'a pas changé de place it hasn't moved

• changer de place avec qn to change places with sb

• laisser sa place à qn to give up one's seat to sb ; (figurative) to hand over to sb

• prenez place take a seat

• prendre la place de qn to take sb's place ; ( = remplacer qn) to take over from sb

• trouver place parmi to find a place among

• place d'honneur place of honour

• places assises 20, places debout 40 seating capacity 20, standing passengers 40

• une tente à 4 places a tent that sleeps 4

• elle tient une grande place dans ma vie she means a great deal to me

   c. ( = espace) room ; ( = emplacement réservé) space

• prendre de la place to take up a lot of room

• faire de la place to make room

• gagner de la place to save space

• place de parking parking space

• j'ai trouvé de la place pour me garer I've found a parking place

• j'ai trois places dans ma voiture I've room for three in my car

• place aux jeunes ! make way for the younger generation!

• faire place nette to make a clean sweep

   d. ( = billet) seat ; ( = prix, trajet) fare

• réserver sa place to book one's seat

• il n'a pas payé sa place he hasn't paid for his seat

• payer place entière (au cinéma) to pay full price ; (dans le bus) to pay full fare

   e. ( = rang) il a eu une place de premier en histoire he was first in history

• l'entreprise occupe la seconde place sur le marché des ordinateurs the company ranks second in the computer market

• figurer en bonne place [personne] to be prominent

   f. ( = emploi) job ; [de domestique] position

• une place de serveuse a job as a waitress

• dans les médias, les places sont chères there's a lot of competition for jobs in the media

   g. (Military) place forte fortified town

• place d'armes parade ground

• s'introduire dans la place to get contacts on the inside

   h. (Finance) place boursière stock market

   i. (locutions)

► à la place ( = en échange) instead

► à la place de ( = au lieu de) instead of

• se mettre à la place de qn to put o.s. in sb's shoes► à sa etc place ( = à l'endroit habituel)

cette lampe n'est pas à sa place this lamp isn't in the right place

• remettre qch à sa place to put sth back where it belongs

• remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his place

• j'y suis allé à sa place I went instead of him

• je n'aimerais pas être à sa place I wouldn't like to be him

• à ma place, tu aurais accepté ? if you were me, would you have agreed?

• à votre place if I were you► en place

• il ne tient pas en place he's always fidgeting

• les gens en place influential people

• le pouvoir en place (maintenant) the current government ; (à l'époque) the government at the time

• être en place [plan] to be ready

• tout le monde est en place everyone is seated

• en place pour la photo ! everybody take up your positions for the photograph!

• mettre en place [+ service d'ordre] to deploy ; [+ mécanisme, dispositif] to install

• mise en place [de projet] setting up► sur place on the spot

• être sur place to be there

• se rendre sur place to go there

• les sauveteurs sont déjà sur place rescuers are already at the scene

• la situation sur place the situation on the ground

• vous trouverez des brochures sur place leaflets are available on site

• (à consommer) sur place ou à emporter ? sit in or take away?

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plas
nom féminin

1) ( espace) room, space

laisser de la place — to leave enough space

2) (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat

les dictionnaires ne sont pas à leur place — the dictionaries aren't where they should be

deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’

la place d'un mot dans une phrase — the position of a word in a sentence

il faut savoir rester à sa place — you must know your place

tenir une grande place dans la vie de quelqu'un — to play a large part in somebody's life

faire une large place à quelque chose — to put a lot of emphasis on something

notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination — our work leaves little room for the imagination

faire place à — to give way to

place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! — lit, fig make way for the young!

il reste une place en première — there's one seat left in first class

une salle de 200 places — a 200 seat auditorium

payer sa place — (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; ( dans un train etc) to pay one's fare

les places sont chères — fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by

prenez place — ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places

sur place — [aller] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [étudier] on the spot; [enquête] on-the-spot

on se retrouve sur place — we'll meet up there

ouvrage à consulter sur place — reference book

laisser quelqu'un sur place — to leave somebody standing

de place en place — here and there

divan à trois places — three-seater sofa

un parking de 500 places — a car park for 500 cars

3) ( dans un classement) place; ( dans un ordre) position

il est dans les premières places — he's up toward(s) the top

4) ( substitution)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac — he's used vodka instead of brandy

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? — what would you have done in my place?

(si j'étais) à ta place — if I were in your position ou shoes

je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! — I can't do it for you!

j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier — I put the vase where the ashtray was

5) ( situation définie)

en place — [système, structures] in place (après n); [troupes] in position (après n); [dirigeant, parti] ruling (épith)

les gens en place — the powers that be

ne plus tenir en place — to be restless ou fidgety

mettre en place — to put [something] in place [programme]; to put [something] in position [équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique]

6) ( dans une agglomération) square

la place du village — the village square

la place du marché — the marketplace

7) Finance market

place financière — financial market

8) ( emploi) job

perdre sa place — to lose one's job

9) ( forteresse)

être dans la place — to be on the inside

être maître de la place — lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost

avoir un pied dans la place — fig to have a foot in the door

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Phrasal Verbs:

- place d'armes

- place assise

- place forte

- place d'honneur

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plas nf
1) [ville, village] square

la place du village — the village square

2) [train, cinéma, voiture] seat

Toutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.

Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.

place assise — seat

Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.

Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.

une quatre places AUTOMOBILES — a four-seater

3) (= endroit où l'on est assis) seat

la place d'honneur — the place of honour Grande-Bretagne the place of honor USA the seat of honour Grande-Bretagne the seat of honor USA

regagner sa place — to go back to one's seat

4) (= emplacement) place

une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place

5) (espace libre) room, space

ça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space

faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for

6) (place de stationnement) parking place

trouver une place — to find a parking place

Il ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.

7) (dans un classement) place

Vincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.

8) (= emploi) job

9) (autres locutions)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

à la place — instead

Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?

remettre qn à sa place — to put sb in their place

remettre qch en place — to put sth back in its place

ne pas tenir en place — to be always on the go

de place en place — here and there, in places

par places — here and there, in places

sur place — on the spot

See:

surplace

faire place à — to give way to

prendre place — to take one's place

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place nf

1 ( espace) room, space; avoir de la place to have room ou space (pour faire to do); il y a encore assez de place pour deux personnes/valises there's enough room ou space left for two people/suitcases; avoir la place de faire to have enough room ou space to do; prendre de la place to take up room ou space; (faire) perdre/gagner de la place to waste/to save space; faire de la place to make room ou space (à qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); se faire de la place to make room ou space for oneself; laisser de la place (pour une personne, un meuble) to leave enough room ou space; ( pour un écrit) to leave enough space; laisse-moi un peu de place pour leur écrire un mot leave me a bit of space to write them a few lines;

2 (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat; chaque chose à sa place everything in its place; il est resté une heure à la même place he stayed in the same place for an hour; remettre qch à sa place to put sth back in its place; les dictionnaires ne sont pas à la bonne/à leur place the dictionaries aren't in the right place/where they should be; j'ai deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ I've got two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’; il reste une place en première there's one seat left in first class; laisse ta place à la dame! give the lady your seat!; est-ce que cette place est libre? is this seat free?; une salle de 200 places a 200 seat auditorium; j'ai eu une place gratuite I got a free seat; garde-moi ma place ( dans une file) keep my place; (dans un train, au cinéma) keep my seat; garde-moi une place (dans le train, au cinéma) keep me a seat; payer sa place (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; Transp to pay one's fare; payer place entière (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay full price; Transp to pay full fare; les places sont chères fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by; prenez place ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places; prendre place ( s'asseoir) to take a seat; ( s'installer) [exposant, stand] to set up; [tireur, policier] to position oneself; ( s'intégrer) to take one's place; roman qui a pris place parmi les plus grands novel that has taken its place among the greatest; sur place [aller, envoyer, se rendre] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [être, trouver, sautiller, étudier] on the spot; [enquête, recherche, tournage] on-the-spot ( épith); de place en place here and there; voiture de quatre places four-seater car; divan à trois places three-seater sofa; ⇒ chasse;

3 ( emplacement pour se garer) parking place; appartement avec place de parking apartment with parking space; je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour or où me garer I couldn't find a parking space ou a place to park; un parking de 500 places a car park for 500 cars;

4 (rang dans un classement, la société) place; ( position dans un ordre) position; prendre la place de qn to take sb's place; prendre or obtenir la deuxième place to take second place (à in); il est dans les premières/dernières places he's up toward(s) the top/down toward(s) the bottom; la place d'un mot dans une phrase the position of a word in a sentence; se faire une place dans le monde de la finance to carve out a place for oneself in the world of finance; être en bonne place pour gagner/réussir to be well-placed ou in a good position to win/succeed; il occupe une place éminente he holds a very high position (à, dans in); chacun (à) sa place everyone should know his place; il faut savoir rester à sa place you must know your place; il n'est pas à sa place dans cette réception he looks out of place at this reception; je ne me sens pas à ma place dans ce milieu I feel out of place in this environment; remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his/her place; quelle place faire à l'art? what place can be afforded to art?; avoir sa place dans to deserve a place in; il n'y a pas de place pour eux dans notre système there is no place for them in our system; avoir une place à part or de choix dans to have a special place in; tenir une grande place/une place très importante dans la vie de qn to play a large part/a very important part in sb's life; donner or consacrer or faire une large place à qch to put a lot of emphasis on sth; la place croissante de l'environnement en politique the growing emphasis on the environment in politics; notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination our work leaves little room for the imagination; faire place à to give way to; place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! lit, fig make way for the young!;

5 ( substitution) à la place de instead of, in place of; il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac he's used vodka instead of brandy; il y a maintenant un comité à la place de l'ancien directeur there's now a committee in place of the former manager; ils sont partis/ont été récompensés à notre place they went/were rewarded instead of us; qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? what would you have done in my place?; (si j'étais) à ta place if I were in your position ou shoes; mets-toi à leur place put yourself in their position ou shoes; téléphone-lui toi-même, je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! phone him yourself, I can't do it for you!; j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier I put the vase where the ashtray was; construire une école à la place de la gare ( où était la gare) to build a school where the station used to be; ( où était prévue la gare) to build a school where the station should have been; ( au lieu de) to build a school instead of a station;

6 ( situation définie) en place [système, structures] in place ( après n); [troupes] in position ( après n); [dirigeant, pouvoir, régime, parti] ruling ( épith); les gens en place the powers that be; nos hommes sont en place our men are in position; ne plus tenir en place to be restless ou fidgety; les enfants ne tiennent plus en place the children keep fidgeting; mettre en place to put [sth] in place [grillage, programme, règlement, stratégie]; to put [sth] in ou into position [satellite, troupes, équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, marché, régime, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique, canalisations]; se mettre en place [plan, politique, système, structure] to be put in place; [forces, troupes, police] ( être mis en position) to be put in ou into position; ( soi-même) to position oneself; [réseau, marché, régime] to be established, to be set up; mise en place (de grillage, système, normes, services) putting in place; (de satellite, forces, d'équipe) positioning; (de réseau, marché, régime, d'institution) establishment, setting up; (de ligne téléphonique, canalisation) installation^GB; remettre en place to put [sth] back in place; on se retrouve sur place we'll meet up there; je suis sur place, je peux le faire I'm on the spot, I can do it; dépannage/inscriptions sur place on-the-spot repairs/registration; ouvrage à consulter sur place reference book; laisser qn sur place to leave sb standing;

7 ( dans une agglomération) square; la place du village the village square; sur la place Tiananmen/Rouge in Tiananmen/Red Square; la place de la Concorde the Place de la Concorde; la place du marché the marketplace;

8 Fin market; place financière financial market; sur la place parisienne or de Paris on the Paris market;

9 ( emploi) job; avoir une bonne place chez to have a good job with; perdre sa place to lose one's job; c'est une place très recherchée or demandée it's a highly sought-after job ou position; il y a des places à prendre there are good job opportunities;

10 ( forteresse) entrer dans la place to get in on the inside; être dans la place to be on the inside; être maître de la place lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost; se rendre maître de la place to take control; avoir un pied dans la place fig to have a foot in the door.

Composés

place d'armes Mil parade ground; place assise seat; place forte Mil fortified town; place d'honneur ( à table) place ou seat of honour^GB; la place publique the public; intéresser la place publique to interest the public; sur la place publique [célébrer, apprendre, entendre] in public; mettre or porter or étaler qch sur la place publique to bring sth out in the open [[information, projet].

Idiomes

je ne lâcherais or donnerais pas ma place pour un empire I wouldn't change places for the world ou for all the tea in China; une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place Prov a place for everything and everything in its place.

[plas] nom féminin

1. [espace disponible] space (substantif non comptable), room (substantif non comptable)

faire de la place to make room ou space

faites-lui une petite place give her a bit of room

il reste de la place pour quatre personnes there's enough space ou room left for four people

prendre de la place to take up a lot of space ou room

ne prends pas toute la place

a. [à table, au lit] don't take up so much room

b. [sur la page] don't use up all the space

laisser la ou faire place à to make room ou way for

la machine à écrire a fait place au traitement de texte wordprocessors have taken over from ou superseded typewriters

ce travail ne laisse aucune place à la créativité there's no place ou room for creativity in this kind of work

les anciens font place aux jeunes older people give way to the young generation

la musique tient une grande place dans ma vie music is very important in ou is an important part of my life

place au sol [d'un ordinateur, d'une voiture] footprint

faire place nette

a. (sens propre) to tidy up

b. (figuré) to clear up, to make a clean sweep

2. [endroit précis] place, spot

changer les meubles/la cuisinière de place to move the furniture around/the stove

mets/remets les clefs à leur place put the keys/put the keys back where they belong

est-ce que tout est à sa place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?

[d'une personne]

savoir rester à sa place to know one's place

je ne me sens pas à ma place parmi eux I feel out of place among them

ta place n'est pas ici you're out of place here

tu auras toujours une place dans mon cœur there'll always be a place in my heart for you

reprendre sa place

a. [sa position] to go back to one's place

b. [son rôle] to go back to where one belongs

notre collègue ne pourra pas reprendre sa place parmi nous our colleague is unable to resume his post with us

pour rien au monde je ne donnerais ma place I wouldn't swop places for anything in the world

remettre quelqu'un à sa place to put somebody in his/her place

se faire une place au soleil to make a success of things, to find one's place in the sun

3. [siège] seat

[fauteuil au spectacle] seat

[billet] ticket

avoir la place d'honneur

a. [sur l'estrade] to sit at the centre of the stage

b. [à table] to sit at the top ou head of the table

à la place du conducteur in the driver's seat

une voiture à deux places a two-seater (car)

une caravane à quatre places a caravan that sleeps four

une salle de 500 places a room that can seat 500 people

réserver une place d'avion/de train to make a plane/train reservation

payer place entière to pay full price

j'ai trois places de concert I have three tickets for the concert

ça vous ennuierait de changer de place? would you mind swapping ou changing places?

place assise seat

il ne reste plus que des places debout it's now standing room only

à la place du mort in the (front) passenger seat

dans le monde du spectacle, les places sont chères it's difficult to gain a foothold in show business

la place est toute chaude (sens propre & figuré) the seat's still warm

4. [dans un parking] (parking) space

un parking de 1 000 places a car park with space for 1,000 cars

5. [espace urbain] square

la place du village the village square

sur la place de Paris: le plus cher sur la place de Paris the most expensive in Paris

sur la place publique in public

porter le débat sur la place publique to make the debate public

6. [poste, emploi] position, post

une bonne place a good job

je cherche une place de secrétaire I'm looking for a job as a secretary

7. [rang - dans une compétition] place, rank

avoir la première place to come first ou top

avoir la dernière place to come bottom (UK) ou last

elle est en bonne place au dernier tour she's well placed on the last lap

être ou partir en bonne place pour gagner to be (all) set to win

8. BOURSE

place financière financial centre

place financière internationale money market

le dollar est à la hausse sur la place financière de New York the dollar has risen on the New York exchange

9. MILITAIRE

place (forte) fortress, stronghold

nous voici dans la place

a. (sens propre) [ville assiégée] here we are, inside the walls (of the city)

b. [endroit quelconque] here we are

c. (figuré) we've now gained a foothold

10. (Belgique) [pièce d'habitation] room

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à la place locution adverbiale

instead

on ira en Espagne à la place we'll go to Spain instead

j'ai rapporté la jupe et j'ai pris un pantalon à la place I returned the skirt and exchanged it for a pair of trousers

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à la place de locution prépositionnelle

1. [au lieu de] instead of

j'irai à sa place I'll go instead of him

2. [dans la situation de]

à ma/sa place in my/his place

à ta place, j'irais if I were you I'd go

mettez-vous à ma place put yourself in my place ou shoes

je ne voudrais pas être à sa place rather him than me, I wouldn't like to be in his shoes

de place en place locution adverbiale

here and there

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en place locution adjectivale

[important] established

un homme politique en place a well-established politician

les gens en place disent que... the powers that be say that...

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en place locution adverbiale

1. [là] in position

les forces de police sont déjà en place the police have already taken up their position

est-ce que tout est en place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?

2. (locution)

mettre en place

a. [équipement] to set up (separable) , to install

b. [plan] to set up (separable) , to put into action

c. [réseau] to set up (separable)

la méthode sera mise en place progressivement the method will be phased in (gradually)

ça va lui mettre/remettre les idées en place it'll give him a more realistic view of things/set him thinking straight again

tenir en place: il ne tient pas en place

a. [il est turbulent] he can't keep still

b. [il est anxieux] he's nervous

c. [il voyage beaucoup] he's always on the move

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par places locution adverbiale

here and there

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sur place locution adverbiale

there, on the spot

je serai déjà sur place I'll already be there

PLACE

la place Beauvau square in Paris (also refers to the Ministry of the Interior, whose offices are situated there)

la place de la Concorde square in Paris (one of the biggest and busiest squares in Paris, laid out in the reign of Louis XV)

la place du Colonel-Fabien square in Paris (also refers to the Communist party headquarters, which are situated there)

la place de Grève former name of the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris. (The place where the unemployed gathered to wait for work, it was the origin of the expression "se mettre en grève")

la place Rouge Red Square

la place Saint-Marc Saint Mark's Square

la place Tian'anmen Tiananmen Square

la place Vendôme square in Paris (the name evokes opulence and luxury because of the Ritz hotel and the jewellery shops situated on the square)

la place des Vosges elegant and fashionable square in the Marais district of Paris, built under Henri IV

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > place
19 placé

place [plas]

feminine noun

   a. ( = esplanade) square

• la place du marché the market square

• porter le débat sur la place publique to bring the discussion into the public arena

   b. ( = emplacement) place ; (assise) seat

• changer qch de place to move sth

• ça n'a pas changé de place it hasn't moved

• changer de place avec qn to change places with sb

• laisser sa place à qn to give up one's seat to sb ; (figurative) to hand over to sb

• prenez place take a seat

• prendre la place de qn to take sb's place ; ( = remplacer qn) to take over from sb

• trouver place parmi to find a place among

• place d'honneur place of honour

• places assises 20, places debout 40 seating capacity 20, standing passengers 40

• une tente à 4 places a tent that sleeps 4

• elle tient une grande place dans ma vie she means a great deal to me

   c. ( = espace) room ; ( = emplacement réservé) space

• prendre de la place to take up a lot of room

• faire de la place to make room

• gagner de la place to save space

• place de parking parking space

• j'ai trouvé de la place pour me garer I've found a parking place

• j'ai trois places dans ma voiture I've room for three in my car

• place aux jeunes ! make way for the younger generation!

• faire place nette to make a clean sweep

   d. ( = billet) seat ; ( = prix, trajet) fare

• réserver sa place to book one's seat

• il n'a pas payé sa place he hasn't paid for his seat

• payer place entière (au cinéma) to pay full price ; (dans le bus) to pay full fare

   e. ( = rang) il a eu une place de premier en histoire he was first in history

• l'entreprise occupe la seconde place sur le marché des ordinateurs the company ranks second in the computer market

• figurer en bonne place [personne] to be prominent

   f. ( = emploi) job ; [de domestique] position

• une place de serveuse a job as a waitress

• dans les médias, les places sont chères there's a lot of competition for jobs in the media

   g. (Military) place forte fortified town

• place d'armes parade ground

• s'introduire dans la place to get contacts on the inside

   h. (Finance) place boursière stock market

   i. (locutions)

► à la place ( = en échange) instead

► à la place de ( = au lieu de) instead of

• se mettre à la place de qn to put o.s. in sb's shoes► à sa etc place ( = à l'endroit habituel)

cette lampe n'est pas à sa place this lamp isn't in the right place

• remettre qch à sa place to put sth back where it belongs

• remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his place

• j'y suis allé à sa place I went instead of him

• je n'aimerais pas être à sa place I wouldn't like to be him

• à ma place, tu aurais accepté ? if you were me, would you have agreed?

• à votre place if I were you► en place

• il ne tient pas en place he's always fidgeting

• les gens en place influential people

• le pouvoir en place (maintenant) the current government ; (à l'époque) the government at the time

• être en place [plan] to be ready

• tout le monde est en place everyone is seated

• en place pour la photo ! everybody take up your positions for the photograph!

• mettre en place [+ service d'ordre] to deploy ; [+ mécanisme, dispositif] to install

• mise en place [de projet] setting up► sur place on the spot

• être sur place to be there

• se rendre sur place to go there

• les sauveteurs sont déjà sur place rescuers are already at the scene

• la situation sur place the situation on the ground

• vous trouverez des brochures sur place leaflets are available on site

• (à consommer) sur place ou à emporter ? sit in or take away?

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plas
nom féminin

1) ( espace) room, space

laisser de la place — to leave enough space

2) (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat

les dictionnaires ne sont pas à leur place — the dictionaries aren't where they should be

deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’

la place d'un mot dans une phrase — the position of a word in a sentence

il faut savoir rester à sa place — you must know your place

tenir une grande place dans la vie de quelqu'un — to play a large part in somebody's life

faire une large place à quelque chose — to put a lot of emphasis on something

notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination — our work leaves little room for the imagination

faire place à — to give way to

place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! — lit, fig make way for the young!

il reste une place en première — there's one seat left in first class

une salle de 200 places — a 200 seat auditorium

payer sa place — (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; ( dans un train etc) to pay one's fare

les places sont chères — fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by

prenez place — ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places

sur place — [aller] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [étudier] on the spot; [enquête] on-the-spot

on se retrouve sur place — we'll meet up there

ouvrage à consulter sur place — reference book

laisser quelqu'un sur place — to leave somebody standing

de place en place — here and there

divan à trois places — three-seater sofa

un parking de 500 places — a car park for 500 cars

3) ( dans un classement) place; ( dans un ordre) position

il est dans les premières places — he's up toward(s) the top

4) ( substitution)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac — he's used vodka instead of brandy

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? — what would you have done in my place?

(si j'étais) à ta place — if I were in your position ou shoes

je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! — I can't do it for you!

j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier — I put the vase where the ashtray was

5) ( situation définie)

en place — [système, structures] in place (après n); [troupes] in position (après n); [dirigeant, parti] ruling (épith)

les gens en place — the powers that be

ne plus tenir en place — to be restless ou fidgety

mettre en place — to put [something] in place [programme]; to put [something] in position [équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique]

6) ( dans une agglomération) square

la place du village — the village square

la place du marché — the marketplace

7) Finance market

place financière — financial market

8) ( emploi) job

perdre sa place — to lose one's job

9) ( forteresse)

être dans la place — to be on the inside

être maître de la place — lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost

avoir un pied dans la place — fig to have a foot in the door

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Phrasal Verbs:

- place d'armes

- place assise

- place forte

- place d'honneur

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plas nf
1) [ville, village] square

la place du village — the village square

2) [train, cinéma, voiture] seat

Toutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.

Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.

place assise — seat

Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.

Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.

une quatre places AUTOMOBILES — a four-seater

3) (= endroit où l'on est assis) seat

la place d'honneur — the place of honour Grande-Bretagne the place of honor USA the seat of honour Grande-Bretagne the seat of honor USA

regagner sa place — to go back to one's seat

4) (= emplacement) place

une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place

5) (espace libre) room, space

ça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space

faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for

6) (place de stationnement) parking place

trouver une place — to find a parking place

Il ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.

7) (dans un classement) place

Vincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.

8) (= emploi) job

9) (autres locutions)

à la place de — instead of, in place of

à la place — instead

Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?

remettre qn à sa place — to put sb in their place

remettre qch en place — to put sth back in its place

ne pas tenir en place — to be always on the go

de place en place — here and there, in places

par places — here and there, in places

sur place — on the spot

See:

surplace

faire place à — to give way to

prendre place — to take one's place

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place nf

1 ( espace) room, space; avoir de la place to have room ou space (pour faire to do); il y a encore assez de place pour deux personnes/valises there's enough room ou space left for two people/suitcases; avoir la place de faire to have enough room ou space to do; prendre de la place to take up room ou space; (faire) perdre/gagner de la place to waste/to save space; faire de la place to make room ou space (à qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); se faire de la place to make room ou space for oneself; laisser de la place (pour une personne, un meuble) to leave enough room ou space; ( pour un écrit) to leave enough space; laisse-moi un peu de place pour leur écrire un mot leave me a bit of space to write them a few lines;

2 (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat; chaque chose à sa place everything in its place; il est resté une heure à la même place he stayed in the same place for an hour; remettre qch à sa place to put sth back in its place; les dictionnaires ne sont pas à la bonne/à leur place the dictionaries aren't in the right place/where they should be; j'ai deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ I've got two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’; il reste une place en première there's one seat left in first class; laisse ta place à la dame! give the lady your seat!; est-ce que cette place est libre? is this seat free?; une salle de 200 places a 200 seat auditorium; j'ai eu une place gratuite I got a free seat; garde-moi ma place ( dans une file) keep my place; (dans un train, au cinéma) keep my seat; garde-moi une place (dans le train, au cinéma) keep me a seat; payer sa place (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; Transp to pay one's fare; payer place entière (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay full price; Transp to pay full fare; les places sont chères fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by; prenez place ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places; prendre place ( s'asseoir) to take a seat; ( s'installer) [exposant, stand] to set up; [tireur, policier] to position oneself; ( s'intégrer) to take one's place; roman qui a pris place parmi les plus grands novel that has taken its place among the greatest; sur place [aller, envoyer, se rendre] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [être, trouver, sautiller, étudier] on the spot; [enquête, recherche, tournage] on-the-spot ( épith); de place en place here and there; voiture de quatre places four-seater car; divan à trois places three-seater sofa; ⇒ chasse;

3 ( emplacement pour se garer) parking place; appartement avec place de parking apartment with parking space; je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour or où me garer I couldn't find a parking space ou a place to park; un parking de 500 places a car park for 500 cars;

4 (rang dans un classement, la société) place; ( position dans un ordre) position; prendre la place de qn to take sb's place; prendre or obtenir la deuxième place to take second place (à in); il est dans les premières/dernières places he's up toward(s) the top/down toward(s) the bottom; la place d'un mot dans une phrase the position of a word in a sentence; se faire une place dans le monde de la finance to carve out a place for oneself in the world of finance; être en bonne place pour gagner/réussir to be well-placed ou in a good position to win/succeed; il occupe une place éminente he holds a very high position (à, dans in); chacun (à) sa place everyone should know his place; il faut savoir rester à sa place you must know your place; il n'est pas à sa place dans cette réception he looks out of place at this reception; je ne me sens pas à ma place dans ce milieu I feel out of place in this environment; remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his/her place; quelle place faire à l'art? what place can be afforded to art?; avoir sa place dans to deserve a place in; il n'y a pas de place pour eux dans notre système there is no place for them in our system; avoir une place à part or de choix dans to have a special place in; tenir une grande place/une place très importante dans la vie de qn to play a large part/a very important part in sb's life; donner or consacrer or faire une large place à qch to put a lot of emphasis on sth; la place croissante de l'environnement en politique the growing emphasis on the environment in politics; notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination our work leaves little room for the imagination; faire place à to give way to; place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! lit, fig make way for the young!;

5 ( substitution) à la place de instead of, in place of; il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac he's used vodka instead of brandy; il y a maintenant un comité à la place de l'ancien directeur there's now a committee in place of the former manager; ils sont partis/ont été récompensés à notre place they went/were rewarded instead of us; qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? what would you have done in my place?; (si j'étais) à ta place if I were in your position ou shoes; mets-toi à leur place put yourself in their position ou shoes; téléphone-lui toi-même, je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! phone him yourself, I can't do it for you!; j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier I put the vase where the ashtray was; construire une école à la place de la gare ( où était la gare) to build a school where the station used to be; ( où était prévue la gare) to build a school where the station should have been; ( au lieu de) to build a school instead of a station;

6 ( situation définie) en place [système, structures] in place ( après n); [troupes] in position ( après n); [dirigeant, pouvoir, régime, parti] ruling ( épith); les gens en place the powers that be; nos hommes sont en place our men are in position; ne plus tenir en place to be restless ou fidgety; les enfants ne tiennent plus en place the children keep fidgeting; mettre en place to put [sth] in place [grillage, programme, règlement, stratégie]; to put [sth] in ou into position [satellite, troupes, équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, marché, régime, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique, canalisations]; se mettre en place [plan, politique, système, structure] to be put in place; [forces, troupes, police] ( être mis en position) to be put in ou into position; ( soi-même) to position oneself; [réseau, marché, régime] to be established, to be set up; mise en place (de grillage, système, normes, services) putting in place; (de satellite, forces, d'équipe) positioning; (de réseau, marché, régime, d'institution) establishment, setting up; (de ligne téléphonique, canalisation) installation^GB; remettre en place to put [sth] back in place; on se retrouve sur place we'll meet up there; je suis sur place, je peux le faire I'm on the spot, I can do it; dépannage/inscriptions sur place on-the-spot repairs/registration; ouvrage à consulter sur place reference book; laisser qn sur place to leave sb standing;

7 ( dans une agglomération) square; la place du village the village square; sur la place Tiananmen/Rouge in Tiananmen/Red Square; la place de la Concorde the Place de la Concorde; la place du marché the marketplace;

8 Fin market; place financière financial market; sur la place parisienne or de Paris on the Paris market;

9 ( emploi) job; avoir une bonne place chez to have a good job with; perdre sa place to lose one's job; c'est une place très recherchée or demandée it's a highly sought-after job ou position; il y a des places à prendre there are good job opportunities;

10 ( forteresse) entrer dans la place to get in on the inside; être dans la place to be on the inside; être maître de la place lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost; se rendre maître de la place to take control; avoir un pied dans la place fig to have a foot in the door.

Composés

place d'armes Mil parade ground; place assise seat; place forte Mil fortified town; place d'honneur ( à table) place ou seat of honour^GB; la place publique the public; intéresser la place publique to interest the public; sur la place publique [célébrer, apprendre, entendre] in public; mettre or porter or étaler qch sur la place publique to bring sth out in the open [[information, projet].

Idiomes

je ne lâcherais or donnerais pas ma place pour un empire I wouldn't change places for the world ou for all the tea in China; une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place Prov a place for everything and everything in its place.

( féminin placée) [plase] adjectif

1. [aux courses]

cheval placé placed horse

(comme adverbe)

arriver placé to be placed

2. [situé]

bien placé

a. [magasin, appartement] well-situated

b. [fermeture, bouton, couture] well-positioned

mal placé

a. [magasin, appartement] badly-located

b. [fermeture, bouton, couture] poorly-positioned

c. [coup] below the belt

d. [abcès] in an awkward spot

e. (euphémisme) in an embarrassing place

f. [orgueil] misplaced

on était très bien/mal placés [au spectacle] we had really good/bad seats

être bien/mal placé pour (figuré) to be in a/no position to

3. [socialement]

haut placé well up ou high up in the hierarchy

des gens haut placés people in high places

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > placé
20 this place is vermin-ridden

this place is vermin-ridden

het wemelt hier van het ongedierte

English-Dutch dictionary > this place is vermin-ridden

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