définir sa position

position [pozisjɔ̃]

   a. position ; [de navire] bearings

• rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground

• avoir une position de repli to have a fallback position

• arriver en première/deuxième/dernière position to come first/second/last

• être assis dans une mauvaise position to be sitting in an awkward position

• se mettre en position to take up one's position

• en position allongée/assise/verticale in a reclining/sitting/upright position

• être dans une position délicate to be in a difficult position

• être en position de faire qch to be in a position to do sth

• il occupe une position importante he holds an important position

• revoir sa position to review one's position

   b. ( = attitude) stance

• prendre position to take a stand

• prendre (fermement) position en faveur de qch to come down (strongly) in favour of sth

• prise de position stand

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1) ( dans l'espace) position

2) Armée position

3) ( posture) position

4) ( situation) position

5) (professionnelle, sociale) position

6) ( au classement) place, position

7) ( point de vue) position, stance

8) Finance (bank) balance

9) ( en danse) position

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1) (= emplacement) position

2) (= opinion) position

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position nf

1 ( dans l'espace) position (de of); la position géographique d'une ville the geographical position of a town; veuillez indiquer votre position Naut, Aviat please state your position; il faut revoir la position des joueurs Sport the positioning of the players has to be rethought; en position horizontale/verticale horizontally/vertically; attention, l'échelle est en position instable be careful, the ladder isn't steady;

2 Mil position; bombarder les positions ennemies to bomb the enemy's positions; la troupe a pris position sur la crête the troop has taken up its position on the ridge;

3 ( posture) position (de of); faire l'amour dans toutes les positions to make love ou have sex in every (possible) position; la position des doigts sur une guitare the positioning of the fingers on a guitar; rien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée there's nothing worse than sitting down all day;

4 ( situation) position; placer qn dans une position difficile to put sb in a difficult ou an awkward position; être/se sentir en position de force to be/feel oneself to be in a position of strength; nous ne sommes pas en position de vous aider/d'agir we are in no position to help you/to act; être en position minoritaire/majoritaire to be in the minority/majority; se trouver dans une position délicate to be in a tricky situation; être en position dominante sur le marché to be a market leader;

5 (professionnelle, sociale) position; il occupe une position très en vue he's in a very public position; sa position est très enviée his/her position is widely envied;

6 ( au classement) place, position; être en deuxième/troisième position to be in second/third place ou position;

7 ( point de vue) position, stance; maintenir/durcir sa position to maintain/harden one's position ou stance; définir une position commune to reach a common position; position de principe position ou stance taken on principle; adopter une position de principe to make a stand on principle; revenir sur/réviser ses positions to reconsider/review one's position; prendre position sur un problème to take a stand on an issue; prise de position stance, stand (sur qch on sth); camper or rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground;

8 Fin (bank) balance; demander sa position to ask for the balance of one's account; être en position créditrice/débitrice [compte] to be in credit/debit;

9 Danse position; première/cinquième position first/fifth position.

position acheteur Fin bull position; position du missionnaire missionary position; position de repli fallback; position vendeur Fin bear position.

[pozisjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. MILITAIRE [lieu d'où l'on mène une action] position

2. [lieu où l'on se trouve] position

3. [dans un sondage, une course] position, place

a. [coureur] to come first/last

b. [candidat] to come top/be last

4. [posture] posture, position

5. [angle, orientation] position, setting

6. [opinion] position, stance, standpoint

7. [situation] position, situation

[dans une entreprise] position, post

8. BANQUE balance (of account)

9. LINGUISTIQUE [d'un terme, d'une syllabe, d'une voyelle] position

10. DANSE position

11. MUSIQUE [accord, doigté] position

12. GÉOMÉTRIE & PSYCHOLOGIE position

13. DROIT status

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de position locution adjectivale

[balise] position (modificateur)

définir [definiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb

to define ; [+ conditions] to specify

• il se définit comme un humaniste he sees himself as a humanist

* * *

verbe transitif to define [mot, politique]; to define [personne] ( comme as)

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définir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 gén to define, to specify [loi, règle]; les conditions sont clairement définies dans le contrat the conditions are clearly specified in the contract; mieux définir le but choisi to define the chosen aim more clearly; les conditions sont à définir the conditions are still to be specified; définir sa politique to lay down firm political guidelines; définir comme une priorité la lutte contre l'inflation to make the fight against inflation one's top priority;

2 ( caractériser) to characterize [personne]; ( résumer) [personne, qualité] to define [personne] (comme as); définir la gestion comme un art to see management as an art.

B se définir vpr [personne] to define oneself (comme as); [mot, sentiment, position] to be defined.

[definir] verbe transitif

1. [donner la définition de] to define

2. [décrire - sensation] to define, to describe ; [ - personne] to describe, to portray

3. [circonscrire - objectif, politique, condition] to define

1 to define.

Ricardo definió las políticas ayer Richard defined the policies yesterday.

2 to describe.

3 to circumscribe, to delimit.

La cerca define mi territorio The fence circumscribes my territory.

4 to explain.

El sabio definió los conceptos The sage explained the concepts.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to define

► verbo pronominal definirse

1 to be defined

2 (explicarse) to make oneself clear, define one's position

■ se definió a favor de la medida he came out in favour of the measure

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1. VT

1) [+ concepto, palabra] to define

2) (=calificar) to describe

3) (=aclarar) [+ actitud, posición] to define; [+ contorno, silueta] to define, make sharp

4) (=establecer) [+ poder, jurisdicción] to define, establish

5) (Inform) to define

definirse

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verbo transitivo

a) <palabra/concepto> to define

b) <postura/actitud> to define

c) <contorno/línea> to define, make... sharp

definirse v pron

* * *

= define, delineate, state, structure, construe, scope.

Ex. AACR2 defines authorship in terms of the intellectual responsibility for a work.

Ex. PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.

Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex. The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.

Ex. This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.

Ex. Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.

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* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamobible = hard code [hardcode].

* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].

* definir por uno mismo = self-define.

* definir relaciones = structure + relationships.

* definir una función = formulate + role.

* definir una misión = formulate + mission.

* definir un problema = delineate + problem.

* fácil de definir = easy-to-define.

* no definirse = sit on + the fence.

* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.

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verbo transitivo

a) <palabra/concepto> to define

b) <postura/actitud> to define

c) <contorno/línea> to define, make... sharp

definirse v pron

* * *

* * *

definir [I1 ]

1 ‹palabra/concepto› to define

2 ‹postura/actitud› to define

3 ‹contorno/línea› to define, make … sharp

aún no se ha definido con respecto a este problema he has yet to define his position o to say where he stands on this issue

tenemos que definirnos por una u otra opción we have to come down in favor of o choose one or other of the options

el pueblo se definió por la alternativa pacífica the people came out o decided in favor of a peaceful solution

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♦ vt

1. [explicar, precisar] to define;

debes definir tu postura you must define your position, you must say where you stand

2. [describir] to describe;

la generosidad define su carácter generosity typifies his character;

se define a sí mismo como de derechas he describes himself as right-wing

♦ See also the pronominal verb definirse

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v/t define

* * *

definir vt

1) : to define

2) : to determine

* * *

definir vb to define

1) bestimmen, definieren

2) ( décrire) charakterisieren, genau beschreiben, erläutern

définir

définir [definiʀ] <8>

I verbe transitif

1 (donner la définition de) definieren concept, terme

2 (expliquer) genau beschreiben sensation; erläutern position

3 (décrire) charakterisieren

4 (déterminer) festlegen modalités, objectifs; bestimmen politique

II verbe pronominal

Beispiel: se définir comme quelqu'un sich selbst als jemanden beschreiben

[pozis‘ãw] sf position, emplacement. Pl: posições.

* * *

[pozi`sãw]

Substantivo feminino

position féminin

(em emprego) poste masculin

* * *

1 ( colocação) position

arriver en première position

2 ( postura) position

changer de position

3 ( situação) position

position sociale

4 ( opinião) position

définir sa position

prendre position

I 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [voorschrijven] stipuler

2 [vaststellen; oorzaak zijn van] déterminer

3 [vastleggen aan] concentrer

♦voorbeelden:

1   in het contract wordt bepaald dat … • le contrat stipule que …

2   zijn keus bepalen • arrêter son choix

     de oorsprong van een woord bepalen • déterminer l'origine d'un mot

     de ouderdom van iets bepalen • dater qc.

     de plaats van iets bepalen • localiser qc.

     zijn standpunt bepalen • définir sa position

     factoren die de uitslag bepalen • facteurs qui décident du résultat

     zijn vertrektijd bepalen • fixer son départ

     dat bepaal ik zelf • je fais ce que je veux

3   ik probeer mijn gedachten te bepalen • j'essaie de me concentrer

     zijn aandacht bij zijn werk bepalen • concentrer son attention sur son travail

II 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich bepalen〉

1 [+ tot][zich beperken] s'en tenir (à)

♦voorbeelden:

1   wilt u zich bepalen tot de hoofdzaken? • veuillez vous en tenir à l'essentiel!

définir sa position

- definable

define vb definir

El gerundio de define se escribe defining

tr[dɪ'faɪn]

transitive verb

1 (word, expression, concept) definir

2 (duties, role, rights, etc) delimitar

3 (outline) definir, perfilar

define [di'faɪn] vt, - fined ; - fining

1) bound: delimitar, demarcar

2) clarify: aclarar, definir

3) : definir

to define a word: definir una palabra

• definir v.

• delimitar v.

• deslindar v.

• determinar v.

1)

a) (state meaning of, describe) \<\<word/position\>\> definir

b) \<\<powers/duties\>\> delimitar

c) ( characterize) distinguir*

2) ( outline) (usu pass) definir

[dɪ'faɪn]

1) (=give definition for) definir; (=characterize) caracterizar; (=delimit) determinar, delimitar; (=outline) destacar

2) (Comput) definir

* * *

1)

a) (state meaning of, describe) \<\<word/position\>\> definir

b) \<\<powers/duties\>\> delimitar

c) ( characterize) distinguir*

2) ( outline) (usu pass) definir

pin down (In a fight)

• inmobilizar v.

v + o + adv, v + adv + o

1) ( prevent from moving)

2)

a) ( define) \<\<cause/identity\>\> definir, precisar

b) ( force to state position)

VT + ADV

1) (=fasten or hold down) sujetar

2) (fig)

a) (=oblige to be specific)

b) (=identify) [+ problem] identificar; [+ concept] precisar, definir; [+ reason] dar con; [+ date] precisar

3) (Mil) [+ troops] atrapar

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v + o + adv, v + adv + o

1) ( prevent from moving)

2)

a) ( define) \<\<cause/identity\>\> definir, precisar

b) ( force to state position)

1 function, interrelation, relationship, interrelationship.

2 show, performance.

3 function, duty, job.

4 function, feature.

5 function, mathematical function.

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► nombre femenino

1 (gen) function

2 (cargo) duty

3 (espectáculo) performance, show

\

en función de according to

en funciones acting

■ el presidente en funciones cerró la reunión the acting president closed the meeting

entrar en función (persona) to take up one's post

estar en funciones to be in office

función de noche evening performance

función de tarde matinée

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1) function

2) duty

3) performance

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1) (=actividad) [física, de máquina] function

2) (=papel) function

3) pl funciones

a) (=deberes) duties

b)

4)

a) (=según) according to

b) (=basándose en) on the basis of

5) (=espectáculo) [de teatro, ópera] performance; [de títeres, variedades, musical] show

6)

7) (Mat) function

8) (Ling) function

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1)

a) (cometido, propósito) function

b) funciones masculino plural duties (pl)

2) (Fisiol) function; (Mat) function; (Ling) function

- función gramatical

3) (de teatro, circo) performance; ( de cine) showing, performance

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- función benéfica

- función continua

- función de medianoche

- función de noche

* * *

= capability, feature, function, function, purpose, role, hat, functionality, function.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.

Ex. Another way of doing this search is to use the lateral searching feature.

Ex. The function of a catalog is to inform a library user whether or not the library contains a particular book specified by author and title.

Ex. Select a function from the menu by pressing the key listed to the left.

Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.

Ex. The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex. This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex. The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.

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* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.

* adoptar una función = step up to + role.

* ambigüedad de funciones = role ambiguity.

* asumir una función = take upon + Reflexivo + role.

* claridad de funciones = role clarity.

* conferir una función = confer + function.

* conflicto de funciones = role conflict.

* con una función destacada = high profile.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* definir una función = formulate + role.

* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.

* desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones = do + Posesivo + business.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desempeñar una función = fulfil + purpose, perform + function, play + role, discharge + function, discharge + duty, perform + role, articulate + role, fit into + the picture, play + Posesivo + part.

* distribución en función del género = gender distribution.

* ejecutar una función = run + function.

* en función de = according to, as a function of, depending on/upon.

* en funciones = acting + Cargo.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

* evaluación del impacto en función del género = gender-impact assessment.

* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.

* función bibliotecaria = library function.

* función cognitiva = cognitive function.

* función de autoedición = authoring aid, authoring tool.

* función de consulta = enquiry function.

* función de corrección = editing function.

* función de extracción y copiado = pull function.

* función de la biblioteca = library's function.

* función de la correlación de los cosenos = cosine correlation function.

* función de servicio = service function.

* función de solapamiento = overlap function.

* función dominante = alpha role.

* funciones de edición = editing facilities.

* funciones del personal = staff duties.

* funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.

* funciones de modificación = editing facilities.

* función esencial = vital role.

* función por tecla = keyboard function.

* función vital = vital role.

* indicador de función = operator, role indicator.

* inversión de funciones = reversal of roles, role reversal.

* operador de función = role.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* rol establecido en función del sexo = gender role.

* seleccionar una función = invoke + function.

* tecla de función = function key.

* tecla de función del programa = programme function key.

* tener la doble función = double as, double up as.

* tener la función de = be in the business of.

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1)

a) (cometido, propósito) function

b) funciones masculino plural duties (pl)

2) (Fisiol) function; (Mat) function; (Ling) function

- función gramatical

3) (de teatro, circo) performance; ( de cine) showing, performance

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- función benéfica

- función continua

- función de medianoche

- función de noche

* * *

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1 (cometido, propósito) function

un mueble que cumple distintas funciones a piece of furniture which serves more than one purpose o function

la función del árbitro en estas disputas the role o function of the mediator in these disputes

(tarea, deber): en el ejercicio de sus funciones in the performance of her duties, while carrying out her duties

se excedió en sus funciones he exceeded his powers

fue suspendido de sus funciones he was suspended from duty

desempeña las funciones de asesor en cuestiones fiscales he acts as a tax consultant

en funciones acting ( before n)

lo firmó el secretario en funciones the acting secretary signed it

entrar en funciones ( AmL) «empleado» to take up one's post;

«presidente» to assume office

en función de according to

el precio se determina en función de la oferta y la demanda the price is fixed according to supply and demand

salario en función de la experiencia y formación aportadas salary according to experience and qualifications

una casa diseñada en función de las personas que la van a ocupar a house designed with the future occupants in mind

B ( Fisiol) function

1 ( Mat) function

2 ( Ling) function

part of speech

periodic function

D (de teatro) performance; (de circo) performance, show; (de cine) showing, performance

benefit, charity performance

( AmL exc CS) continuous performance

(CS) continuous performance

late show

late evening performance

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a) (cometido, propósito) function;

◊ tiene la función de … it performs the function of …;

◊ funciones sustantivo masculino plural

◊ función de noche late night performance

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♦ nf

1. [actividad, objetivo] function;

la función de estas columnas es sólo decorativa these columns have a purely decorative function;

esta pieza desempeña una función clave this part has a crucial function o role;

la función del coordinador es hacer que todo discurra sin contratiempos the coordinator's job o function is to make sure everything goes smoothly;

desempeña las funciones de portavoz he acts as spokesperson;

director en funciones acting director;

entrar en funciones [en empresa, organización] to take up one's post;

2. [en teatro, cine] show

función continua continuous performance;

función de noche evening performance;

función de tarde matinée

3. Ling function;

en función de sujeto functioning as a subject

4. Mat function

♦ en función de loc prep

depending on;

estar o [m5] ir en función de to depend on, to be dependent on;

las ayudas se conceden en función de los ingresos familiares the amount of benefit given depends o is dependent on family income, the benefits are means-tested

* * *

1 purpose, function

2 en el trabajo duty

en funciones acting;

entrar en funciones take office

4 TEA performance

en función de according to

* * *

función nf, pl funciones

1) : function

2) : duty

3) : performance, show

* * *

función n

1. (actividad) function

2. (representación) performance / show

1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) determinar, decidir

2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) determinar, establecer

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- determination

determine vb determinar

El gerundio de determine se escribe determining

tr[dɪ'tɜːmɪn]

transitive verb

1 (find out, ascertain - cause, position, meaning) determinar, establecer, averiguar

■ they still haven't determined the cause of death aún no han determinado la causa de la muerte

2 (influence) determinar, condicionar

■ your character is determined in part by heredity el carácter viene en parte determinado por la herencia

3 (settle, fix - date, price) decidir, fijar; (mark - boundary, limit) determinar, definir, demarcar

■ they determined a date for the wedding fijaron una fecha para la boda

4 formal use (resolve, decide) decidir, resolver, tomar la determinación de

■ the jury determined that the man was innocent el jurado decidió que el hombre era inocente

determine [di'tərmən] vt, - mined ; - mining

1) establish: determinar, establecer

2) settle: decidir

3) find out: averiguar

4) bring about: determinar

• decidir v.

• determinar v.

• fijar v.

• precisar v.

• señalar v.

1) ( ascertain) establecer*, determinar

2)

a) ( influence) determinar, condicionar

b) ( mark) \<\<boundary/limit\>\> definir, demarcar*

3) (liter) ( resolve) decidir

•

- determine on

[dɪ'tɜːmɪn]

1) (=ascertain, define) [+ cause, meaning] determinar; [+ price, date] fijar, determinar; [+ scope, limits, boundary] definir, determinar

2) (=be the deciding factor in) [+ fate, character] determinar

3) (=make determined)

4) (=resolve)

- determine on

* * *

1) ( ascertain) establecer*, determinar

2)

a) ( influence) determinar, condicionar

b) ( mark) \<\<boundary/limit\>\> definir, demarcar*

3) (liter) ( resolve) decidir

•

- determine on

situer [sitye]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = placer, construire) to situate

   b. ( = localiser) to set ; ( = catégoriser) [+ personne] (inf) to place

• on ne le situe pas bien (inf) you just can't figure him out (inf)

2. reflexive verb

► se situer

   a. (emploi réfléchi) to place o.s.

• essayer de se situer par rapport à qn/qch to try to place o.s. in relation to sb/sth

• il se situe à gauche (Politics) he's on the left

   b. ( = se trouver) (dans l'espace) to be situated ; (dans le temps) to take place ; (par rapport à des notions) to stand

• l'action/cette scène se situe à Paris the action/this scene takes place in Paris

• la hausse des prix se situera entre 5% et 10% prices will rise by between 5% and 10%

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1) ( déterminer la position de) ( dans l'espace) to locate [ville, pays]; ( dans le temps) to place

2) ( définir) to situate [écrivain, œuvre]

3) ( placer)

se situer verbe pronominal

1) ( se dérouler)

2) ( être)

* * *

1) (= placer) [maison] to situate

2) (pouvoir localiser dans l'espace) [ville, bâtiment, rue] to place, to locate, (dans le temps) to place

3) [roman, film, action] to set

* * *

situer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déterminer la position de) ( dans l'espace) to locate [ville, pays]; ( dans le temps) to place; notre maison est située dans le nord d'Oxford our house is on the north side of Oxford; l'hôtel est bien situé the hotel is in a good location; situer un événement dans le temps to situate an event historically;

2 ( définir) to situate [écrivain, œuvre]; un homme qu'on a du mal à situer politiquement a man whose politics are difficult to define;

3 ( placer) situer une histoire en 2001/à Palerme to set a story in 2001/in Palermo.

B se situer vpr

1 ( se dérouler) se situer à Paris/à l'époque de la Révolution to be set in Paris/at the time of the Revolution;

2 ( être) politiquement, je me situe plutôt à gauche/droite politically I'm more to the left/right; ses résultats se situent plutôt dans la moyenne his/her results are more or less average.

[sitɥe] verbe transitif

1. [dans l'espace, le temps - généralement] to place ; [ - roman, film etc.] to set

2. [classer] to place, to situate

3. (familier) [cerner - personne] to define

on a du mal à la situer it's difficult to know what makes her tick

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se situer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

où vous situez-vous dans ce conflit? where do you stand in this conflict?

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se situer verbe pronominal intransitif

[généralement] to be situated ou located

[scène, action] to take place

l'augmentation se situera aux alentours de 3 % the increase will be in the region of 3%

1 immovable, fixed.

2 unmovable, firm, immovable, statical.

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► adjetivo

1 (gen) immovable; (permanente) permanent; (no cambiable) unchangeable

2 (tradición, máxima) unchanging

3 (certeza) unwavering, unshakeable; (oferta) final, non-negotiable; (desicion) final, irrevocable

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1) (=fijo) fixed, immovable

2) (Téc) undetachable

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= unchangeable, immovable, adamant.

Ex. In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.

Ex. One wall is our common mortality; it is rigid and immovable, for death comes to all men.

Ex. The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.

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* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].

* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.

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es inamovible de su cargo she cannot be removed from her post

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inamovible adj

immovable, fixed

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adj immovable

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inamovible adj

: immovable, fixed

ambiguïté° [ɑ̃bigyite]

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1) (de mot, situation) ambiguity

2) ( de personnage) enigmatic nature; ( de sentiment) ambivalence

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ambiguïté nf

1 (de mot, formule, situation) ambiguity; sans ambiguïté [question, article, prise de position] unambiguous; [situation] clear-cut; [définir, dire] unambiguously;

2 (de mot, d'expression) ambiguity;

3 ( de personnage) enigmatic nature; ( de sentiment) ambivalence.

[ɑ̃bigɥite] nom féminin

1. [équivoque] ambiguity

2. LINGUISTIQUE ambiguity

1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar

1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado

1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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- setting

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[set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados.

dire [diʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. reflexive verb

3. plural masculine noun

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