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proper ['prɒpə(r)]

bon ⇒ 1 (a) correct ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) convenable ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) vrai ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (d) proprement dit ⇒ 1 (e)

1 adjective

(a) (correct) bon, juste, correct; (appropriate) convenable, approprié;

∎ the proper answer la bonne réponse, la réponse correcte;

∎ what is the proper use of the imperfect? quand doit-on utiliser l'imparfait?;

∎ you're not doing it in the proper way vous ne vous y prenez pas comme il faut;

∎ to apply to the proper person s'adresser à qui de droit;

∎ to put sth in the proper place mettre qch à sa place;

∎ John wasn't waiting at the proper place John n'attendait pas au bon endroit ou là où il fallait;

∎ she didn't come at the proper time elle s'est trompée d'heure;

∎ to think it proper to do sth juger bon de faire qch;

∎ do as you think proper faites comme bon vous semble;

∎ that wasn't the proper thing to say/to do ce n'était pas ce qu'il fallait dire/faire;

∎ she thanked him, as is only proper elle l'a remercié, comme il se devait;

∎ that noisy pub isn't a proper place for a meeting ce pub bruyant n'est pas un endroit approprié pour tenir une réunion;

∎ paid at the proper rate payé au taux ou au prix convenable;

∎ he wasn't wearing the proper clothes il n'était pas vêtu pour la circonstance;

∎ you must go through the proper channels il faut suivre la filière officielle;

∎ evening dress is the proper thing to wear for a ball porter une tenue de soirée est de circonstance pour aller au bal;

∎ I don't have the proper tools for this engine je n'ai pas les outils appropriés pour ou qui conviennent pour ce moteur;

∎ I can't find the proper word to describe him je n'arrive pas à trouver le mot juste ou qui convient pour le décrire;

∎ old-fashioned or humorous he did the proper thing by her (he married her) il a réparé

(b) (real) vrai, véritable;

∎ I haven't had a proper meal in ages il y a une éternité que je n'ai pas fait un vrai repas;

∎ we must give the President a proper welcome nous devons réserver au président un accueil digne de ce nom;

∎ it's a toy, not a proper rifle c'est un jouet, pas un vrai fusil;

∎ they call him Tommy but his proper name's Thomas on l'appelle Tommy mais son vrai nom c'est Thomas;

∎ he's not a proper doctor ce n'est pas un vrai docteur;

∎ in the proper sense of the word au sens propre du mot;

∎ putting letters in envelopes isn't a proper job mettre des lettres dans des enveloppes n'a rien d'un vrai travail

(c) (respectable) correct, convenable, comme il faut;

∎ that's not proper behaviour ce n'est pas convenable, cela ne se fait pas;

∎ she's a very proper young woman c'est une jeune femme très bien;

∎ she's a bit too proper elle est un peu trop comme il faut;

∎ may I take my shoes off? - no, that's not the proper thing to do here puis-je ôter mes chaussures? - non, ça ne se fait pas ou ce serait déplacé ici

(d) British familiar (as intensifier) vrai^□, véritable^□, complet(ète)^□ ;

∎ it's a proper catastrophe c'est une vraie ou véritable catastrophe;

∎ you're a proper idiot tu es un parfait imbécile ou un imbécile fini;

∎ he made a proper fool of himself il s'est couvert de ridicule^□ ;

∎ a proper little madam une vraie petite madame;

∎ we're in a proper mess nous voilà dans de beaux draps!;

∎ her room was in a proper mess il y avait un vrai bazar dans sa chambre;

∎ I gave him a proper telling-off je lui ai passé un bon savon

(e) (predicative use → specifically) proprement dit;

∎ he lives outside the city proper il habite en dehors de la ville même ou proprement dite

(f) (characteristic)

∎ proper to propre à, typique de;

∎ illnesses proper to tropical climates maladies propres aux climats tropicaux

2 adverb

British familiar

∎ they got it good and proper ils ont reçu ce qu'ils méritaient^□ ;

∎ to talk proper parler correctement^□ ;

∎ North of England he was proper angry with me il était très ou vraiment en colère contre moi^□

3 noun

Religion propre m

►► Mathematics proper fraction fraction f inférieure à l'unité;

Astronomy proper motion mouvement m propre;

proper name nom m propre;

proper noun nom m propre

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proper [ˈprɒpə^r]

1. adjective

   a. ( = suitable) convenable ; ( = correct) correct ; ( = appropriate) approprié

• you'll have to apply for it in the proper way il faudra faire votre demande dans les règles

• the proper spelling l'orthographe f correcte

• in the proper sense of the word au sens propre du mot

• if you had come at the proper time si vous étiez venu à la bonne heure

• the staff were not given proper training le personnel n'a pas reçu une formation appropriée

• I regret not having had a proper education je regrette de ne pas avoir eu une véritable éducation

• do as you think proper faites comme bon vous semble

   b. ( = authentic) véritable ; (after noun) ( = strictly speaking) proprement dit

• I've never had a proper job je n'ai jamais eu un véritable travail

• outside Paris proper en dehors de Paris proprement dit

   c. ( = seemly) [person, book, behaviour] convenable

• it would not be proper for me to comment il ne serait pas convenable que je fasse des commentaires

2. adverb

[talk] (inf!) comme il faut (inf)

3. compounds

► proper name, proper noun noun nom m propre

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['prɒpə(r)]
adjective

1) ( right) [term, spelling] correct; [order, manner, tool, choice, response] bon/bonne; [sense] propre; [precautions] nécessaire; [clothing] qu'il faut

it's only proper for her to keep the money — il est tout naturel qu'elle garde l'argent

everything is in the proper place — tout est à sa place

to go through the proper channels — passer par la filière officielle

in the proper way — correctement

2) ( adequate) [funding, recognition] convenable; [education, training] bon/bonne; [care, control] requis

we have no proper tennis courts — nous n'avons pas de courts de tennis convenables

it has proper facilities — c'est bien équipé

3) ( fitting)

proper to — sout convenant à [position, status]

I did as I thought proper — j'ai agi comme je l'ai jugé bon

4) ( respectably correct) [person] correct; [upbringing] convenable

5) (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vrai (before n)

he did a proper job of repairing the car — il a bien réparé la voiture

6) (colloq) ( complete)

I felt a proper fool! — je me suis senti complètement stupide!

7) ( actual) (après n)

in the village proper — dans le village même

the competition proper — le concours proprement dit

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to beat somebody good and proper — fig battre quelqu'un haut la main

English-French dictionary > proper
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proper

A n Relig propre m.

B adj

1 ( right) [term, spelling] correct ; [order, manner, tool, choice, response] bon/bonne ; [sense] propre ; [precautions] nécessaire ; [clothing] qu'il faut (after n) ; it is only proper for sb to do il est tout naturel que qn fasse ; it's only proper for her to keep the money il est tout naturel qu'elle garde l'argent ; everything is in the proper place tout est à sa place ; to go through the proper channels passer par la filière officielle ; in the proper way correctement, comme il faut ;

2 ( adequate) [funding, recognition] convenable ; [education, training] bon/bonne ; [care, control] requis ; there are no proper safety checks il n'y a pas les contrôles de sécurité requis ; we have no proper tennis courts nous n'avons pas de courts de tennis convenables ; it has proper facilities c'est bien équipé ;

3 ( fitting) proper to sout convenant à [position, status] ; to show proper respect for tradition/for the dead montrer le respect dû à la tradition/aux morts ; I did as I thought proper j'ai agi comme je l'ai jugé bon ;

4 ( respectably correct) [person] correct ; [upbringing] convenable ; it wouldn't be proper to do ce ne serait pas convenable de faire ; it is only proper that he be invited ce serait correct de l'inviter ; prim and proper très convenable ; to do the proper thing by a girl euph se marier pour régulariser la situation ;

5 (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vrai (before n) ; [opportunity] bon/bonne ; he did a proper job of repairing the car il a bien réparé la voiture ;

6 ○ ( complete) I felt a proper fool! je me suis senti complètement stupide! ; it was a proper disaster c'était un désastre complet ; we're in a proper mess ou pickle now nous voilà dans de beaux draps ;

7 ( actual) ( après n) in the village proper dans le village même ; the show/competition proper le spectacle/concours proprement dit ;

8 sout ( particular to) proper to sb/sth propre à qn/qch.

Idiom

to beat sb good and proper fig battre qn haut la main.

Big English-French dictionary > proper
4 proper

1. adjective
1) (accurate) richtig; wahrheitsgetreu [Bericht]; zutreffend [Beschreibung]; eigentlich [Wortbedeutung]; ursprünglich [Fassung]

in the proper sense — im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes

2) postpos. (strictly so called) im engeren Sinn nachgestellt

in London proper — in London selbst

3) (genuine) echt; richtig [Wirbelsturm, Schauspieler]

4) (satisfactory) richtig; zufriedenstellend [Antwort]; hinreichend [Grund]

5) (suitable) angemessen; (morally fitting) gebührend

do something the proper way — etwas richtig machen

we must do the proper thing by him — wir müssen ihn fair behandeln

do as you think proper — tu, was du für richtig hältst

6) (conventionally acceptable) gehörig

it would not be proper for me to... — es gehört sich nicht, dass ich...

7) (conventional, prim) förmlich

8) attrib. (coll.): (thorough) richtig

she gave him a proper hiding — sie gab ihm eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel

you gave me a proper turn — du hast mir einen ganz schönen Schrecken eingejagt
2. adverb
(coll.)

good and proper — gehörig; nach Strich und Faden (ugs.)

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['propə]
adjective

1) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) richtig

2) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) genau

3) (respectable or well-mannered: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.) einwandfrei

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prop·er

[ˈprɒpəʳ, AM ˈprɑ:pɚ]

I. adj inv

1. (real) echt, richtig

a \proper meal eine anständige Mahlzeit

2. (correct) richtig

she likes everything to be in its \proper place sie hat gern alles an seinem angestammten Platz

in the \proper sense of the word im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes

the \proper tools/equipment das richtige Werkzeug/die richtige Ausrüstung

to put sth to its \proper use etw zweckentsprechend benutzen

3. (socially respectable) anständig

4. after n, inv ( form: itself) selbst nach n

they're not the party \proper sie stellen nicht die Partei selbst dar

5. BRIT ( fam: total) absolut

you've got yourself into a \proper mess there! da hast du dich ja in schöne Schwierigkeiten gebracht!

II. adv BRIT ( fam)

1. (very) richtig fam

they felt \proper daft when they were caught in the act sie kamen sich richtig doof vor, als sie auf frischer Tat ertappt wurden

2. ( usu hum: genteelly) vornehm

to talk \proper vornehm sprechen

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['prɒpə(r)]
1. adj

1) (= actual) eigentlich

physics proper —

in the proper sense of the word — in der eigentlichen Bedeutung des Wortes

is that a proper policeman's helmet? — ist das ein richtiger Polizeihelm?

he's never had a proper job —

he's not a proper electrician — er ist kein richtiger Elektriker

not in Berlin proper — nicht in Berlin selbst

2) (inf) (= real) fool etc richtig; (= thorough) beating gehörig, anständig (inf), tüchtig (inf)

we got a proper beating (team etc) — wir sind ganz schön geschlagen worden (inf)

3) (= fitting, suitable) richtig

in proper condition — in ordnungsgemäßem Zustand

in the proper way — richtig

as you think proper — wie Sie es für richtig halten

it's only right and proper — es ist nur recht und billig

to do the proper thing — das tun, was sich gehört

the proper thing to do would be to apologize —

don't touch the injured man unless you know the proper thing to do — lassen Sie den Verletzten liegen, solange Sie nicht genau wissen, was man machen muss

it wasn't really the proper thing to say — es war ziemlich unpassend, das zu sagen

we considered or thought it only proper to... — wir dachten, es gehört sich einfach zu...

4) (= seemly) anständig

what is proper — was sich gehört

it is not proper for you to... — es gehört sich nicht, dass Sie...

5) (= prim and proper) korrekt

6)

(= peculiar, characteristic) proper to — angestammt (+dat), angehörig

a species proper to the Galapagos — eine Gattung, die den Galapagosinseln angestammt ist

proper to the species — der Art eigen, arteigen

2. adv

1) (dial) cruel, poorly richtig (inf)

2) (incorrect usage) behave anständig; talk richtig

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proper [ˈprɒpə; US ˈprɑpər]

A adj

1. richtig, passend, geeignet, angebracht, angemessen, zweckmäßig, ordnungsgemäß:

proper adjustment richtige Einstellung;

in proper form in gebührender oder angemessener Form;

in the proper place am rechten Platz;

in proper time rechtzeitig, termingerecht;

all in its proper time alles zu seiner Zeit;

do as you think (it) proper tun Sie, was Sie für richtig halten; → right A 1

2. wirklich, echt, richtig(gehend):

proper fraction MATH echter Bruch

3. anständig, schicklich, korrekt, einwandfrei (Benehmen etc):

it is proper es (ge)ziemt oder schickt sich;

proper people anständige oder feine Leute

4. a) tugendhaft

b) zimperlich

5. eigen (to dat), besonder(er, e, es):

every animal has its proper instincts;

electricity proper to vitreous bodies Elektrizität, die Gegenständen aus Glas eigen ist

6. genau, exakt:

in the proper meaning of the word streng genommen

7. (meist nachgestellt) eigentlich:

philosophy proper die eigentliche Philosophie;

in Europe proper in Europa selbst;

round proper SPORT (Pokal- etc) Hauptrunde f

8. gewöhnlich, normal

9. maßgebend, zuständig:

the proper authorities

10. besonders Br umg ordentlich, anständig, tüchtig, gehörig, gründlich, richtig:

a proper licking eine gehörige Tracht Prügel

11. umg ausgesprochen, richtig:

he is a proper rascal

12. LING

a) Eigen…:

proper name ( oder noun) Eigenname m

b) von einem Eigennamen abgeleitet:

“Bostonian” is a proper adjective

13. ASTRON Eigen…:

proper motion

14. Heraldik in natürlichen Farben:

an eagle proper

15. REL nur für besondere (Fest-)Tage bestimmt (Psalm etc)

16. eigen(er, e, es):

with my own proper eyes

B adv dial oder umg mächtig, sehr:

I am proper glad

C s REL Offizium n oder Psalm m etc für einen besonderen (Fest)Tag

prop. abk

1. proper (properly)

2. property

3. proposition

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1. adjective
1) (accurate) richtig; wahrheitsgetreu [Bericht]; zutreffend [Beschreibung]; eigentlich [Wortbedeutung]; ursprünglich [Fassung]

in the proper sense — im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes

2) postpos. (strictly so called) im engeren Sinn nachgestellt

in London proper — in London selbst

3) (genuine) echt; richtig [Wirbelsturm, Schauspieler]

4) (satisfactory) richtig; zufriedenstellend [Antwort]; hinreichend [Grund]

5) (suitable) angemessen; (morally fitting) gebührend

do something the proper way — etwas richtig machen

we must do the proper thing by him — wir müssen ihn fair behandeln

do as you think proper — tu, was du für richtig hältst

6) (conventionally acceptable) gehörig

it would not be proper for me to... — es gehört sich nicht, dass ich...

7) (conventional, prim) förmlich

8) attrib. (coll.): (thorough) richtig

she gave him a proper hiding — sie gab ihm eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel

you gave me a proper turn — du hast mir einen ganz schönen Schrecken eingejagt
2. adverb
(coll.)

good and proper — gehörig; nach Strich und Faden (ugs.)

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adj.

angemessen adj.

anständig adj.

eigen adj.

eigentümlich adj.

einwandfrei adj.

geeignet adj.

korrekt adj.

ordnungsgemäß adj.

passend adj.

regelrecht adj.

richtig adj.

schicklich adj.

zulässig adj.

zweckmäßig adj.

English-german dictionary > proper
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['prɒpə(r)]
aggettivo

1) (right) [ spelling] giusto, corretto; [manner, tool, choice, term] corretto, giusto, appropriato; [ sense] proprio; [ precautions] dovuto, necessario; [ clothing] adatto

in the proper place — al posto giusto

to go through the proper channels — passare per i canali ufficiali

2) (adequate) [funding, recognition] appropriato; [education, training] adatto, giusto; [care, control] adatto, necessario

we have no proper tennis courts — non abbiamo campi da tennis decenti

3) (fitting)

proper to — form. adatto a [position, status]

I did as I thought proper — ho agito come credevo opportuno

4) (respectably correct) [ person] per bene, corretto; [ upbringing] appropriato, degno

5) (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vero; [ opportunity] buono

he did a proper job — ha fatto un buon lavoro

6) colloq. (complete)

I felt a proper fool! — mi sono sentito un vero e proprio stupido!

7) (actual) dopo nome

in the village proper — nel paese vero e proprio

the competition proper — la gara propriamente detta

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to beat sb. good and proper — dare una bella batosta a qcn

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['propə]
adjective

1) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) corretto, giusto

2) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) adeguato, esauriente

3) (respectable or well-mannered: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.) decente, decoroso

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['prɒpə(r)]
aggettivo

1) (right) [ spelling] giusto, corretto; [manner, tool, choice, term] corretto, giusto, appropriato; [ sense] proprio; [ precautions] dovuto, necessario; [ clothing] adatto

in the proper place — al posto giusto

to go through the proper channels — passare per i canali ufficiali

2) (adequate) [funding, recognition] appropriato; [education, training] adatto, giusto; [care, control] adatto, necessario

we have no proper tennis courts — non abbiamo campi da tennis decenti

3) (fitting)

proper to — form. adatto a [position, status]

I did as I thought proper — ho agito come credevo opportuno

4) (respectably correct) [ person] per bene, corretto; [ upbringing] appropriato, degno

5) (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vero; [ opportunity] buono

he did a proper job — ha fatto un buon lavoro

6) colloq. (complete)

I felt a proper fool! — mi sono sentito un vero e proprio stupido!

7) (actual) dopo nome

in the village proper — nel paese vero e proprio

the competition proper — la gara propriamente detta

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to beat sb. good and proper — dare una bella batosta a qcn

English-Italian dictionary > proper
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['propə]
adjective

1) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) pravi

2) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) natančen

3) (respectable or well-mannered: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.) spodoben

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I [prɔpə]
adjective

pravi, primeren, prikladen ( for za); dostojen, spodoben, neoporečen, korekten (vedenje itd.); svojski, lasten (to komu, čemu); točen, eksakten, natančen; sam, pravi, v ožjem smislu (običajno za besedo; Slovenia ŋ ožja Slovenija); pristojen (oblast); British English colloquially temeljit, dober, pravi (npr. udarci, lopov); grammar lasten ( proper name lastno ime); astronomy lasten (gibanje); heraldry v naravnih barvah; archaic lep

in the proper place — na pravem mestu

at the proper time — o pravem času

all in its proper time — vse ob svojem času

if you think (it) proper — če (to) smatraš za primerno

mathematics proper fraction — pravi ulomek

it is proper — spodobi se

in the proper sense of the word — v pravem smislu besede

I am proper glad — sem zares vesel
II [prɔpə]
noun

ecclesiastic maša za posebno priložnost

English-Slovenian dictionary > proper
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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

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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

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > place
9 proper

'propə
adjective

1) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) correcto, adecuado

2) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) completo

3) (respectable or well-mannered: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.) apropiado, correcto

•

- properly
- proper noun/name

proper adj

1. adecuado

you need the proper tools to repair a car necesitas las herramientas adecuadas para reparar un coche

2. correcto

that's not the proper way to do it no es la manera correcta de hacerlo

proper

tr['prɒpə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (suitable) adecuado,-a, apropiado,-a; (correct) correcto,-a

■ the proper time el momento oportuno

2 familiar (real, genuine) verdadero,-a, de verdad; (as it should be) como Dios manda, como es debido

3 familiar (thorough) auténtico,-a, todo,-a

■ he's a proper gentleman es todo un caballero

4 (respectable) correcto,-a, decente

5 (strictly called - comes after noun) propiamente dicho,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be proper to ser propio,-a de

proper name / proper noun nombre propio

proper ['prɑpər] adj

1) right, suitable: apropiado, adecuado

2) : propio, mismo

the city proper: la propia ciudad

3) correct: correcto

4) genteel: fino, refinado, cortés

5) own, special: propio

proper name: nombre propio

♦ properly adv

proper

adj.

• apropiado, -a adj.

• consumado, -a adj.

• conveniente adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• decente adj.

• decoroso, -a adj.

• formal adj.

• honesto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• mero, -a adj.

• procedente adj.

• propio, -a adj.

'prɑːpər, 'prɒpə(r)
adjective

1) ( correct) (before n, no comp) <treatment/procedure> apropiado, adecuado; <answer/pronunciation> correcto

it's not in its proper place — no está en su sitio or lugar

the proper respect — el debido respeto

2) (before n, no comp)

a) ( genuine) verdadero

she never has a proper meal — nunca hace una comida como es debido or como Dios manda

b) (BrE colloq) (as intensifier) <fool/mess> verdadero, auténtico

he's a proper gent — es todo un caballero

3)

a) <behavior/person> correcto

b) ( overly decorous) recatado, remilgado

4)

a) ( in the strict sense) (after n) propiamente dicho

the mountain proper — la montaña propiamente dicha

b) ( Math)

proper fraction — fracción f propia

c) ( belonging) (frml) (pred)

to be proper TO something — ser* propio de algo

['prɒpǝ(r)]
1. ADJ

1) (=right, suitable) [equipment, tools] apropiado, adecuado

that's not really the proper tool for the job — esa no es la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

• at the proper time — en el momento oportuno

• that's not the proper way to do it — así no se hace

you'll have to apply for a permit in the proper way — tendrás que solicitar el permiso por las vías establecidas

2) (=correct)

• it was the proper thing to say — fue lo que había que decir

• do as you think proper — haz lo que te parezca bien

• I thought it proper to inform you — pensé que debía informarte
right 1., 1)
3) (=actual, real) propiamente dicho

in the city proper — en la ciudad propiamente dicha, en la ciudad en sí

he's never had a proper job — nunca ha tenido un trabajo serio

forget nouvelle cuisine, give me proper food, any day — olvida la nueva cocina, dame todos los días comida como Dios manda

• in the proper sense of the word — en el sentido estricto de la palabra

4) * (=complete, downright) verdadero

I felt a proper idiot — me sentí como un perfecto or verdadero idiota

we got a proper beating — nos dieron una paliza de las buenas

5) (=seemly) [person, behaviour] correcto

it wasn't considered proper for a man to show his emotions — no se consideraba correcto or no estaba bien visto que un hombre mostrase sus emociones

6) (=prim and proper) correcto y formal

7) (=peculiar, characteristic) propio (to de)

2.

ADV
(Brit) *
he was proper upset about it — estaba verdaderamente or realmente disgustado por ello

she's a proper stuck-up young lady — es una joven bien creída
good 1., 19)
3.

CPD

proper fraction N — (Math) fracción f propia

proper name, proper noun N — nombre m propio

* * *
['prɑːpər, 'prɒpə(r)]
adjective

1) ( correct) (before n, no comp) <treatment/procedure> apropiado, adecuado; <answer/pronunciation> correcto

it's not in its proper place — no está en su sitio or lugar

the proper respect — el debido respeto

2) (before n, no comp)

a) ( genuine) verdadero

she never has a proper meal — nunca hace una comida como es debido or como Dios manda

b) (BrE colloq) (as intensifier) <fool/mess> verdadero, auténtico

he's a proper gent — es todo un caballero

3)

a) <behavior/person> correcto

b) ( overly decorous) recatado, remilgado

4)

a) ( in the strict sense) (after n) propiamente dicho

the mountain proper — la montaña propiamente dicha

b) ( Math)

proper fraction — fracción f propia

c) ( belonging) (frml) (pred)

to be proper TO something — ser* propio de algo

English-spanish dictionary > proper
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

* * *
[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
* * *

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

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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

{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
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[English Word] be placed

[Swahili Word] -shika nafasi

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] to be placed at the first position in the competitions

[Swahili Example] kushika nafasi ya kwanza katika mashindano [Muk]

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[English Word] hiding place

[English Plural] hiding places

[Swahili Word] kificho

[Swahili Plural] vificho

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -ficha

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[English Word] in that place

[Swahili Word] kuko

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] kuko huko [Rec]

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[English Word] in that place

[Swahili Word] kule

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] in that place

[Swahili Word] kule

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] in that very place

[Swahili Word] kuku huku

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] in that very place

[Swahili Word] palepale

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] in the place of

[Swahili Word] kwa niaba ya

[Part of Speech] preposition

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[English Word] in the place of

[Swahili Word] kwa niabu ya

[Part of Speech] preposition

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[English Word] in the same place

[Swahili Word] pamoja

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] in this place

[Swahili Word] humo

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] mumo humo

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[English Word] in this very place

[Swahili Word] mumu humu

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] in this very place

[Swahili Word] papa hapa

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Related Words] hapa

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[English Word] inside the place of

[Swahili Word] mwa

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Swahili Example] nyumbani mwa mchuuzi

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[English Word] open place

[Swahili Word] peupe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

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[English Word] our place

[Swahili Word] petu

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] place

[Swahili Word] mahali

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

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[English Word] place

[English Plural] places

[Swahili Word] nafasi

[Swahili Plural] nafasi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] to grab the first place in the competition that was waited for

[Swahili Example] kushika nafasi ya kwanza katika mashindano yaliyokuwa yakingojewa [Muk]

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[English Word] place

[Swahili Word] -gusisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] place

[Swahili Word] -ika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] (=weka, ikiza)

[Note] rare

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[English Word] place

[Swahili Word] -tia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] place

[Swahili Word] -weka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] weka pamoja

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[English Word] place (in gen.)

[Swahili Word] mahala

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] everywhere

[Swahili Example] kila mahala

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[English Word] place (in gen.)

[Swahili Word] mahali

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] everywhere

[Swahili Example] kila mahali

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[English Word] place (proper or expected)

[Swahili Word] pahala

[Swahili Plural] pahala

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] resting-place.

[Swahili Example] pahali pa kupumzika

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[English Word] place (proper or expected)

[Swahili Word] pahali

[Swahili Plural] pahali

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] resting-place.

[Swahili Example] pahali pa kupumzika

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[English Word] place for putting something

[Swahili Word] weko

[Swahili Plural] maweko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] weka V

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[English Word] place for someone

[Swahili Word] -wekea

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] place to stand

[English Plural] places to stand

[Swahili Word] kikomo

[Swahili Plural] vikomo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -koma

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[English Word] place to stop

[English Plural] places to stop

[Swahili Word] kikomo

[Swahili Plural] vikomo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -koma

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[English Word] raw place

[Swahili Word] chubuko

[Swahili Plural] machubuko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] chubuka v

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[English Word] the place (does) not (class 16)

[Swahili Word] hapa

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[English Word] the place (does) not (class 17)

[Swahili Word] haku

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)

[Swahili Word] ham

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)

[Swahili Word] hamw

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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[English Word] their places

[Swahili Word] makwao

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] kwao

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[English Word] to that place

[Swahili Word] hapo

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] ningojee hapo; papo hapo; hapo kale

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[English Word] to that place

[Swahili Word] huko

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] huko huko

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[English Word] to that place

[Swahili Word] kuko

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] kuko huko [Rec]

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[English Word] to that place

[Swahili Word] kule

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] to this place

[Swahili Word] hapa

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] aje hapa; toka hapa mpaka pale; papa hapa

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[English Word] to this place

[Swahili Word] huko

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] huko huko

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[English Word] to this place

[Swahili Word] huku

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] toka huku mpaka huko

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[English Word] to what place?

[Swahili Word] upi?

[Part of Speech] pronoun

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[English Word] your place

[Swahili Word] penu

[Part of Speech] adjective

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English-Swahili dictionary > place
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(КВП - не только надлежащий!)
1) исправный (напр., о работе оборудования)

proper functioning исправность работы;

test A for proper functioning проверить исправность работы A;

test A for proper operation проверить исправность работы А

2) нормальный

proper running of the production process нормальное протекание / нормальный ход производственного процесса;

assure proper performance of bearings обеспечить нормальную работу подшипников

3) правильный

proper selection правильный выбор;

in proper time в урочное время;

With proper care, it should provide you a long service life При правильном уходе и содержании [ задвижки] ее длительный срок службы обеспечен

4) положенный (напр., количество смазки, число оборотов и т.д.)

The chart should be in its proper place inside the cab Таблица [ с грузовой характеристикой] должна находиться в положенном месте внутри кабины [ крана]

5) требуемый; необходимый

to assure proper alignment для обеспечения требуемой соосности

6) нормативный; штатный; нормальный (напр., о состоянии, параметре)

7) предусмотренный

Failure to use the proper type and viscosity of gear oil may contribute to clutch slippage Использование редукторного масла непредусмотренного типа и вязкости может спровоцировать проскальзывание муфты

8) нужный ( размер)

field cut to a proper size обрезать по месту в нужный размер ( указание на чертеже)

9) корректный (напр., о конструктивном решении)

10) (перен.) грамотный (напр., о техническом решении)

11) (перен.) строгий (напр., выполнение, контроль)

12) развитый (напр., система, сеть технического обслуживания)

13) проектный (т.е. заложенный в проекте или задаваемый техническими условиями)

14) рациональный

15) заданный

16) собственный

17) эффективный

18) доброкачественный; кондиционный ( об изделии)

19) on...proper непосредственно на...

English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > proper
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1 ჯეროვანი, საკადრისი

with proper respect ჯეროვანი / საკადრისი პატივისცემით

●●she put the book in its proper place წიგნი ადგილზე დადო

2 შესაფერი

at the proper time შესაფერ დროს

3 სათანადო, მართებული

a proper reply სათანადო / მართებული პასუხი

he did the proper thing მართებულად / სწორად მოიქცა

in the proper way სათანადოდ / სწორად

4 დამახასიათებელი

traits proper to mankind ადამიანისათვის დამახასიათებელი თვისებები

5 ნამდვილი

he's a proper liar ნამდვილი ქოსატყუილაა

6 თვით, საკუთრივ, როგორც ასეთი

architecture proper doesn't interest him საკუთრივ არქიტექტურა მას არ აინტერესებს

the war proper began a month later ნამდვილი ომი კი ერთ თვეში დაიწყო

English-Georgian dictionary > proper
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prop·er [ʼprɒpəʳ, Am ʼprɑ:pɚ] adj

inv

1) ( real) echt, richtig;

a \proper meal eine anständige Mahlzeit

2) ( correct) richtig;

she likes everything to be in its \proper place sie hat gern alles an seinem angestammten Platz;

in the \proper sense of the word im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes;

the \proper tools/ equipment das richtige Werkzeug/die richtige Ausrüstung;

to put sth to its \proper use etw zweckentsprechend benutzen

3) ( socially respectable) anständig

4) after n, inv (form: itself) selbst nach n;

they're not the party \proper sie stellen nicht die Partei selbst dar

5) ( Brit) (fam: total) absolut;

you've got yourself into a \proper mess there! da hast du dich ja in schöne Schwierigkeiten gebracht! adv ( Brit) fam

1) ( very) richtig ( fam)

they felt \proper daft when they were caught in the act sie kamen sich richtig doof vor, als sie auf frischer Tat ertappt wurden;

2) (usu hum: genteelly) vornehm;

to talk \proper vornehm sprechen

English-German students dictionary > proper
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مُنَاسِب \ appropriate: suitable; proper for a special purpose or person: My employer always wears a suit in the office because he thinks it appropriate. apt: very suitable. convenient: useful; easy to deal with; suitable; causing no difficulty or discomfort: We arranged a convenient time and place for our meeting. This knife is a very convenient tool. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work. due: proper; suitable: With due respect. fit: suitable, good enough: The water was not fit to drink, (with a and adj.) fitting This coat is a good fit. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. practical: (of people or plans) concerned with action, not with ideas; (of things or ideas) suitable for use: His plans cost too much to be practical. She wore very practical clothing (suited to one’s activity or to the weather). proper: correct, suitable: Eat your food at the proper time, not during lessons. relevant: concerned with the matter that is being considered: Don’t waste time with points that are not relevant to this case. right: correct; not mistaken; suitable: the right answer; the right time; the right kind of cloth, the right way to play. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. sensible: wise; having or showing good sense; suitable: People should wear sensible clothes for climbing mountains. suitable: satisfactory; meeting one’s needs: Fur coats are not suitable for use in hot weather. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائِم)، مقبول (مَقْبول)، منطبق (مُنْطَبِق)، صحيح (صَحيح)، مريح (مريح)‏

Arabic-English glossary > proper
18 place

pleɪs
1. сущ.
1) а) место to give place to ≈ уступить место( кому-л.) to take the place of ≈ занять( чье-л.) место, заместить( кого-л.) Syn: site б) сиденье, место ( в автомобиле, за столом и т. п.) to engage places, secure places ≈ заказать билеты в) место в книге, страница, отрывок, пассаж
2) а) площадь (часто в названиях, напр., Gloucester Place) б) жилище, усадьба, загородный дом;
резиденция Come down to my place tonight. ≈ Приходи ко мне сегодня вечером. summer place ≈ летняя резиденция в) город, местечко, селение What place do you come from? ≈ Откуда вы родом?
3) а) должность, место, положение, служба б) спорт одно из первых мест (в состязании) to get a place ≈ прийти к финишу в числе первых
4) горн. забой
5) мат. разряд после десятичной точки calculated to six decimal places ≈ с точностью до шестой цифры после запятой ∙ another place ≈ палата лордов in the first place ≈ во-первых in the second place ≈ во-вторых in the next place ≈ затем
2. гл.
1) а) помещать, размещать;
класть, ставить The notice was placed above the door, and I didn't see it. ≈ Объявление было приклеено над дверью, так что я его не заметил. б) помещать, отдавать, посылать( куда-л.) Your suggestion will be placed before the board of directors at their next meeting. ≈ Ваше предложение будет рассмотрено на следующем заседаниии советам директоров. We must make sure to place the children in the right school. ≈ Надо позаботиться о том, чтобы отдать детей в хорошую школу. в) помещать, вкладывать деньги, капитал;
делать, размещать заказ I wish to place some money in this bank. ≈ Я хочу вложить деньги в этот банк. place a call г) возлагать (надежду, ответственность и т. п.) Why are you trying to place the blame on me? ≈ Почему ты пытаешься свалить вину на меня?
2) а) определять на должность, устраивать;
занять (какое-л.) место Who has been placed in charge during the director's absence? ≈ Кого назначили замещать директора в его отсутствие? б) спорт присудить одно из первых мест в) находиться в определенном положении;
поставить в определенное положение What an awkward position I'm now placed in! ≈ В каком же глупом положении я сейчас оказался!
3) а) считать, причислять;
оценивать б) прикидывать, определять примерно (местоположение, дату и т. д.), соотносить( что-л. с чем-л.) I placed her age at
33. ≈ Я бы дал ей 33 года.
4) продавать, сбывать (товар и т. п.) ∙ place aside place back place before place out Syn: happen to place one's cards on the table ≈ раскрыть свои карты to place a construction on ≈ по-своему понимать, интерпретировать Make sure that you don't place the wrong construction on his remark. ≈ Будьте внимательны, чтобы не понять его превратно. to place smth. on one side ≈ отложить to place in jeopardy ≈ поставить под угрозу to place oneself in smb.'s position/shoes ≈ поставить кого-л. на чье-л. место Place yourself in my position, and then perhaps you'll stop complaining. ≈ Станьте на мое место и тогда вы перестанете жаловаться. to place a call to ≈ заказать разговор по телефону место - some * где-то - some *, some time где-нибудь, когда-нибудь - starting * (спортивное) центральный круг - jumping * (спортивное) сектор для прыжков - landing * (спортивное) место соскока;
(авиация) место приземления - turnback * место поворота (велоспорт) - reporting * (спортивное) место сбора спортсменов - I can't be at two *s at once я не могу быть в двух местах одновременно - this would be a good * for us to picnic это хорошее место для пикника место, город, местечко;
(населенный) пункт - holy *s святые места - from * to * с места на место - to move from * to * переезжать с места на место - to come to a * прибыть в какой-л. пункт /куда-л./ - it is a quiet * это тихое местечко /-ий городок/ - London is a noisy * Лондон - шумный город - Bath is a very hot * in summer летом в Бате очень жарко - N. is a great * for oysters в N. отлично ловятся устрицы - what * do you come from? откуда вы родом? - * of arrival место прибытия место, точка на поверхности;
участок - a wet * on the floor мокрое пятно на полу - a rough * on the road скверный участок дороги - bad /raw, tender, sore/ * больное место, болячка - show me the sore * on your arm покажите, где /в каком месте/ у вас болит рука обычное, привычное, отведенное место - in * на месте;
уместный - everything in its * все на месте - to put a book (back) in its * поставить книгу на место - to put smth. in the wrong * поставить /положить/ что-л. не на место - he would be very much in * as a journalist ему бы очень подошло быть журналистом - the proposal is not quite in * это предложение не совсем уместно - out of * не на месте;
неуместный - the book is out of (its) place книга не на (своем) месте - to look (sadly) out of * быть удивительно неуместным /неподходящим/ - remark out of * неуместное замечание - familiarity is quite out of * фамильярность здесь совсем неуместна - to give * to smb., smth. уступить место кому-л., чему-л. - his anger gave * to a feeling of pity его гнев уступил место жалости - to take the * of smth. заменить что-л. - electricity took the * of candles на смену свечам пришло электричество сиденье, место (в классе, за столом, в поезде и т. п.) - to book /to engage, to secure/ *s заказать билеты - to change *s with smb. обменяться с кем-л. местами - go back to your * садитесь на свое место - there is no * for you для вас нет места - would you like to take my *? не хотите ли сесть на мое место? - six *s were laid стол был накрыт на шесть персон место в книге;
страница;
отрывок - to find one's * найти нужное место в книге - put smth. to mark the * заложите чем-л. это место - the author repeats that in another * автор повторяет это в другом месте - I've lost my * я не помню, до какого места я дочитал /где я остановился/ место, пространство - * and time пространство и время - you must find * for this bookcase вы должны найти место для этого книжного шкафа - fear can have no * in his heart в его сердце нет места страху существенное место;
важная роль - sports never had a * in his life спорт никогда не занимал важного места в его жизни подходящий момент, ситуация - this isn't a * to talk about one's private affairs здесь не место обсуждать свои личные дела (P.) в названиях: площадь;
небольшая улица, тупик;
имение - Woburn P. Уоборн-плейс - Penhurst P. имение /усадьба/ Пенхерст здание, помещение, место и т. п. специального назначения - * of amusement место развлечений - * of residence место жительства - * of business контора - * of resort место отдыха - * of worship молитвенный дом - * of joining (военное) призывной пункт - public * общественное здание, учреждение и т. п. дом, жилище - come round to my * tonight заходите ко мне вечерком - you can all come and lunch at our * вы все можете у нас позавтракать - all over the * везде, по всему дому - he leaves his things all over the * он разбрасывает свои вещи по всей квартире - they are looking for you all over the * вас ищут по всему дому имение, загородный дом - he has a * in Hempshire у него имение в Гемпшире - he has a nice little * in the country у него хорошенький загородный домик( устаревшее) укрепление должность, место, служба - out of a * безработный - a * at court придворная должность - the * of President должность президента - to take smb.'s * заменять кого-л.;
занять чье-л. место - to fill smb.'s * заменять кого-л. - he has got a * in the Custom House он получил место на таможне - he worked ten years in his last * на последнем месте он проработал десять лет - has he got a * yet? нашел ли он себе работу /место/? высокая государственная должность;
ответственная должность, высокий пост - hunting after *s погоня за должностями членство, участие( в спортивной команде) - a * in the Oxford boat участие /членство/ в гребной команде Оксфордского университета (тк. в ед. ч.) дело, право, обязанность - it is not my * to corret his errors не мое дело исправлять его ошибки положение, статус - high *s высший свет - to attain a high * достичь высокого положения - to know /to keep/ one's * знать свое место - to put smb. in his (proper) * поставить кого-л. на место - his * among physicists is in the front rank он занимает видное место среди физиков - his name has taken its * /has found a */ in history его имя вошло в историю (спортивное) второе или третье призовое место (американизм) второе место (на скачках) (горное) забой, выработка (математика) разряд - decimal * разряд десятичной дроби - to calculate to five decimal *s вычислить с точностью до одной стотысячной (астрономия) местонахождение( небесного тела) > another * (парламентское) палата лордов > in * of вместо > in the first * во-первых;
прежде всего;
первым делом;
вообще > he shouldn't be here in the first * ему вообще здесь делать нечего > in the second * во-вторых > in the next * затем > to take * случаться, иметь место > changes have taken * произошли изменения > it took * ten years ago это случилось десять лет тому назад > the marriage will not take * этот брак не состоится > to have /to find/ * иметь место > to go *s достичь успеха > to have a soft * in one's heart for smb. питать к кому-л. слабость > the place where you cough уборная, туалет > one's * in the sun место под солнцем > there is no * like home в гостях хорошо, а дома лучше ставить, помещать;
размещать - to * a cake in the oven поставить пирог в духовку - to * a board edgeways поставить доску на ребро - to * sentries расставить часовых - to * in the clearest light полностью осветить (вопрос, положение и т. п.) - to * in jeopardy поставить под угрозу - to * no restrictions on smth. не устанавливать каких-л. ограничений на что-л. - to * a question on the agenda поставить вопрос на повестку дня - to * on /in/ orbit выводить на орбиту;
(военное) размещать на орбите - to * the bar (спортивное) установить планку (для прыжков) - to * a seal to a document приложить печать к документу - to * in inverted commas поставить в кавычки - to * down the weight опустить штангу (тяжелая атлетика) - to * oneself on all fours переходить в партер (борьба) - to * on the defensive( военное) вынуждать( противника) перейти к обороне помещать, отдавать (куда-л.) - to * a child under smb.'s care отдать ребенка на чье-л. попечение - to * a child for adoption отдать ребенка на усыновление - to * in reserve( военное) выделять в резерв - to * smb., smth. in /at/ smb.'s service отдать /выделить/ кого-л., что-л. в чье-л. распоряжение - he *d his car in our service он отдал /предоставил/ свой автомобиль в наше распоряжение - to * oneself under smb.'s orders поступить в чье-л. распоряжение - to * a matter in smb.'s hands отдать дело в чьи-л. руки - I * my fate in your hands я отдаю свою судьбу в ваши руки - to * under the command (of) (военное) подчинять, передавать в подчинение определять на должность;
ставить на приход( священника) - to * smb. in an office устроить кого-л. в учреждение - to * smb. in a good situation устроить кого-л. на хорошую должность - to * smb. in command поставить кого-л. во главе - I am placing you in charge вы будете старшим - he has been *d at the head of the department его поставили во главе /начальником/ отдела помещать, вкладывать деньги (тж. * out) - to * one's money to the best advantage наилучшим образом поместить свои деньги - to * an amount to smb.'s credit положить сумму на чей-л. счет делать, помещать заказ - to * an order with smb. for goods поместить заказ у кого-л. /у какой-л. фирмы/ на какие-л. товары - to * a call (американизм) заказать разговор по телефону - the French Government *d orders in England французское правительство поместило заказы в Англии договориться об издании книги, постановке пьесы и т. п. - to * a play пристроить пьесу - he *d his book with a publisher он договорился об издании своей книги продавать товары, акации - difficult to * плохо продается, плохо идет (in, on) возлагать (надежды и т. п.) - to * importance on smth. придавать значение чему-л. - to * pressure on /upon/ smb. оказывать давление на кого-л. - to * confidence in /reliance upon/ smb. довериться кому-л. - no confidence could be *d in any of the twelve judges из двенадцати судей нельзя было верить ни одному определять местоположение или дату;
соотносить (с чем-л.) - to try to * the spot where Caesar landed пытаться определить то место, где высадился Цезарь - to * a manuscript датировать рукопись - the manuscript is *d not later than the tenth century установлено, что рукопись относится к десятому веку, не позже - I know his face but I cannot * him мне знакомо его лицо, но я не могу вспомнить, где я его видел /кто он такой и т. п./ - he could not * her particular peculiarities of pronunciation он не мог установить, в чем особенности ее произношения - he is a difficult man to * трудно определить, что он из себя представляет считать, причислять;
оценивать - as a poet I * him among the first как поэта я считаю его одним из первых (спортивное) определять занятые места в соревновании (спортивное) присудить второе или третье призовое место (американизм) (спортивное) присудить второе место (на скачках) занять (какое-л.) место (на конкурсе, выборах и т. п.) - he campaigned for 10 weeks and * fifth он проводил предвыборную кампанию десять недель и вышел на пятое место pass занимать определенное положение - to be well *d занимать хорошее положение находиться в определенном положении - to be awkwardly *d находиться в неудобном положении - I explained to him how I was *d я объяснил ему, в каком я нахожусь положении, я объяснил ему ситуацию (американизм) (разговорное) повысить голос( в разговоре, пении) > to * a construction on smth., smb. по-своему понимать, интепретировать что-л., кого-л. > what construction am I to * on that? как прикажете это понимать? > to * one's cards on the table раскрыть свои карты ~ спорт. присудить одно из первых мест;
to be placed прийти к финишу в числе первых трех burial ~ место захоронения place мат.: calculated to five decimal places с точностью до одной стотысячной ~ жилище;
усадьба;
загородный дом;
резиденция;
summer place летняя резиденция;
come down to my place tonight приходи ко мне сегодня вечером ~ сиденье, место (в экипаже, за столом и т. п.) ;
six places were laid стол был накрыт на шесть приборов;
to engage (или to secure) places заказать билеты free ~ свободное место ~ спорт. одно из первых мест (в состязании) ;
to get a place прийти к финишу в числе первых ~ место;
to give place (to smb.) уступить место (кому-л.) ;
to take the place( of smb.) занять (чье-л.) место, заместить (кого-л.) in ~ на месте in ~ уместный ~ горн. забой;
in place of вместо;
in the first (in the second) place вопервых (во-вторых) ;
in the next place затем ~ горн. забой;
in place of вместо;
in the first (in the second) place вопервых (во-вторых) ;
in the next place затем to keep (smb.) in his ~ не давать (кому-л.) зазнаваться;
to take place случаться, иметь место ~ положение, должность, место, служба;
to know one's place знать свое место;
out of place безработный ~ положение, должность, место, служба;
to know one's place знать свое место;
out of place безработный out of ~ не на месте out of ~ неуместный parking ~ место для стоянки place мат.: calculated to five decimal places с точностью до одной стотысячной ~ возлагать (надежды и т. п.) ;
to place confidence (in smb.) довериться (кому-л.) ~ выпускать на рынок ~ город, местечко, селение;
what place do you come from? откуда вы родом? ~ город ~ делать заказ;
to place a call амер. заказать разговор по телефону ~ жилище;
усадьба;
загородный дом;
резиденция;
summer place летняя резиденция;
come down to my place tonight приходи ко мне сегодня вечером ~ жилище ~ горн. забой;
in place of вместо;
in the first (in the second) place вопервых (во-вторых) ;
in the next place затем ~ спорт. занять одно из призовых мест ~ класть деньги на счет ~ кредитовать ~ место;
to give place (to smb.) уступить место (кому-л.) ;
to take the place (of smb.) занять (чье-л.) место, заместить (кого-л.) ~ место ~ место в книге, страница, отрывок ~ населенный пункт ~ спорт. одно из первых мест (в состязании) ;
to get a place прийти к финишу в числе первых ~ определять место, положение, дату;
относить к определенным обстоятельствам ~ определять на должность ~ площадь (в названиях, напр., Gloucester P.) ~ положение, должность, место, служба;
to know one's place знать свое место;
out of place безработный ~ помещать, размещать;
ставить, класть;
to place in the clearest light полностью осветить (вопрос, положение и т. п.) ~ помещать ~ помещать деньги, капитал ~ помещать на должность, устраивать ~ спорт. присудить одно из первых мест;
to be placed прийти к финишу в числе первых трех ~ продавать вновь выпущенные ценные бумаги ~ размещать денежные средства ~ размещать ценные бумаги ~ сбывать (товар) ~ сиденье, место (в экипаже, за столом и т. п.) ;
six places were laid стол был накрыт на шесть приборов;
to engage (или to secure) places заказать билеты ~ делать заказ;
to place a call амер. заказать разговор по телефону ~ возлагать (надежды и т. п.) ;
to place confidence (in smb.) довериться (кому-л.) ~ in bond размещать облигации на рынке ~ in solitary confinement подвергать одиночному заключению ~ in solitary confinement помещать в одиночную камеру ~ помещать, размещать;
ставить, класть;
to place in the clearest light полностью осветить (вопрос, положение и т. п.) ~ of arms воен. плацдарм ~ of arrival пункт прибытия ~ of birth место рождения ~ of business местонахождение предприятия ~ of business местонахождение фирмы ~ of death место смерти ~ of disembarkation место выгрузки ~ of disembarkation место высадки ~ of domicile постоянное место жительства ~ of embarkation место погрузки ~ of embarkation место посадки ~ of employment место работы ~ of employment место службы ~ of entertainment увеселительное заведение ~ of insurance место страхования ~ of issue место выпуска ~ of operation место деятельности ~ of payment место платежа ~ of performance место деятельности ~ of performance местонахождение фирмы ~ of performance of contract место исполнения договора ~ of redemption место погашения ~ of registration место регистрации ~ of residence место жительства ~ of settlement место заключения сделки ~ of shipment место погрузки ~ of signature место подписи ~ of work место работы ~ on equal footing ставить в равные условия ~ on register вносить в список ~ on register регистрировать ~ to account вносить на счет public ~ государственная должность scrolling to distant ~ вчт. прокрутка до нужного места ~ сиденье, место (в экипаже, за столом и т. п.) ;
six places were laid стол был накрыт на шесть приборов;
to engage (или to secure) places заказать билеты ~ жилище;
усадьба;
загородный дом;
резиденция;
summer place летняя резиденция;
come down to my place tonight приходи ко мне сегодня вечером to keep (smb.) in his ~ не давать (кому-л.) зазнаваться;
to take place случаться, иметь место take ~ происходить take ~ случаться take: to ~ place случаться;
to take shelter укрыться;
to take a shot выстрелить ~ место;
to give place (to smb.) уступить место (кому-л.) ;
to take the place (of smb.) занять (чье-л.) место, заместить (кого-л.) there is no ~ like home = в гостях хорошо, а дома лучше;
another place парл. палата лордов training ~ место обучения training ~ место прохождения практики ~ город, местечко, селение;
what place do you come from? откуда вы родом?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > place
19 place

1. [pleıs] n
1. 1) место

some place - где-то

some place, some time - где-нибудь, когда-нибудь

starting place - спорт. центральный круг

jumping place - спорт. сектор для прыжков

landing place - а) спорт. место соскока; б) ав. место приземления

turnback place - место поворота ( велоспорт)

reporting place - спорт. место сбора спортсменов

I can't be at two places at once - я не могу быть в двух местах одновременно

this would be a good place for us to picnic in - это хорошее место для пикника

2) место, город, местечко; (населённый) пункт

holy places - святые места

from place to place - с места на место

to move from place to place - переезжать с места на место

to come to a place - прибыть в какой-л. пункт /куда-л./

it is a quiet place - это тихое местечко /-ий городок/

London is a noisy place - Лондон - шумный город

Bath is a very hot place in summer - летом в Бате очень жарко

N. is a great place for oysters - в N. отлично ловятся устрицы

what place do you come from? - откуда вы родом?

place of arrival [of destination] - место прибытия [назначения]

3) место, точка на поверхности; участок

a wet place on the floor - мокрое пятно на полу

a rough place on the road - скверный участок дороги

bad /raw, tender, sore/ place - больное место, болячка

show me the sore place on your arm - покажите, где /в каком месте/ у вас болит рука

2. 1) обычное, привычное, отведённое место

in place - а) на месте; everything in its place - всё на месте; to put a book (back) in its place - поставить книгу на место; to put smth. in the wrong place - поставить /положить/ что-л. не на место; he would be very much in place as a journalist - ему бы очень подошло быть журналистом; б) уместный

the proposal is not quite in place - это предложение не совсем уместно

out of place - а) не на месте; the book is out of (its) place - книга не на (своём) месте; б) неуместный

to look (sadly) out of place - быть удивительно неуместным /неподходящим/

remark out of place - неуместное замечание

familiarity is quite out of place - фамильярность здесь совсем неуместна

to give place to smb., smth. - уступить место кому-л., чему-л.

his anger gave place to a feeling of pity - его гнев уступил место жалости

to take the place of smth. - заменить что-л. [ср. тж. 7, 1)]

electricity took the place of candles - на смену свечам пришло электричество

2) сиденье, место (в классе, за столом, в поезде и т. п.)

to book /to engage, to secure/ places - заказать билеты

to change places with smb. - обменяться с кем-л. местами

go back to your place - садитесь на своё место

there is no place for you - для вас нет места

would you like to take my place? - не хотите ли сесть на моё место?

six places were laid - стол был накрыт на шесть персон

3) место в книге; страница; отрывок

to find one's place - найти нужное место в книге [ср. тж. ♢ ]

put smth. to mark the place - заложите чем-л. это место

the author repeats that in another place - автор повторяет это в другом месте

I've lost my place - я не помню, до какого места я дочитал /где я остановился/

3. 1) место, пространство

place and time - пространство и время

you must find place for this bookcase - вы должны найти место для этого книжного шкафа

fear can have no place in his heart - в его сердце нет места страху

2) существенное место; важная роль

sports never had a place in his life - спорт никогда не занимал важного места в его жизни

3) подходящий момент, ситуация

this isn't a place to talk about one's private affairs - здесь не место обсуждать свои личные дела

4. (Place) в названиях

1) площадь

Woburn Place - Уоборн-плейс

2) небольшая улица, тупик

3) имение

Penhurst Place - имение /усадьба/ Пенхерст

5. 1) здание, помещение, место и т. п. специального назначения

place of amusement - место развлечений

place of residence - место жительства

place of business - контора

place of resort - место отдыха

place of worship - молитвенный дом

place of joining - воен. призывной пункт

public place - общественное здание, учреждение и т. п.

2) 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

he leaves his things all over the place - он разбрасывает свои вещи по всей квартире

they are looking for you all over the place - вас ищут по всему дому

6. 1) имение, загородный дом

he has a place in Hempshire - у него имение в Гемпшире

he has a nice little place in the country - у него хорошенький загородный домик

2) уст. укрепление

7. 1) должность, место, служба

out of a place - безработный

a place at court - придворная должность

the place of President - должность президента

to take smb.'s place - а) заменять кого-л.; б) занять чьё-л. место; [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

to fill smb.'s place = to take smb.'s place а)

he has got a place in the Custom House - он получил место на таможне

he worked ten years in his last place - на последнем месте он проработал десять лет

has he got a place yet? - нашёл ли он себе работу /место/?

2) высокая государственная должность; ответственная должность, высокий пост

hunting after places - погоня за должностями

3) членство, участие ( в спортивной команде)

a place in the Oxford boat - участие /членство/ в гребной команде Оксфордского университета

4) тк. sing дело, право, обязанность

if is not my place to do it - это не моя обязанность

it is not my place to correct his errors - не моё дело исправлять его ошибки

8. положение, статус

high places - высший свет

to attain a high place - достичь высокого положения

to know /to keep/ one's place - знать своё место

to put smb. in his (proper) place - поставить кого-л. на место

his place among physicists is in the front rank - он занимает видное место среди физиков

his name has taken its place /has found a place/ in history - его имя вошло в историю

9. спорт.

1) второе или третье призовое место

2) амер. второе место ( на скачках)

10. горн. забой, выработка

11. мат. разряд

decimal place - разряд десятичной дроби

to calculate to five decimal places - вычислить с точностью до одной стотысячной

12. астр. местонахождение ( небесного тела)

♢ another place - парл. палата лордов

in place of - вместо

in the first place - а) во-первых, прежде всего; первым делом; б) вообще

he shouldn't be here in the first place - ему вообще здесь делать нечего

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 /to find/ place - иметь место [ср. тж. 2, 3)]

to go places - достичь успеха

to have a soft place in one's heart for smb. - питать к кому-л. слабость

the place where you cough - уборная, туалет

one's place in the sun - место под солнцем

there is no place like home - ≅ в гостях хорошо, а дома лучше
2. [pleıs] v
1. 1) 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 (вопрос, положение и т. п.)

to place in jeopardy - поставить под угрозу

to place no restrictions on smth. - не устанавливать каких-л. ограничений на что-л.

to place a question on the agenda - поставить вопрос на повестку дня

to place on /in/ orbit - косм. выводить на орбиту; воен. размещать на орбите

to place the bar - спорт. установить планку ( для прыжков)

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 ( тяжёлая атлетика)

to place oneself on all fours - переходить в партер ( борьба)

to place on the defensive - воен. вынуждать ( противника) перейти к обороне

2) помещать, отдавать (куда-л.)

to place a child under smb.'s care - отдать ребёнка на чьё-л. попечение

to place a child for adoption - отдать ребёнка на усыновление

to place in reserve - воен. выделять в резерв

to place smb., smth. in /at/ smb.'s service - отдать /выделить/ кого-л., что-л. в чьё-л. распоряжение

he placed his car in our service - он отдал /предоставил/ свой автомобиль в наше распоряжение

to place oneself under smb.'s orders - поступить в чье-л. распоряжение

to place a matter in smb.'s hands - отдать дело в чьи-л. руки

I place my fate in your hands - я отдаю свою судьбу в ваши руки

to place under the command (of) - воен. подчинять, передавать в подчинение

2. определять на должность; ставить на приход ( священника)

to place smb. in an office - устроить кого-л. в учреждение

to place smb. in a good situation - устроить кого-л. на хорошую должность

to place smb. in command (of) - поставить кого-л. во главе

I am placing you in charge - вы будете старшим

he has been placed at the head of the department - его поставили во главе /начальником/ отдела

3. 1) помещать, вкладывать деньги (тж. place out)

to place one's money to the best advantage - наилучшим образом поместить свои деньги

to place an amount to smb.'s credit - положить сумму на чей-л. счёт

2) делать, помещать заказ

to place an order with smb. for goods - поместить заказ у кого-л. /у какой-л. фирмы/ на какие-л. товары

to place a call - амер. заказать разговор по телефону

the French Government placed orders in England - французское правительство поместило заказы в Англии

3) договориться об издании книги, постановке пьесы и т. п.

to place a play - пристроить пьесу

he placed his book with a publisher - он договорился об издании своей книги

4. продавать товары, акции

difficult to place - плохо продаётся, плохо идёт

5. (in, on) возлагать (надежды и т. п.)

to place importance on smth. - придавать значение чему-л.

to place pressure on /upon/ smb. - оказывать давление на кого-л.

to place confidence in /reliance upon/ smb. - довериться кому-л.

no confidence could be placed in any of the twelve judges - из двенадцати судей нельзя было верить ни одному

6. 1) определять местоположение или дату; соотносить (с чем-л.)

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 /кто он такой и т. п./

he could not place her particular peculiarities of pronunciation - он не мог установить, в чём особенности её произношения

he is a difficult man to place - трудно определить, что он из себя представляет

2) считать, причислять; оценивать

as a poet I place him among the first - как поэта я считаю его одним из первых

3) спорт. определять занятые места в соревновании

4) спорт. присудить второе или третье призовое место

5) амер. спорт. присудить второе место ( на скачках)

6) занять (какое-л.) место (на конкурсе, выборах и т. п.)

he campaigned for 10 weeks and placed fifth - он проводил предвыборную кампанию десять недель и вышел на пятое место

7. pass

1) занимать определённое положение

to be well [badly] placed - занимать хорошее [плохое] положение

2) находиться в определённом положении

to be awkwardly placed - находиться в неудобном положении

I explained to him how I was placed - я объяснил ему, в каком я нахожусь положении, я объяснил ему ситуацию

8. амер. разг. повысить голос (в разговоре, пении)

♢ to place a construction on smth., smb. - по-своему понимать, интерпретировать что-л., кого-л.

what construction am I to place on that? - как прикажете это понимать?

to place one's cards on the table - раскрыть свои карты

НБАРС > place
20 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

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