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1 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) vieta2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) [] vieta3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) laukums; vieta4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) vieta; sēdvieta5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) vieta6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) vieta; stāvoklis7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) lasāmā vieta8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) pienākums; tiesības9) (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.) [] vieta; darbs10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) mājas11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) (īsa) iela, laukums12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimāldaļa2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) novietot; iecelt2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) atpazīt; atsaukt atmiņā (sakarību)•- 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* * *vieta; izvietot, novietot, iela, laukums; vieta; sēdvieta; dzīvesvieta, māja; apdzīvota vieta; lauku māja, lauku māja ar apkaimi, īpašums; amats, darbs; sabiedrībā, stāvoklis; godalgota vieta; vieta; likt; nolikt; iecelt, iekārtot; ieguldīt; izdarīt, veikt; ierindot, klasificēt -
2 place card
galda karte -
3 place in the sun
izdevīgs stāvoklis -
4 place name
vietas apzīmējums, ģeogrāfisks nosaukums -
5 place steeped in mystery
noslēpumaina vieta -
6 place whereat he sits
vieta, kur viņš sēž -
7 place-bet
derības par vienu no pirmajām trim vietām -
8 place-holder
amatpersona -
9 place-hunter
karjerists -
10 place-hunting
karjerisms -
11 place-name
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12 place-seeker
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13 place-seeking
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14 place-setting
ēdamrīku komplekts -
15 hiding-place
noun (a place where a person or thing can be or is hidden: We'll have to find a safe hiding-place for our jewels.) []slēptuve* * *slēptuve; paslēptuve -
16 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) nepiemērots2) (not in the proper position; untidy: Although he had had to run most of the way, he arrived with not a hair out of place.) nekārtībā; sajaukts* * *nevietā -
17 in place of
(instead of: We advise discussion in place of argument; John couldn't go, so I went in his place.) (kāda) vietā -
18 pride of place
(the most important place: They gave pride of place at the exhibition to a Chinese vase.) goda vieta -
19 second etc place
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) pirmkārt; otrkārt... -
20 in place
(in the proper position; tidy: He left everything in place.) savā vietā
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place — [ plas ] n. f. • 1080 « endroit »; lat. pop. °plattea, class. platea I ♦ 1 ♦ (1370; h. XIIe) Lieu public, espace découvert, généralement entouré de constructions. ⇒ esplanade, rond point; piazza. Petite place. ⇒ placette. Place d une ville… … Encyclopédie Universelle
placé — place [ plas ] n. f. • 1080 « endroit »; lat. pop. °plattea, class. platea I ♦ 1 ♦ (1370; h. XIIe) Lieu public, espace découvert, généralement entouré de constructions. ⇒ esplanade, rond point; piazza. Petite place. ⇒ placette. Place d une ville… … Encyclopédie Universelle
place — PLACE. s. f. Lieu, espace qu occupe ou peut occuper une personne, une chose. La place est remplie. la place est vuide. mettre chaque chose à sa place. en sa place. laisser la place libre. changer des livres, des meubles de place. il change de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Place — (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space regarded as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
place — Place, f. penac. Est un lieu subdial et à descouvert sans bastimens, et se prend tantost pour le rez de chaussée, Solum. Comme quand on dit, Il n y a que la place, Solum nudum, et sine superficie. Nuda area. Et tantost pour le lieu destiné au… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
placé — placé, ée (pla sé, sée) part. passé de placer. 1° Mis dans un certain lieu, dans une certaine place. • Placé loin de vos yeux, j étais vers le rivage Où nos fiers ennemis osaient nous résister, VOLT. Tancr. V, 1. • Les yeux placés comme… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
place — [plās] n. [OFr < L platea, a broad street (in LL, an open space) < Gr plateia, a street < platys, broad: see PLATY ] 1. a square or court in a city 2. a short street, often closed at one end 3. space; room 4. a particular area or… … English World dictionary
place — ► NOUN 1) a particular position or location. 2) a portion of space occupied by or set aside for someone or something. 3) a vacancy or available position. 4) a position in a sequence or hierarchy. 5) the position of a figure in a series indicated… … English terms dictionary
Place — Place, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placing}.] [Cf. F. placer. See {Place}, n.] 1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Place — ist der Name folgender Personen: Francis Place (1771−1854), englischer radikaler Sozialreformer und Chartist Mary Kay Place (* 1947), US amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin Ullin Place (1924–2000), britischer Philosoph und Psychologe Victor … Deutsch Wikipedia
place — n Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing. Place, the most general of these terms, carries as its basic implication the idea of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms