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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.) τόπος,μέρος,τοποθεσία2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) χώρος3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) μέρος4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) θέση5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) θέση6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) θέση7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) θέση8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) θέση,αρμοδιότητα9) (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.) θέση,πόστο(εργασίας,ομάδας)10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) σπίτι11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) οδός12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) θέση2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) τοποθετώ2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) θυμάμαι,αναγνωρίζω•- 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
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2 Place
subs.Town, fortified place: P. χωρίον, τό.Position, site: P. θέσις, ἡ.Change places, v.: P. διαμείβεσθαι τὰς χώρας (Plat.).If only thirty votes had changed places I should stand acquitted: P. εἰ τριάκοντα μόναι μετέπεσον τῶν ψήφων ἀπεπεφεύγη ἄν (Plat., Rep. 36A).Keep in one's place: P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.Your curl has fallen out of its place: V. ἀλλʼ ἐξ ἕδρας σοὶ πλόκαμος ἐξέστηχ’ ὅδε (Eur., Bacch. 928).Give place, v.: see Yield.Till night give place to day: V. ἕως ἂν νὺξ ἀμείψηται φάος (Eur., Rhes. 615).Take place, happen: P. and V. τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν, συμβαίνειν, γίγνεσθαι, συμπίπτειν; see Happen.Rank: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ. ἀξίωμα, τό.Appointment office: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.Duty, task: P. and V. ἔργον, τό. P. τάξις, ἡ.It is your place to: P. and V. σόν ἐστι (infin.), προσήκει σε or σοί (infin.).Out of place: use inconvenient.It is not out of place to ask: V. πυθέσθαι οὐδὲν ἐστʼ ἔξω δρόμου (Æsch., Choe. 514).Passage in a book: P. λόγος, ὁ.In place of: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).——————v. trans.P. and V. τιθέναι.Set: P. and V. καθίζειν.Be placed: P. and V. κεῖσθαι.Place in an awkward position: P. ἀπόρως διατιθέναι (τινά).Be awkwardly placed: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι; see Situated.Place around: Ar. and P. περιτιθέναι (τί τινι), P. and V. περιβάλλειν (τί τινι), Ar. and V. ἀμφιτιθέναι (τί τινι), V. ἀμφιβάλλειν (τί τινι).Place over: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι (τί τινι).Place value on: sea value. v.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Place
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3 place
1) μέρος2) τοποθετώ3) τόπος -
4 place-name
noun (the name of a town, hill, valley etc.) τοπωνύμιο -
5 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.) κρησφύγετο,κρυψώνα -
6 in place of
(instead of: We advise discussion in place of argument; John couldn't go, so I went in his place.) αντί,στη θέση κάποιου -
7 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) αταίριαστος,άτοπος2) (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.) ακατάστατος,όχι στη σωστή θέση -
8 pride of place
(the most important place: They gave pride of place at the exhibition to a Chinese vase.) η καλύτερη θέση -
9 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.) (κατά)πρώτον,δεύτερον κλπ. -
10 in place
(in the proper position; tidy: He left everything in place.) στη θέση του -
11 put oneself in someone else's place
(to imagine what it would be like to be someone else: If you put yourself in his place, you can understand why he is so careful.) μπαίνω/έρχομαι στη θέση κάποιου άλλουEnglish-Greek dictionary > put oneself in someone else's place
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12 take place
(to happen: What took place after that?) συμβαίνω, γίνομαι, διαδραματίζομαι -
13 take the place of
(to be used instead of, or to be a substitute for: I don't think television will ever take the place of books.) αντικαθιστώ, παίρνω τη θέση κάποιου -
14 market-place
noun (the open space or square in a town in which a market is held.) αγορά -
15 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) βάζω κάποιον στη θέση του -
16 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) βάζω κάποιον στη θέση του -
17 Abiding-place
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Abiding-place
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18 Birth-place
subs.P. and V. πατρίς, ἡ ; see native land.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Birth-place
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19 Burial-place
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Burial-place
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20 Fire-place
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fire-place
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