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1 situar
v.to place, to put.situó la acción de la novela en la Edad Media he set the novel in the Middle Agesme suena pero no lo sitúo he sounds familiar, but I can't place him* * *1 to place, locate, situate, put1 (colocarse) to be placed, be located, be situated2 (lograr una posición) to get on, do well, be successful* * *verbto situate, locate, place* * *1. VT1) (=colocar) to place, put; (Mil) to postesto la sitúa entre los mejores — this places o puts her among the best
van a situar la estación en el centro de la ciudad — the station is going to be located o sited in the city centre
2) (=señalar) to find, locateno supo situar Grecia en el mapa — he couldn't find o locate Greece on the map
3) † [+ dinero] (=invertir) to place, invest; (=depositar en banco) to bank2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (colocar, ubicar) <fábrica/aeropuerto> to site, to locate (frml)esta novela la sitúa entre los grandes de la literatura — this novel places her among the greatest writers
b) (Lit) <obra/acción> to setc) < soldados> to post, station2) (Fin) to invest, place2.situarse v pron1)a) (colocarse, ubicarse)ha logrado situarse entre los cinco mejores — she has succeeded in establishing a position for herself among the top five
b) ( socialmente)2) (frml) ( cifrarse)la tasa de desempleo se sitúa en un 22% — unemployment stands at 22%
* * *= place, sit, site, situate, locate, station, posit, post.Ex. In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.Ex. It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is).Ex. The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.Ex. NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.Ex. One of the greatest appeals to travelers to Santiago, located in the central coastal region of Chile, is its Mediterranean climate.Ex. Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.Ex. We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.Ex. The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.----* situar en contexto = place + in context.* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (colocar, ubicar) <fábrica/aeropuerto> to site, to locate (frml)esta novela la sitúa entre los grandes de la literatura — this novel places her among the greatest writers
b) (Lit) <obra/acción> to setc) < soldados> to post, station2) (Fin) to invest, place2.situarse v pron1)a) (colocarse, ubicarse)ha logrado situarse entre los cinco mejores — she has succeeded in establishing a position for herself among the top five
b) ( socialmente)2) (frml) ( cifrarse)la tasa de desempleo se sitúa en un 22% — unemployment stands at 22%
* * *= place, sit, site, situate, locate, station, posit, post.Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.
Ex: It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is).Ex: The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.Ex: NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.Ex: One of the greatest appeals to travelers to Santiago, located in the central coastal region of Chile, is its Mediterranean climate.Ex: Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.Ex: The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.* situar en contexto = place + in context.* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.* * *vtAesta novela la sitúa entre los grandes de la literatura this novel places her among the greatest writers2 ( Lit) ‹obra/acción› to set3 ‹soldados› to post, stationB ( Fin) to invest, place■ situarseA1(colocarse, ubicarse): con esta victoria Chicago se sitúa en primer lugar with this victory Chicago moves into first place, this victory puts Chicago in first placeha logrado situarse entre los cinco mejores del mundo she has succeeded in establishing a position for herself among the world's top five2(socialmente): se ha situado muy bien he has done very well for himselfB ( frml)(cifrarse): la tasa de desempleo se sitúa en un 22% unemployment stands at 22%el precio podría llegar a situarse en 20 dólares the price could reach 20 dollars* * *
situar ( conjugate situar) verbo transitivo
situarse verbo pronominala) (colocarse, ubicarse):
se situó entre los cinco mejores she got a place among the top fiveb) ( socialmente):
situar verbo transitivo to locate
' situar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apostar
- ubicar
English:
locate
- site
- situate
- scene
* * *♦ vt1. [colocar] to place, to put;[edificio, ciudad] to site, to locate;los arqueólogos sitúan el antiguo teatro en el centro de la ciudad archaeologists place the ancient theatre in the centre of the town;situó la acción de la novela en la Edad Media he set the novel in the Middle Ages;me suena pero no lo sitúo he sounds familiar, but I can't place him2. [en clasificación]su victoria les sitúa en el primer puesto their win moves them up to first place;la nueva obra lo sitúa entre los artistas más importantes de su generación his latest work places him among the most important artists of his generation* * *v/t place, put* * *situar {3} vtubicar: to situate, to place, to locate* * *situar vb
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