place
[pleɪs]noun
| 1. | [generally]
lugar m,
sitio m
place of birth lugar de nacimiento it's good in places tiene algunas partes buenas |
| 2. | [proper position]
sitio m
to fall into place encajar to put somebody in their place poner a alguien en su sitio |
| 3. | [suitable occasion, time] momento m |
| 4. | [home] casa f |
| 5. | [specific seat]
asiento m
[in queue] sitio m THEAT localidad f |
| 6. | [setting at table] cubierto m |
| 7. | [on course, at university] plaza f |
| 8. | [on committee, in team] puesto m |
| 9. | [role, function]
papel m
to have an important place in desempeñar un papel importante en it's not my place to question it no es de mi incumbencia cuestionarlo put yourself in my place ponte en mi lugar |
| 10. | [position, rank] lugar m, posición f |
| 11. | [in book]
página f
[in speech] to lose one's place no saber (uno) dónde estaba |
| 12. | MATHS
decimal place punto m decimal |
| 13. | [instance]
in the first place [from the start] desde el principio in the first place ... and in the second place ... [firstly, secondly] en primer lugar ... y en segundo lugar ... |
| to take place
tener lugar
to take the place of sustituir a |
place
[pleɪs]transitive verb Konjugation
| 1. | [position, put]
Konjugation colocar, Konjugation poner
to be well placed to do something estar en buena posición para hacer algo |
| 2. | [lay, apportion]
to place the blame on echar la culpa a to place emphasis on poner énfasis en to place pressure on ejercer presión sobre |
| 3. | [identify]
I recognize the face, but I can't place her me suena su cara, pero no sé de qué |
| 4. | [bet, order etc] Konjugation hacer |
| 5. | [in horse racing]
to be placed llegar entre los tres primeros |
all over the place
adverb
por todas partes
in place
adverb
| 1. | [in proper position] en su sitio |
| 2. | [established, set up]
en marcha or
funcionamiento
everything is now in place los preparativos ya están finalizados |
in place of
preposition
en lugar de
out of place
adverb
| 1. | [in wrong position]
to be out of place no estar en su sitio |
| 2. | [inappropriate, unsuitable] fuera de lugar |
