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place

/pleɪs/

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noun

Lugar, sitio

(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

Examples :

"The park is a good place to relax after school. "

El parque es un buen lugar para relajarse después de la escuela.

place area space position essential

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noun

Lugar, sitio

A location or position in space.

Examples :

"The best place to study for the test is the quiet library. "

El mejor lugar para estudiar para el examen es la tranquila biblioteca.

place position area geography space essential

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noun

Lugar, sitio

A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.

Examples :

"The place in my textbook shows the example sentence about adjectives. "

El lugar en mi libro de texto muestra la oración de ejemplo sobre los adjetivos.

literature writing position essential

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noun

Pasaje, extracto

A passage or extract from a book or document.

Examples :

"The history book's place about the American Revolution was very interesting. "

El pasaje del libro de historia sobre la Revolución Americana fue muy interesante.

literature writing language essential

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Tema, asunto

Examples :

"In today's class, the main place is how to write a good essay. "

En la clase de hoy, el tema principal es cómo escribir un buen ensayo.

place essential

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noun

Estado mental

A frame of mind.

Examples :

"His place was one of eagerness and determination for the upcoming exam. "

Su estado mental era de entusiasmo y determinación para el próximo examen.

mind attitude condition essential

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noun

Posición, casilla

A chess position; a square of the chessboard.

Examples :

"The bishop is currently on the G7 place of the chessboard. "

El alfil está actualmente en la casilla G7 del tablero de ajedrez.

game position place essential

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noun

Puesto, cargo

(social) A responsibility or position in an organization.

Examples :

"My place at school is being a class representative. "

Mi puesto en la escuela es el de representante de la clase.

organization position business essential

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noun

Fortaleza, ciudadela, posición fortificada

A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.

Examples :

"The ancient city was a formidable place, its high walls protecting the inhabitants. "

La antigua ciudad era una posición fortificada formidable, con sus altas murallas protegiendo a los habitantes.

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noun

Posición

Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

Examples :

"three decimal places; the hundreds place"

tres posiciones decimales; la posición de las centenas

math number essential

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noun

Lugar, puesto

Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

Examples :

"My place in the line for lunch was tenth. "

Mi puesto en la fila para el almuerzo era el décimo.

position number place essential

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noun

Recepción, efecto

Reception; effect; implying the making room for.

Examples :

"The new teacher's enthusiastic teaching style found a good place in the students' hearts. "

El estilo de enseñanza entusiasta del nuevo profesor encontró un buen efecto en los corazones de los estudiantes.

outcome place essential

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verb

Poner, colocar

To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

Examples :

"He placed the glass on the table."

Él colocó el vaso sobre la mesa.

place action essential

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verb

Clasificarse, quedar

To earn a given spot in a competition.

Examples :

"The Cowboys placed third in the league."

Los Cowboys quedaron terceros en la liga.

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verb

Recordar, ubicar

To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

Examples :

"I placed the recipe book on the shelf, remembering where I'd found it last week. "

Coloqué el libro de recetas en el estante, recordando dónde lo había encontrado la semana pasada.

mind human person essential

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verb

Quedar en un puesto

(in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

Examples :

"Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race."

Run Ragged quedó en cuarto lugar en la carrera.

sport race achievement position essential

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verb

Cantar

To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

Examples :

"The choir member practiced placing the high C note correctly. "

El miembro del coro practicó cantar la nota do alta correctamente.

music sound essential

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verb

Apostar, hacer una apuesta

To arrange for or to make (a bet).

Examples :

"I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls."

Aposté diez dólares a que los Lakers le ganaran a los Bulls.

bet business essential

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verb

Contratar, colocar

To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.

Examples :

"They phoned hoping to place her in the management team."

Llamaron con la esperanza de colocarla en el equipo de gestión.

job business work economy organization service position essential

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verb

Patear

To place-kick (a goal).

Examples :

"The football player placed the ball accurately to score a field goal. "

El jugador de fútbol pateó el balón con precisión para marcar un gol de campo.

sport action game essential