Significado de place en español

• 0 a position, building, town, area, etc.

  • His leg was broken in two places.

  • Edinburgh would be a nice place to live.

  • What a stupid place to park!

• 1 someone’s home

  • They just bought a place near the lake.

• 2 your seat or position in a theatre, train, queue, etc.

  • The children collected their prizes and then went back to their places.

• 3 an opportunity to study at a college, to join a team, etc.

  • She got a place at Oxford.

  • He got a place in the team.

• 4 to happen

  • The meeting will take place next week.

• 5 If you are in first, second, etc. place in a race or competition, that is your position when you finish.

  • He finished in fifth place.

• 6 in many different places

  • There was blood all over the place.

• 7 to do something instead of someone else

  • If I can’t go to the show tonight, will you take my place?

• 8 used to talk about whether something mentioned should have been done or not

  • Why did you invite her in the first place?

• 9 instead of something

  • I use honey in place of sugar in my tea.

• 10 to put something somewhere carefully

  • She placed a large dish in front of me.

• 11 to cause someone to be in a situation

  • He was placed in charge of the troops.

  • One stupid action has placed us all at risk.

• 12 a position, location, or area

  • I found a place to hide the presents. Encontré un sitio para esconder los regalos.

  • a great place for fishing un lugar genial para pescar

  • Everybody took their places on stage. Todos ocuparon su sitio en el escenario.

  • Put the money in a safe place. Pon el dinero en un lugar seguro.

  • The soldiers were all in place. Los soldados estaban todos en su puesto.

• 13 a country, city, building, house, etc.

  • I’m looking for a place to live. Estoy buscando un lugar donde vivir.

  • Aruba is the best place for a relaxing beach vacation. Aruba es el mejor sitio para pasar unas relajantes vacaciones en la playa.

  • We can all go back to my place. Todos podemos volver a mi casa.

  • churches, temples, and other places of worship iglesias, templos y otros lugares de culto

• 14 a position in a race or competition

  • Who got first/second/third place? ¿Quién obtuvo el primer/segundo/tercer puesto?

  • a candidate in last place un candidato en el último lugar

• 15 importance or position in relation to others

  • the place of minority ethnic groups in society el lugar de las minorías étnicas en la sociedad

• 16 a seat in a public place or vehicle, or a position in a line of people

  • I’ll save your place in line. Te guardaré sitio en la cola.

• 17 the part of a book or speech you have reached

  • I lost my place in the book. He perdido la señalización de la página en el libro.

• 18 the right to become a member of a team, organization, school, etc.

  • children who already have a place at the nursery niños que ya tienen una plaza en la guardería

• 19 ready to be used

  • Security arrangements are in place for the president’s visit. Las medidas de seguridad están en su lugar para la visita del presidente.

• 20 not fitting in with other people or things

  • I felt out of place with my sister’s friends. Me sentí fuera de lugar con los amigos de mi hermana.

  • The modern art looked out of place in the old house. El arte moderno se veía fuera de lugar en la vieja casa.

• 21 to make sb feel silly or worthless

  • He put me in my place with a single word. Él me bajó los humos con una sola palabra.

• 22 to happen

  • Nobody knows what took place that night. Nadie sabe qué ocurrió esa noche.

• 23 to do sth instead of sb, or be used instead of sth

  • the manager who took Ryan’s place el gerente que sustituyó a Ryan

  • Video games have taken the place of board games and sports. Los videojuegos han sustituido a los juegos de mesa y los deportes.

• 24 to put carefully in a position

  • She placed his picture next to the others. Ella colocó su foto al lado de las demás.

• 25 to cause to be in a situation or state

  • The discovery places the university at the forefront of cancer research. El descubrimiento sitúa a la universidad a la vanguardia de la investigación del cáncer.

• 26 to decide the importance or rank of sth in relation to others

  • We place teamwork high on our list of priorities. Le otorgamos una posición alta al trabajo en equipo en nuestra lista de prioridades.

  • politicians who place power above principles los políticos que ponen el poder por encima de los principios