1 someone’s home -- casa
2 your seat or position in a theatre, train, queue, etc. -- sitio
3 an opportunity to study at a college, to join a team, etc. -- plaza
4 to happen -- tener lugar
5 If you are in first, second, etc. place in a race or competition, that is your position when you finish. -- en primer, segundo, etc. lugar
He finished in fifth place.
6 in many different places -- por todos lados
There was blood all over the place.
7 to do something instead of someone else -- ocupar el lugar de alguien
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 -- en/desde un principio
Why did you invite her in the first place?
9 instead of something -- en lugar de algo
12 a position, location, or area -- sitio [ masculine, singular ]
13 a country, city, building, house, etc. -- sitio [ masculine, singular ]
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 -- puesto [ masculine, singular ]
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 -- lugar [ masculine, singular ]
16 a seat in a public place or vehicle, or a position in a line of people -- sitio [ masculine, singular ]
17 the part of a book or speech you have reached -- parte [ feminine, singular ]
18 the right to become a member of a team, organization, school, etc. -- plaza [ feminine, singular ]
19 ready to be used -- en su lugar
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 -- fuera del lugar
21 to make sb feel silly or worthless -- poner a alguien en su lugar
22 to happen -- tener lugar algo
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 -- ocupar el sitio de
24 to put carefully in a position -- poner
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 -- situar
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 -- otorgar
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
It does not seem to us to be the right place for it.
There is no place in a social market economy for a social freeze policy of this kind.
We have to put a stop to the unworthy greed in this place.
Thirdly, emphasis should be placed on the tertiary sector, the provision of services.
We are doing our best to put in place the conditions that will make 'push' possible very soon.
We have an assurance that mechanisms will be in place so that claims can be made but not that money will be paid out.
We could find plenty of students for every place.
If we look at the situation on the ground, each holding will subsequently have an additional 80 or 100 places.
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