Значение place в русском языке

• 0 a position, building, town, area, etc -- место

  • His leg's broken in two places.

  • Is there a place where we can talk privately?

  • Edinburgh would be a nice place to live.

  • What a stupid place to park.

• 1 to happen -- происходить

  • The meeting will take place next week.

• 2 in the correct position -- на месте

  • The chairs are all in place.

  • There are now laws in place to prevent this from happening.

• 3 not in the correct position -- не на месте

  • Why are my files all out of place?

  • Everyone else was wearing jeans and I felt completely out of place in my office clothes.

• 4 in or to many different places -- повсюду

  • There was blood all over the place.

  • I ran all over the place looking for them.

• 5 instead of something -- вместо чего-либо

  • Try adding fruit to your breakfast cereal in place of sugar.

• 6 someone's home -- дом, жилище

  • Do you want to come over to my place tonight?

  • They've just bought a place in Spain.

• 7 an opportunity to take part in something -- место, возможность

  • Are there any places left on the theatre trip?

  • She's got a place at Liverpool University to do Spanish.

• 8 If you are in first/second, etc place in a race or competition, that is your position. -- на первом/втором/третьем и т. д. месте

  • He finished in fifth place.

• 9 to put something somewhere carefully -- класть, ставить что-либо в/на и т. д.

  • She placed a large dish in front of me.

• 10 to cause someone to be in a situation -- подвергать, приводить к чему-либо

  • One stupid action has placed us all at risk.

• 11 to not be able to remember who someone is or where you have met them -- быть не в состоянии вспомнить кого-либо

  • I recognize her face, but I can't quite place her.

• 12 to arrange to have an advertisement/bet/order, etc -- размещать рекламу/делать ставку/размещать заказ и т. д.

• 13 to give something emphasis/importance, etc -- делать ударение на чем-либо/придавать значение чему-либо и т. д.

  • They place a lot of importance on qualifications.