"To place" (at a science fair, competition, etc.) in Spanish

Question

The students that placed at the science fair

Hi Michelle, I edited your title to be a little more clear. Please use correct punctuation for our English learners. Welcome to the forum! - StuartSD, Feb 15, 2012

Answer 1

Hi Michelle. You can find this by looking through the dictionary entry for place. You say "lugar" in Spanish.

"puesto (m) lugar (m) (in competition, society)

in first/second place -> en primer/segundo lugar in the first place… -> en primer lugar… in the second place… -> en segundo lugar…"

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Are you asking to have someone help you translate this?

The student who won second place at the science fair.

El estudiante que ganó el segundo lugar en la feria de ciencias.

The students who won second place at the science fair.

Los estudiantes que ganaron el segundo lugar en la feria de ciencias.

Disclaimer: I am not a native Spanish speaker. Just trying to be helpful.

Los estudiantes que ganaron.... - 00d312f5, Feb 15, 2012

thanks - Spenco, Feb 15, 2012

A feria de ciencias is a "science fair" - Spenco, Feb 15, 2012

If you have a person in third place that would be "tercero lugar". - Spenco, Feb 15, 2012

Answer 3

Placing in fair.

Michelle I don't even know what this means in English let alone Spanish.

When you "place" in something... It is like you earned a spot in a contest... You can place 1st, 2nd, 3rd... ect. - NikkiLR, Feb 15, 2012

In a horse race you have three positions 1st 2nd 3rd. First is the winner. Second is placing. Third place is "show". - Spenco, Feb 15, 2012

The term "to place" if used correctly means to come in 2nd in the race or contest. - Spenco, Feb 15, 2012

Also, if your terminology is not correct and you look up "placed" you will get a owrd that means they were set down somewhere such as a counter top. - Spenco, Feb 15, 2012

What about fair? - Eddy, Feb 15, 2012