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"Place" is a noun which is often translated as "el lugar", and "fresh" is an adjective which is often translated as "fresco". Learn more about the difference between "place" and "fresh" below.
place(
pleys
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (house)
3. (seat)
a. el asiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Please take your places; the show is about to start.Favor de tomar sus asientos. Dentro de poco empezará la presentación.
4. (position)
c. la posición (F) (rank)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He took first place at the tournament.Quedó en primera posición en el torneo.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
It's not my place to judge you for your actions.No me corresponde a mí juzgar tus acciones.
It's not my place to make that decision.No es mi deber tomar esa decisión.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to put)
a. estimar
The medical examiner placed the time of death at ten.El forense estimó la hora de muerte a las diez.
7. (commerce)
a. hacer
Our clients placed a new order at the trade show.Nuestros clientes nos hicieron un pedido en la feria.
9. (to appoint)
a. poner
Even though I don't have much experience, they placed me as chair of the committee.Si bien no tengo mucha experiencia, me pusieron como jefe del comité.
10. (to assign)
a. poner
They placed him in an orphanage at the age of three.A los tres años lo pusieron en un orfanato.
a. hacer
I don't have enough minutes to place a call.No tengo crédito suficiente para hacer una llamada.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
12. (to finish)
c. quedar
We won the same number of games, but they scored more goals, so we placed second in the tournament.Ganamos la misma cantidad de partidos, pero ellos anotaron más goles, por lo que quedamos segundos en el torneo.
fresh(
fresh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. fresco
Fresh vegetables are sold at the farmer's market.Se venden vegetales frescos en el mercado agrícola.
2. (additional)
a. nuevo
It's time to add fresh blood to our team.Ya es hora de traer sangre nueva a nuestro equipo.
3. (not salty)
4. (cool)
a. fresco
Take a jacket. It looks fresh out there.Llévate una chaqueta. Parece que hace fresco fuera.
a. fresco y fuerte (wind)
There was a fresh wind off the sea.Soplaba un viento fresco y fuerte del mar.
6. (cheeky)
a. descarado
The teacher reprimanded him for his fresh behavior.El profesor le riñó por su comportamiento descarado.
8. (recent)
a. recién llegado
They were fresh from the country and didn't know the city well.Estaban recién llegados del campo y no conocían bien la ciudad.
9. (not tired)
a. descansado (person)
I'll feel fresh after a good nap.Tras una buena siesta, estaré más descansado.
b. lozano (face, complexion)
We offer simple tips on how to achieve a fresh complexion.Le ofrecemos consejos simples para tener un rostro lozano.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
10. (recently)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
He came to the company fresh from law school.Vino a la empresa recién salido del colegio de abogados.
We're fresh out of croissants.Se nos acaban de terminar los croissants.
