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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (physical location)
a. el lugar
(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).
(M)
We visit the same place every summer.Visitamos el mismo lugar todos los veranos.
b. el sitio
(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).
(M)
This is a good place to stop and camp for the night.Este es un buen sitio para parar y acampar durante la noche.
2. (house)
a. la casa
(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).
(F)
Why don't we all go to my place for dinner?¿Por qué no vamos todos a mi casa a cenar?
3. (seat)
a. el asiento
(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).
(M)
Please take your places; the show is about to start.Favor de tomar sus asientos. Dentro de poco empezará la presentación.
b. la plaza
(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).
(F)
Sorry, there aren't any places left.Lo siento, no quedan plazas libres.
4. (position)
a. el lugar
(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).
(M)
Try to put yourself in my place.Intente ponerse en mi lugar.
b. el puesto
(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).
(M)
 (job)
I'd love to find a place in that company.Me encantaría encontrar un puesto en esa empresa.
c. la posición
(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).
(F)
 (rank)
He took first place at the tournament.Quedó en primera posición en el torneo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
5. (to put)
a. poner
Help me place this in that box.Ayúdeme a poner esto en esa caja.
b. colocar
We reached an agreement with the store to have our products placed near the front.Llegamos a un acuerdo con la tienda para colocar nuestros productos en la entrada.
6. (to estimate)
a. estimar
The medical examiner placed the time of death at ten.El forense estimó la hora de muerte a las diez.
b. ubicar
I couldn't place him when he first greeted me.No lo pude ubicar cuando me saludó.
7. (commerce)
a. hacer
Our clients placed a new order at the trade show.Nuestros clientes nos hicieron un pedido en la feria.
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place
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (location)
a. el lugar m, sitio
(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).
(M)
2. (in street names)
a. la calle
(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).
(F)
to move from one place to anotherir de un lugar a otro
a good place to meet peopleun buen sitio para conocer (a) gente
I'm looking for a place to liveestoy buscando casa
can you recommend a place to eat?¿me puedes recomendar un restaurante?
this is no place for youeste no es lugar para ti
I can't be in two places at once!¡no puedo estar en dos sitios a la vez!
3. (colloquial)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
she has worked all over the placeha trabajado en mil sitios
4. (fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
his explanation was all over the placesu explicación fue muy liosa
5. (colloquial)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
my hair is all over the placellevo el pelo hecho un desastre
at the interview he was all over the placeen la entrevista no dio pie con bola or
6. (fam fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to go placesllegar lejos
place of birth/deathlugar de nacimiento/defunción
place kickpuntapié m colocado
place nametopónimo m
place of work/residencelugar de trabajo/residencia
place of worshiptemplo m
7. (assigned to person)
a. el puesto
(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).
(M)
8. (assigned to thing)
a. el sitio
(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).
(M)
9. (at university, on course)
a. la plaza
(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).
(F)
to find a place for somebodyencontrar colocación a alguien
there's a time and a place for everythingcada cosa a su tiempo
to hold something in placesujetar algo
he had lost his placehabía perdido la página por la que iba
to take placetener lugar
to take somebody's placeocupar el puesto de alguien
10. (fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
out of placefuera de lugar
11. (colloquial)
a. la casa
(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).
(F)
(residence)
a little place in the countryuna casita en el campo
your place or mine?¿en tu casa o en la mía?
12. (seat)
a. el sitio m, asiento
(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).
(M)
lineguardarle a alguien el sitio en una cola
to set or lay an extra place at tableponer un cubierto or servicio más en la mesa
to change places with somebodycambiarle el sitio a alguien
13. (fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
put yourself in my placeponte en mi lugar
place matmantel individual
14. (in competition, society)
a. el puesto m, lugar
(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).
(M)
in first/second placeen primer/segundo lugar
in the first place…en primer lugar…
in the second place…en segundo lugar…
I don't know why they gave him the job in the first placeno sé cómo se les ocurrió darle el trabajo
you have to know your placehay que saber estar (en su sitio)
to put somebody in his placeponer a alguien en su sitio
15. (mathematics)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to three decimal placescon tres (cifras) decimales
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
16. (put)
a. colocar, poner
the house is well placedla casa está bien situada
to be well placed to do somethingestar en una buena posición para hacer algo
I know his face but I can't place himconozco su cara, pero no sé de qué
17. (commerce and finance)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to place an order (with somebody)hacer un pedido (a alguien)
to place a contract with somebodyconceder un contrato a alguien
to place a bet (on something)hacer una apuesta (por algo)
18. (find a job for)
a. colocar
19. (classify)
a. situar, colocar
to be placed thirdclasificarse en tercer lugar
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place [pleɪs]
noun
1 (gen) lugar (m); sitio (m)
this is the place este es el lugar; aquí es; we came to a place where ... llegamos a un lugar donde ...
the furniture was all over the place los muebles estaban todos manga por hombro
we're all over the place tenemos un lío que no nos aclaramos
in another or some other place en otra parte
any place will do cualquier lugar vale or sirve
it all began to fall into place todo empezó a tener sentido
when the new law/system is in place cuando la nueva ley/el nuevo sistema entre en vigor
a blue suit, worn in places un traje azul, raído a retazos; the snow was a metre deep in places había tramos or trozos en que la nieve cubría un metro
this is no place for you este no es sitio para ti
there was no place to hide no había donde esconderse
to run in place (US) correr en parada
it must be some place else (US) estará en otra parte
a place in the sun una posición envidiable
2 (specific) lugar (m)
place of amusement lugar (m) de diversión
place of birth lugar (m) de nacimiento
place of business [of employment] lugar (m) de trabajo; (office) oficina (f); despacho (m); (shop) comercio (m)
place of refuge refugio (m); asilo (m)
place of residence domicilio (m); residencia (f)
place of worship templo (m); lugar (m) de culto
3 (town, area) lugar (m); sitio (m)
it's a small place es un pueblo pequeño
to go places (US) (travel) viajar; conocer mundo
he's going places llegará lejos; we like to go places at weekends durante los fines de semana nos gusta salir de excursión
from place to place de un sitio a otro
he drifted from place to place, from job to job iba de un sitio a otro, de trabajo en trabajo
the custom varies from place to place
4 (house) casa (f); (building) sitio (m)
his place in the country su casa de campo; they have a new place now tienen una nueva casa ya; we were at Peter's place estuvimos en casa de Pedro; estuvimos donde Pedro (informal); come to our place ven (a visitarnos) a casa; my place or yours? ¿en mi casa o en la tuya?; I helped him out when he had no place to go yo le eché una mano cuando no tenía donde ir; there's a new pizza place in town han abierto un sitio de pizzas en el centro; I must be mad, working in this place debo de estar loca para trabajar en este sitio or lugar
5 (in street names) plaza (f)
6 (proper or natural place) sitio (m); lugar (m)
does this have a place? ¿tiene esto un sitio determinado?; this isn't the place to discuss politics no es el lugar más indicado para hablar de política
his troops were in place sus tropas estaban en su sitio
he checked that his tie was in place comprobó que llevaba bien puesta or colocada la corbata; the final arrangements are now in place ya se han ultimado los preparativos que faltaban; everything in its place cada cosa en su lugar; to hold sth in place sujetar algo en su lugar; to put sth back in its place devolver algo a su sitio
to be out of place estar fuera de lugar
it looks out of place here aquí parece que está fuera de (su) lugar; that remark was quite out of place aquella observación estaba fuera de lugar; I feel rather out of place here me siento como que estoy de más aquí; aquí me siento un poco fuera de lugar
to laugh in or at the right place reírse en el momento oportuno
7 (in book) página (f)
to find/lose one's place encontrar/perder la página
to mark one's place poner una marca (de por dónde se va) en un libro
8 (seat) asiento (m); (in cinema, theatre) localidad (f); (at table) cubierto (m); (in queue) turno (m); (in school, university, on trip) plaza (f); (in team) puesto (m)
are there any places left? ¿quedan plazas?; is this place taken? ¿está ocupado este asiento?; he managed to keep his place in the team logró conservar su puesto en el equipo; a university place una plaza en la universidad
to change places with sb cambiar de sitio con algn
to give place to dar paso a
During the afternoon, lectures gave place to group discussion a short shower had now given place to a large stretch of blue sky hope and excitement eventually gave place to despair hedgerows give place to woodland and finally open fields
to lay an extra place for sb poner otro cubierto para algn
to lose one's place (in queue) perder su turno
9 (job, vacancy) puesto (m)
his uncle found him a place in the firm su tío le buscó un puesto en la compañía; places for 500 workers 500 puestos de trabajo; to seek a place in publishing buscarse una colocación or un puesto en una casa editorial
10 (position) lugar (m)
it is not my place to do it no me toca a mí hacerlo; put yourself in my place ponte en mi lugar; if I were in your place yo en tu lugar; yo que tú; your place is to obey orders lo tuyo es obedecer órdenes
I wouldn't mind changing places with her! ¡no me importaría estar en su lugar!
friends in high places amigos (m) bien situados
to know one's place saber cuál es su lugar
racism has no place here aquí no hay sitio para el racismo
she occupies a special place in the heart of the British people ocupa un rincón especial en el corazón del pueblo británico
to take the place of sth/sb sustituir or suplir algo/a algn
nobody could ever take his place nadie sería capaz de sustituirlo; I was unable to go so Sheila took my place yo no pude ir, así que Sheila lo hizo por mí
11 (in series, rank) posición (f); lugar (m)
to work sth out to three places of decimals calcular algo hasta las milésimas or hasta con tres decimales
Madrid won, with Bilbao in second place ganó Madrid, con Bilbao en segunda posición or segundo lugar
she took second place in the race/Latin exam quedó la segunda en la carrera/el examen de Latín
he didn't like having to take second place to his wife in public delante de la gente no le gustaba quedar en un segundo plano detrás de su mujer; for her, money takes second place to job satisfaction para ella un trabajo gratificante va antes que el dinero
to put sb in his place poner a algn en su lugar; bajar los humos a algn (informal)
12 (other phrases)
in the first/second place en primer/segundo lugar
in place of en lugar de; en vez de
to take place tener lugar
the marriage will not now take place ahora la boda no se celebrará; ahora no habrá boda; there are great changes taking place están ocurriendo or se están produciendo grandes cambios
transitive verb
1 (put) (gen) poner; (more precisely) colocar
she placed the dish on the table puso el plato en la mesa; place the mask over your nose and mouth colóquese la mascarilla sobre la nariz y la boca; to place a matter in sb's hands dejar un asunto en manos de algn; the drought is placing heavy demands on the water supply la sequía está poniendo en serios apuros al suministro de agua; his job places heavy demands on him su trabajo le exige mucho; unemployment places a great strain on families el desempleo somete a las familias a una fuerte presión
2 (give, attribute) [+blame] echar;on a; [+responsibility] achacar;on a; [+importance] dar; otorgar (formal);on a
I had no qualms about placing my confidence in him no tenía ningún reparo en depositar mi confianza en él
they place too much emphasis on paper qualifications le dan demasiada importancia a los títulos
we should place no trust in that no hay que fiarse de eso
3 (situate) situar; ubicar
the house is well placed la casa está bien situada; we are better placed than a month ago estamos en mejor situación que hace un mes; he is well placed to see it all está en una buena posición para observarlo todo; we are well placed to attack estamos en una buena posición para atacar; how are you placed for money? ¿qué tal andas de dinero?
4 (Comm) [+order] hacer; [+goods] colocar; (Economics) [+money, funds] colocar; invertir
goods that are difficult to place mercancías (f) que no encuentran salida; to place an advert in a paper poner un anuncio en un periódico; to place a contract for machinery with a French firm firmar un contrato con una compañía francesa para adquirir unas máquinas; to place an order (for sth) (with sb) hacer un pedido (de algo) (a algn)
bet
5 (find employment for) [+agency] encontrar un puesto a; colocar; [+employer] ofrecer empleo a; colocar; (find home for) colocar
the child was placed with a loving family el niño fue (enviado) a vivir con una familia muy cariñosa
6 (of series, rank) colocar; clasificar
to be placed (in horse race) llegar colocado; they are currently placed second in the league actualmente ocupan el segundo lugar de la clasificación; Vigo is well placed in the League Vigo tiene un buen puesto en la Liga; she was placed in the top group for maths en matemáticas la colocaron en el grupo de los mejores
7 (recall, identify) recordar; (recognize) reconocer; (identify) identificar; ubicar; (LAm)
I can't place her no recuerdo de dónde la conozco; no la ubico; (LAm)
intransitive verb
(US) (in race, competition)
to place second quedar segundo; quedar en segundo lugar
a horse called Mane Minister, who placed third in the Kentucky Derby State Treasurer Kay Bailey Hutchison has placed second in most independent polls the U.S. won 20 gold medals and placed second in the unofficial team scoring
modifier
place card (n) tarjeta que indica el lugar de alguien en la mesa
place kick (n) (Rugby) puntapié (m) colocado; (Ftbl) tiro (m) libre
place mat (n) bajoplato (m); salvamanteles (m) individual
place name (n) topónimo (m);place names (as study, in general) toponimia (f)
the place names of Aragon la toponimia aragonesa
place setting (n) cubierto (m)
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