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place

/ˈpleɪ̯s/ noun · plural: places A1 (estimated)

1. location, position

German	der Ort, der Platz, die Stelle
French	l'endroit, la place, le lieu
Portuguese	o lugar, o local
Czech	místo
Italian	il posto, il luogo, il logo
Spanish	el lugar, el sitio, el logar
Dutch	de plaats
Swedish	en plats, en post, ett säte
Latin	locus, status, positio

2. open space, courtyard, market square

German	der Platz, der Fleck, die Örtlichkeit
French	la place
Portuguese	a praça
Czech	prostor, náměstí
Italian	la località, la piazza
Spanish	la plaza, el lado, la localidad
Dutch	de plek, de ruimte, het lokaal
Swedish	en plats, en gård, ett torg
Latin	forum, platea

3. any area of the earth

German	die Stätte
Portuguese	a terra
Czech	místo
Swedish	ett ställe

4. area one occupies, particularly for sitting

German	der Platz, der Sitz, der Sitzplatz
Portuguese	o lugar, o assento
Czech	místo, plac
Italian	il posto, il luogo
Spanish	el asiento
Swedish	en plats, ett säte, en sittplats

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to place

/ˈpleɪ̯s/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to put in a specific location

German	stellen, platzieren, setzen
French	mettre, poser, placer
Portuguese	colocar, pôr, pousar
Czech	umístit, postavit, položit
Italian	posizionare, mettere, posare
Spanish	colocar, poner, situar
Dutch	plaatsen, leggen, stationeren
Swedish	sätta, lägga, ställa
Latin	pono, sisto, posthabeo

2. to earn a given spot in a competition

French	arriver, se placer
Portuguese	chegar, obter, classificar
Spanish	colocarse, clasificarse

3. passive: to rank at (a certain position)

Portuguese	chegar, obter, classificar
Spanish	colocarse, clasificarse

4. to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered

Portuguese	lembrar
Czech	zařadit
Spanish	situar
Swedish	placera

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