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Alphabet: Catalan alphabet

Results for: "place"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

place — location, position
→ lloc m
→ indret m
→ espai m
place — open space, courtyard, market square
→ plaça f
→ lloc
place — to put in a specific location
→ posar
→ col·locar

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (16)

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region;
- Example: "this is a nice place for a picnic"
- Example: "a bright spot on a planet"
[syn: topographic point, place, spot]

2. any area set aside for a particular purpose;
- Example: "who owns this place?"
- Example: "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
[syn: place, property]

3. an abstract mental location;
- Example: "he has a special place in my thoughts"
- Example: "a place in my heart"
- Example: "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

4. a general vicinity;
- Example: "He comes from a place near Chicago"

5. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
- Example: "can you go in my stead?"
- Example: "took his place"
- Example: "in lieu of"
[syn: stead, position, place, lieu]

6. a particular situation;
- Example: "If you were in my place what would you do?"
[syn: place, shoes]

7. where you live at a particular time;
- Example: "deliver the package to my home"
- Example: "he doesn't have a home to go to"
- Example: "your place or mine?"
[syn: home, place]

8. a job in an organization;
- Example: "he occupied a post in the treasury"
[syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation]

9. the particular portion of space occupied by something;
- Example: "he put the lamp back in its place"
[syn: position, place]

10. proper or designated social situation;
- Example: "he overstepped his place"
- Example: "the responsibilities of a man in his station"
- Example: "married above her station"
[syn: place, station]

11. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane);
- Example: "he booked their seats in advance"
- Example: "he sat in someone else's place"
[syn: seat, place]

12. the passage that is being read;
- Example: "he lost his place on the page"

13. proper or appropriate position or location;
- Example: "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

14. a public square with room for pedestrians;
- Example: "they met at Elm Plaza"
- Example: "Grosvenor Place"
[syn: plaza, place, piazza]

15. an item on a list or in a sequence;
- Example: "in the second place"
- Example: "moved from third to fifth position"
[syn: place, position]

16. a blank area;
- Example: "write your name in the space provided"
[syn: space, blank space, place]


VERB (16)

1. put into a certain place or abstract location;
- Example: "Put your things here"
- Example: "Set the tray down"
- Example: "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
- Example: "Place emphasis on a certain point"
[syn: put, set, place, pose, position, lay]

2. place somebody in a particular situation or location;
- Example: "he was placed on probation"

3. assign a rank or rating to;
- Example: "how would you rank these students?"
- Example: "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
[syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place]

4. assign a location to;
- Example: "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
[syn: locate, place, site]

5. to arrange for;
- Example: "place a phone call"
- Example: "place a bet"

6. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
- Example: "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
[syn: place, come in, come out]

7. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
- Example: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
- Example: "criticism directed at her superior"
- Example: "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
[syn: target, aim, place, direct, point]

8. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something;
- Example: "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster";
[syn: identify, place]

9. assign to (a job or a home);

10. locate;
- Example: "The film is set in Africa"
[syn: set, localize, localise, place]

11. estimate;
- Example: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
[syn: place, put, set]

12. identify the location or place of;
- Example: "We localized the source of the infection"
[syn: place, localize, localise]

13. make an investment;
- Example: "Put money into bonds"
[syn: invest, put, commit, place]

14. assign to a station;
[syn: station, post, send, place]

15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race;
- Example: "he bet $2 on number six to place"

16. sing a note with the correct pitch;