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place (EN)
sustantivo, verbo

sustantivo “place”

sing. place, pl. places o no contable
  1. lugar
    Let's meet at the place where the two rivers converge.
  2. plaza
    My aunt's house is located on Oakwood Place.
  3. sitio (en un restaurante)
    Please save a place for me at the dinner table.
  4. domicilio
    After the party, everyone crashed at John's place.
  5. estado (mental o emocional)
    After the breakup, he was in a dark place emotionally.
  6. función (específica de alguien)
    As a teacher, it's my place to encourage students to learn.
  7. puesto (en un concurso)
    She trained hard and secured second place in the marathon.
  8. segundo puesto (en una carrera de caballos o perros)
    My bet was on the greyhound to finish in place, and it did!
  9. posición (en un equipo deportivo)
    After the injury, the player struggled to regain his place on the first team.
  10. posición (de un dígito en un número)
    In math class, we learned about the value of each place in a four-digit number.
  11. lugar (en una serie o proceso)
    I should have taken your advice in the first place to avoid this mess.

verbo “place”

infinitivo place; él places; pret. placed; part. placed; ger. placing
  1. colocar
    She carefully placed the vase in the center of the shelf.
  2. depositar
    She placed her confidence in the doctor's expertise, certain that he would find the right treatment.
  3. clasificar
    Despite the tough competition, our relay team placed second.
  4. quedar segundo (en una carrera de caballos o perros)
    The crowd cheered as the underdog horse placed in the race.
  5. ubicar (recordar el lugar o contexto de un encuentro previo)
    I can place his face, but his name escapes me.
  6. apostar
    He confidently placed a hundred dollars on the underdog in the boxing match.
  7. ubicar (en el contexto de adopción de niños o animales)
    The shelter successfully placed the litter of puppies in loving homes.