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place

Pronunciation: /pleɪs/

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German translation of place

A. n.

  • 1 Ort; (spot) Stelle a [good] place to park/to stop = ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten do you know a good/cheap place to eat? = weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann? place of worship = Andachtsort all over the place = überall; (coll.) (in a mess) = ganz durcheinander (ugs.)
  • 2 (rank, position) Stellung put sb. in his place = jmdn. in seine Schranken weisen
  • 3 (country, town) Ort place of birth = Geburtsort place of residence = Wohnort ˈgo places (coll.) (fig.) = es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)
  • 4 (coll.) (premises) Bude (ugs.) she is at his place = sie ist bei ihm
  • 5 (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz change places [with sb.] = [mit jmdm.] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) = [mit jmdm.] tauschen
  • 6 (step, stage) in the first place = zuerst why didn't you say so in the first place? = warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?
  • 7 (proper place) Platz everything fell into place (fig.) = alles wurde klar out of place = nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) = in Unordnung
  • 8 (position in competition) Platz

B. v.t.

  • 4 (class) einordnen; einstufen be placed second in the race = im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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