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position1

Pronunciation: /pəˈziʃən/

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1 a (location) posición (f) ubicación (f) (esp AmL) b [Sport] posición (f)

2 a (posture) posición (f) b (stance, point of view) postura (f)

3 a (in league) puesto (m) b (job, post) (frml) puesto (m)

4 (situation, circumstances) situación (f) I'm not in a position to help them = no estoy en condiciones de prestarles ayuda

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logomachy

/ ləˈgɒməki

noun

an argument about words …

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