place
noun
/pleɪs/
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[pl̥eɪs]
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- A location or position in space.
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lugar,
local
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- The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
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lugar,
assento
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- The position of a contestant in a competition.
- A role or purpose; a station.
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lugar
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- The position as a member of a sports team.
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lugar,
posição
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- An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
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praça
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- Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
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algarismo,
casa
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- (often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- (obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.
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casa
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mentalidade
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- Any area of the earth: a region.
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terra
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vila
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place
verb
/pleɪs/
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[pl̥eɪs]
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- (transitive) To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
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colocar,
pôr
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- (transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet).
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apostar
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- (transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
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cantar,
entoar
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- (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.
- (transitive, in the passive) To rank at (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
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chegar,
classificar-se,
obter
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- (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
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contratar
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- (transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
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lembrar-se
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