place in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for place in the English»French Dictionary

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

place
to move from place to place
I hope this is the right place
the best place to buy sth
same time, same place
a place to do
a safe place to hide
a good place to plant roses
a place where
it's no place for a child!
this is the place for me!

2. place (town, hotel etc):

place
a good place to eat
this place is filthy!
all over the place fig, inf speech, lecture
your hair is all over the place inf!

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

See also take place

take place VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -]

place in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for place in the English»French Dictionary

polling place N Am, polling station N Brit, Aus

place Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's not the place/no place to +infin
a woman's place is in the home
how do we get to their place?
to keep sth in a warm/dry place
I can't quite place this place
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This historical concept shattered the so-called unbroken and unified historical concept and in place of it the fact that history has diverse facets was highlighted.
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We wanted to capture the local colour in each place and how the people living on the coastline interact with the ocean.
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The way that cooking takes place also depends on the skill and type of training an individual cook has.
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In later years, the classified adverts had also become a place for swingers to advertise, as the swinging scene had grown.
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Many accidents have taken place on the railway crossing.
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Then dip each peeled potato into melted butter and place on a baking tin, ready for the oven.
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Scenarios may take place on one or more of these levels.
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Briefings take place at the start of each mission, which advance the plot and introduce new characters.
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Other processes, such as fast-track legislation, have taken the place of the legislative veto and achieved the same effects.
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In the locative meaning, the receding object was near the other place or object, not inside it.
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