Translations for „place“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

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I . place [pleɪs] N

1. place (location):

place

mesto n

place

kraj m

this is the exact place!

to je točno ta kraj!

Scotland is a very nice place

Škotska je zelo lepa dežela

that café is a nice place

tista kavarna je prijeten prostor

please put this book back in its place

prosim, odložite knjigo nazaj na njeno mesto

this is the place my mother was born

tukaj je bila rojena moja mati

sorry, I can't be in two places at once

oprostite, a ne morem biti hkrati na dveh koncih

place of birth

rojstni kraj

place of residence

kraj bivanja

place of work

kraj dela

to go places Am

postati uspešen

in places

ponekod

2. place no pl (appropriate setting):

place

kraj m

that bar is no place for a woman like you

ta bar ni primeren za žensko, kot si ti

3. place (home):

I'm looking for a place to live

iščem stanovanje

we'll have a meeting at my place/Susan's place

sestanek bomo imeli pri meni/pri Susan

your place or mine?

k tebi ali k meni?

4. place fig (position, rank):

place

mesto n

to keep sb in their place

paziti, da se kdo zaveda svojega mesta

to put sb in his/her place

pokazati komu, kje je njegovo/njeno mesto

5. place (instead of):

in place of

namesto

6. place fig:

(proper position) to be in place

biti primeren

to be in place (completed)

biti na svojem mestu

the chairs were all in place

vsi stoli so bili na mestu

the arrangements are all in place now

vsi aranžmaji so zdaj na mestu

the new laws are now in place

novi zakoni so že v veljavi

suddenly it all fell into place

nenadoma je vse padlo na svoje mesto

to be out of place

biti neumesten

to be out of place person

biti na napačnem mestu

the large desk was totally out of place in such a small room

ogromna pisalna miza je bila popolnoma neprimerna za tako majhno sobo

7. place MATH (in decimals):

place

decimalno mesto n

8. place:

place (job, position)

delovno mesto n

place (in team)

mesto n

place (at university)

položaj m

to take the place of sb

zamenjati koga

9. place (in book):

place

mesto n

10. place (seat):

place

mesto n

to change places with sb

zamenjati mesto s kom

to keep sb's place

držati komu prosto mesto

11. place (position):

place

mesto n

just put yourself in my place

le postavi se na moje mesto

if I were in your place ...

če bi bil na tvojem mestu, ...

12. place (ranking):

place

mesto n

to take first/second place fig

priti na prvo/drugo mesto

13. place Am inf:

(somewhere) I know I left that book some place

vem, da sem pustil knjigo nekje

all over the place (everywhere)

vsepovsod

all over the place (badly organized)

neurejeno

all over the place (spread around)

razmetano

in the first place (at first)

takoj

in the first place (at all)

sploh

in the first/second place (firstly, secondly)

prvič/drugič

to take place

zgoditi se

there is a place and time for everything

vse ob svojem času

II . place [pleɪs] VB trans

1. place:

(position) to place sth somewhere

postaviti kaj kam

to place sth somewhere (lay)

položiti kaj kam

to place an advertisement in the newspaper

dati oglas v časopis

to place sth on the agenda

uvrstiti kaj na dnevni red

to place a bet on sth

staviti na kaj

to place sb under sb's care

dati koga v čigavo oskrbo

to place one foot in front of the other

postaviti eno nogo pred drugo

to be placed

nahajati se

2. place (impose):

to place an embargo on sb/sth

dati embargo na koga/kaj

to place a limit on sth

postaviti mejo čemu

3. place (ascribe):

to place the blame on sb

komu pripisati krivdo

to place one's faith in sb/sth

zaupati komu/čemu

to place one's hopes on sb/sth

položiti vse svoje upe v koga/kaj

to place importance on sth

poudariti kaj

4. place (arrange for):

to place sth at sb's disposal

dati komu kaj na razpolago

5. place (appoint to a position):

to place sb/sth somewhere

imenovati koga/kaj kam

to place sb on [the] alert

dati koga v pripravljenost

to place sb under arrest

aretirati koga

to place sb in charge [of sth]

zadolžiti koga [za kaj]

to place sb under pressure

pritiskati na koga

to place a strain on sb/sth

obremeniti koga/kaj

to place sb under surveillance

opazovati koga

6. place (recognize):

place face, person, voice, accent

prepoznavati [perf prepoznati]

7. place ECON:

place goods

prodajati [perf prodati]

to place an order for sth

oddati naročilo za kaj

8. place passive (good position):

to be well placed for sth

biti dobro nameščen za kaj

III . place [pleɪs] VB intr

place SPORTS

uvrščati se [perf uvrstiti se]

place Am also (finish second)

končati na drugem mestu

ˈpark·ing place N, ˈpark·ing space N

parking place

parkirno mesto n

ˈpass·ing place N

passing place

izogibališče n

ˈplace card N

place card

vizitka f

ˈplace kick N SPORTS

place kick

brca f žoge z mesta

ˈplace mat N

place mat

set m

place mat

pogrinjek m

ˈplace name N

place name

krajevno ime n

ˈpoll·ing sta·tion N Brit Aus, ˈpoll·ing place N

polling station

volišče n

rest·ing place [ˈrestɪŋ-] N

1. resting place euph (burial place):

sb's [final] resting place

[zadnje] počivališče koga

2. resting place (place to relax):

resting place

počivališče n

ˈwa·ter·ing place N inf (watering hole)

watering place

izvir m

lurking place N

User Entry

lurking place sing

skrivališče

dwelling place N

User Entry

dwelling place

(pre)bivališče, domovanje

Usage examples with place

from place to place

iz kraja v kraj

to take place

zgoditi se

lively place

kraj, kjer se vedno kaj dogaja

decimal place

decimalno mesto

place mat

pogrinjek

bed and breakfast place

prenočišče z zajtrkom

in the eighth place

na osmem mestu

to place under arrest

aretirati

sb's [final] resting place

[zadnje] počivališče koga

your place or mine?

k tebi ali k meni?

to keep sb's place

držati komu prosto mesto

in the first place (at first)

takoj

in the first/second place (firstly, secondly)

prvič/drugič

place of safety

varen kraj

a sainted place

sveti kraj

a bleak place

puščoben kraj

place of concealment

skrivališče

the farthest place

najbolj oddaljen kraj

place of birth

rojstni kraj

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English

The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world.

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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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If there are no vocational training programs in place for this population, the government will provide them.

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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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One installment of the sketch takes place entirely on the inside of an arcade, so the car doesn't make an appearance.

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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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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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Place the stag beetle at the centre of the insect collection.

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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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The place is famous for being the official residence of Leonardo da Vinci between 1516 and 1519.

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