position in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for position in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Show summary of all matches

I.position [Am pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n, Brit pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] N

4. position C (situation, circumstances):

position
situación f
our economic position has improved
nuestra situación económica ha mejorado
the workforce is in a strong bargaining position
los trabajadores están en una buena posición para negociar
what's the current position with regard to deliveries?
¿cúal es la situación con respecto a las entregas?
it put us in a difficult/an awkward position
nos puso en una situación difícil/delicada
(if I were) in your position
yo que tú
(if I were) in your position
yo en tu lugar
put yourself in my position
ponte en mi lugar
Jean's in the best position to know
Jean es quien mejor puede saberlo
you're in no position to criticize
no eres la persona más indicada para criticar
I'm not in a position to help them at the moment
en este momento no estoy en condiciones de prestarles ayuda
I'm in the fortunate position of having a private income
tengo la suerte de disponer de rentas

II.position [Am pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n, Brit pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] VB trans

View verb table
Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
exalted position/person
elevado
exalted position/person
exaltado form

Translations for position in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Show summary of all matches

position in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for position in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Show summary of all matches

II.position [pəˈzɪʃən] VB trans

View verb table
Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
unsalaried position
no remunerado, -a
about-face position
cambio m drástico de postura

Translations for position in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Show summary of all matches

position Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hold a position (as sth)
mantener un puesto (como algo)
to be in the fortunate position of ...
tener la suerte de...
to be in a position to do sth
estar en condiciones de hacer algo
to be in no position to do sth
no estar en condiciones de hacer algo
to relieve sb of his/her position
dispensar a alguien de su cargo
to put in an awkward position
poner en apuro
to remove sb from his/her position
desposeer a alguien de su cargo
to occupy an important position in society
poseer una importante posición social
to put sb in a difficult position
poner dificultades a alguien
to be in an unstable position
andar en la cuerda floja fig
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
On the lumbar spine, unilateral contraction bends the trunk laterally, while bilateral contraction raises the trunk from its supine position.
en.wikipedia.org
This usually required the diver to lie down to fit the harness, and if the cylinders were large, to be assisted to a standing position.
en.wikipedia.org
He was too uneducated to achieve such a position, as it is known.
en.wikipedia.org
However, the nameless story-teller is unable to free himself from his own position that carries cultural and economic benefits.
en.wikipedia.org
They then go out and recruit for the position and provide us with a short-list of three potential candidates for us to consider.
www.smartcompany.com.au
The non-finite verb (infinitive or participle) remains in final position, but the finite (i.e. inflected) verb is moved to the second position.
en.wikipedia.org
The dignity, rank or position of the title is referred to as a marquisate or marquessate.
en.wikipedia.org
Some berets have a piece of buckram or other stiffener in the position where the badge is intended to be worn.
en.wikipedia.org
Their position was that while a trust was formed, the tribe could not make a claim for damages without explicit congressional authorization.
en.wikipedia.org
He is a right-handed batsman who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "position" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular