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| place n | (area) (área) | lugar sm |
| | She marked out a place in the sand and sat down to sunbathe. |
| | Ela marcou um lugar na areia e se sentou para tomar banho de sol. |
| place n | (rank, position) (colocação) | lugar sm |
| | She won second place in the competition. |
| | Ela ficou em segundo lugar na competição. |
| place n | (job, post) (profissão, emprego) | emprego, lugar sm |
| | | vaga sf |
| | I'm looking for a place in a publishing house. |
| | Estou procurando um emprego na editora. |
place,
Place n | (court, short street) (quadra, pátio, pequena rua) | viela sf |
| Nota: Capitalized when used as part of an address. |
| | They live on Harlow Place. |
| | Eles moram na viela Harlow. |
| place n | US (horse racing: second) (corrida de cavalos) | colocação sf |
| | The payoff is for win, place and show. |
| | A recompensa é para vitória, colocação e exibição. |
| place⇒ vi | (race horse: finish in given position) (informal: competição) | ficar vt |
| | (formal: competição) | obter colocação loc v |
| | My horse placed third and I won two hundred dollars. |
| | Meu cavalo ficou em terceiro e eu ganhei duzentos dólares. |
| place vi | (horse race: finish in first three) (competição, concurso) | obter colocação expres v |
| | My horse didn't even place. |
| | Meu cavalo nem sequer obteve uma colocação. |
| place vi | (race horse: finish) (corrida de cavalo: classificação) | lugar v int |
| | Where did your horse place? |
| | Em que lugar seu cavalo ficou? |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (put) (pôr em algum lugar) | colocar, pôr vt |
| | He placed the book on the shelf. |
| | Ele colocou o livro na estante. |
| place [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtr | (put: person in situation) (colocar alguém numa situação) | colocar vt |
| | His action placed her in danger. |
| | A ação dele a colocou em perigo. |
| place [sb]⇒ vtr | (child: for adoption) (para adoção) | colocar vt |
| | The child was placed with a family in another city. |
| | A criança foi colocada para adoção para uma família em outra cidade. |
| place [sb] vtr | (rank) (classificar) | colocar vt |
| | I would place him in the top ten players of all time. |
| | Eu o colocaria entre os dez melhores jogadores de todos os tempos. |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (situate) (situar, posicionar) | colocar vt |
| | She placed vases of flowers in the dining room. |
| | Ela colocou vasos de flores na sala de estar. |
| place [sth] vtr | (arrange) (arrumar) | organizar vt |
| | Place the books in chronological order. |
| | Organize os livros em ordem cronológica. |
| place [sb]⇒ vtr | (enrol: in a school, institution) (matricular) | colocar vt |
| | They placed her in one of the country's finest schools. |
| | Eles a colocaram numa das melhores escolas do país. |
| place [sb] vtr | (employment) (emprego) | empregar vt |
| | | colocar vt |
| | The job agency placed him almost immediately. |
| | A agência de empregos o empregou quase imediatamente. |
place [sb] in [sth],
place [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | (appoint) (nomear) | colocar vt |
| | They placed him as head of the new sales team. |
| | Eles o colocaram como o chefe da nova equipe de vendas. |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (situate: in time) (data) | datar |
| | An anachronism is something placed in a period to which it does not belong. |
| | Um anacronismo é algo datado num período ao qual ele não pertence. |
| place [sth] vtr | (bet) (aposta) | fazer vt |
| | You only have a minute left to place your bet. |
| | Você só tem um minuto para fazer a sua aposta. |
place [sth],
place [sth] for [sb]⇒ vtr | (call) (chamada) | fazer vt |
| | Shall I place the call for you? |
| | Devo fazer a chamada por você? |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (order) (pedido) | fazer vt |
| | I'd like to place an order for a dozen more items. |
| | Gostaria de fazer um pedido para mais uma dúzia de itens. |
| place [sth] vtr | (sport: kick or hit ball) (esportes: chutar ou bater na bola) | posicionar vt |
| | | colocar |
| | He placed the ball in the upper right corner of the net. |
| | Ele posicionou a bola no canto superior direito da rede. |
| place [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (identify) (distinguir) | identificar vt |
| | This actor looks very familiar but I just can't place him. |
| | Esse ator parece muito familiar, mas não consigo identificá-lo. |
| place [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (put: an ad in a newspaper) | publicar em vt + prep |
| | The couple needed a cleaner, so they placed an ad in the local paper. |
| | O casal precisava de uma faxineira, por isso colocaram um anúncio no jornal local. |
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| all over the place expr | informal (in many places) | por todo o lugar loc adv |
| | There is dust all over the place; I really need to clean house! |
| all over the place expr | figurative, informal (not focused) | por todos os lados loc adj |
| | | bagunçado adj |
| | I have been very distracted lately; my thoughts are all over the place. |
| any place adv | US (anywhere) | em qualquer lugar loc adv |
| | I would rather be any place but here right now. |
| | Eu preferia estar em qualquer lugar agora a estar aqui. |
anyplace,
any place adv | US (anywhere: in, at, to any place) | em qualquer lugar loc adv |
| | | algures adv |
| | | noutro lugar loc adv |
| | (POR) | sítio qualquer loc adv |
| | I would rather be any place but here right now. |
| | I use the navigation system to guide me when I'm driving anyplace. |
| | Eu preferiria estar em qualquer lugar, menos aqui agora. // Eu uso o sistema de navegação para me guiar quando estou dirigindo em qualquer lugar. |
anyplace,
any place adv | US (with negative: not in, at, to any place) | em lugar algum loc adv |
| | | a lugar algum loc adv |
| | Where did I put my keys? I can't find them any place. |
| | It's so annoying; I can't go anyplace without bumping into my ex! |
be in a good place,
be in a happy place v expr | figurative, informal (be happy, contented) | feliz, satisfeito adj |
| between a rock and a hard place expr | (facing two bad choices) | entre a cruz e a espada expres |
between the devil and the deep blue sea,
between a rock and a hard place,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | figurative (facing a dilemma) (figurado) | entre a cruz e a espada expres |
| burial place n | (place where [sb] is buried) (túmulo) | sepultura sf |
| | My dog's burial place is right next to his favourite tree. |
| decimal place n | (position after decimal point) | casa decimal loc sf |
| | Round these values so that they are correct to two decimal places. |
| dwelling place n | (home) | morada, residência sf |
| | | domicílio sm |
| fall into place v expr | figurative (happen easily with success) (figurado) | encaixar-se vp |
| | Once the guitarist had come up with a riff, the whole song fell into place. |
| faraway place n | (distant location) | lugar distante loc sm |
| first place n | (top prize, highest position) | primeiro prêmio loc sm |
| | I managed first place in the last race, despite a bad start. |
| from place to place adv | (itinerantly, around) (itinerantemente) | de lugar para lugar loc adv |
| | A laptop is very useful when you're going from place to place. |
| gathering place n | (place to get together) | ponto de encontro sm |
| | The market square was a gathering place for local people every Saturday. |
| | A praça do mercado era o ponto de encontro do povo todo sábado. |
| godforsaken place n | (somewhere desolate or remote) (lugar distante, afastado) | lugar onde judas perdeu as botas loc sm |
| | Isolated, barren Howland Island is a godforsaken place. |
| godforsaken place n | (somewhere unpleasant) (lugar desagradável) | quinto dos infernos loc sm |
| | Get me out of this godforsaken place! |
| have your heart in the right place v expr | figurative (have good intentions) (figurado: boas intenções) | no lugar certo expres |
| hiding place n | (location where [sb] is concealed) | esconderijo sm |
| | Let's go to my secret hiding place, okay? |
| holy place n | (somewhere sacred) | lugar sagrado loc sm |
| holy place n | (Bible: inner sanctuary) (Bíblia) | santuário sm |
| | Please show respect as this church is a holy place. |
| in its place adv | (in appropriate location) (local apropriado) | em seu lugar, no devido lugar expres |
| | The burglar put the bracelet back in its place. |
| in its place adv | figurative (on appropriate occasion) (figurado: ocasião apropriada) | em seu lugar, no devido lugar expres |
| in place adv | (positioned in readiness) | em posição loc adv |
| | The artist ensures that all his equipment is in place before he begins a new painting. |
| | O artista garante que todo o seu equipamento esteja em posição antes de começar uma nova pintura. |
| in place adv | US (without moving to another spot) | em posição loc adv |
| | The dog stayed in place until his owner called him. |
| | O cachorro ficou em posição até seu dono o chamar. |
| in place of [sth] expr | (instead of, replacing [sth]) (substituição) | em vez de, no lugar de adv |
| | You can use tinned tomatoes in place of fresh ones in this recipe. |
in place of [sb],
in [sb]'s place expr | (as a substitute for [sb] else) | no lugar de loc adv |
| | He sent a delegate to attend the ceremony in his place. |
| in that place adv | (there) | naquele lugar |
| in the first place expr | (firstly) (coloquial: primeiramente) | para começar, para início de conversa, em primeiro lugar expres |
| | Why don't I like him? Well, in the first place, he doesn't wash. |
| | Por que você não gosta dele? Bem, para começar, ele não se lava. |
| in the first place expr | (at the beginning, initially) (no começo) | primeiro adv |
| | | antes de tudo, antes de mais nada loc adv |
| | Why didn't you tell me that in the first place? |
| | Por que você não me disse isso antes de mais nada? |
| in the place of prep | (instead of, as a substitute for) (substituição) | no lugar de loc prep |
| | Villa was brought on halfway through the game in the place of Torres. |
| in the second place adv | (secondly) | em segundo lugar loc adv |
| | In the first place, flying is expensive, and in the second place, the airport is a long distance away. |
| in your place adv | (if I were you) | no seu lugar, na sua posição adv |
| | In your place, I would be just as confused. |
jumping-off point,
jumping-off place n | figurative (starting point) (figurado) | trampolim sm |
| | | ponto de partida sm |
| | Learning the alphabet is a good jumping off point for children who wish to learn how to read. |
jumping-off point,
jumping-off place n | figurative (starting point) | ponto de partida sm |
| meeting place n | (place where people meet) | local de encontro loc sm |
| | We need to agree on a meeting place before the concert begins. |
| not have a place v expr | (be unwelcome or uncatered for) (ser indesejável) | não ter lugar loc v |
| out of place adj | (not belonging) (figurativo) | deslocado adj |
| | As the only Europeans present, we felt a little out of place. |
| | Sendo os únicos europeus presentes, nós nos sentimos um pouco deslocados. |
| place a value on [sth] v expr | (estimate monetary worth of) | colocar preço em expres v |
| | We asked an estate agent to place a value on our house. |
| place a value on [sth] v expr | (estimate the worth of) | dar valor a expres |
| | You cannot place a value on good health. |
| place an order v expr | (make request to purchase [sth]) | fazer um pedido expres v |
| | Please call the Chinese restaurant and place an order for hot and sour soup. |
| | Por favor ligue para o restaurante chinês e faça um pedido de sopa. |
place mat,
placemat n | (mat under [sb]'s plate) | jogo americano loc sm |
| | We don't have enough place mats to properly set the table. |
| | Não temos jogos americanos suficientes para arrumar a mesa. |
| place of birth n | (location where [sb] was born) | cidade natal loc sf |
| | Many people never travel far from their place of birth. |
| | Muitas pessoas nunca viajam para longe de suas cidades natal. |
| place of residence n | (home address) | local de residência sm |
| | The cops went to the suspect's place of residence and served a search warrant. |
| place of worship n | (religious house: church, temple) | local de culto sm |
| | People should be free to choose their own place of worship. |
| place setting n | (table service: mat, cutlery, etc.) | jogo de talheres e louça de mesa para um sm |
| | The table's big enough for six place settings. |
| place your bets expr | (casino: make your wagers now) | façam suas apostas expres |
| placeholder n | (computer code) (Inform:) | marcador de posição loc sm |
| | The coder used a placeholder until the actual values were decided on. |
| placeholder n | (person temporarily in office) | substituto, representante sm |
| | | procurador sm |
| | A placeholder was appointed until the next elections are held. |
| placeholder n | (symbol: can be replaced by number) (Mat: figura que pode ser substituída por número) | parâmetro de substituição loc sm |
| | We will use placeholders since we do not know the exact values yet. |
| placeholder n | (generic word or name) (BRA, palavra de sentido mais abrangente) | hiperônimo sm |
| | (POR, palavra de sentido mais abrangente) | hiperónimo sm |
| | Placeholders are often important for grammatical structure. |
| placeholder n | (calendar: provisional booking) (agenda) | espaço reservado sm + adj |
| | | marcação, reserva sf |
| | Add a placeholder to the calendar so people know the proposed time for the meeting. |
| place kick n | (ball kicked from stationary position) | chute de bola parada expres |
| polling place n | (voting venue) (local para votar) | seção eleitoral loc sf |
| | | local de votação loc sm |
| | We went to our polling place to cast our ballots. |
| put [sth] in place v expr | (implement) | implementar vt |
| | | pôr em prática expres v |
| | | estabelecer vt |
| | The school has put measures in place to ensure no stranger can gain access to the building. |
| | Várias novas medidas de segurança foram implementadas depois do esfaqueamento recente no campus. |
| put [sb] in his/her place v expr | figurative (humble) (figurado) | colocar no lugar expres v |
| | | meter no lugar expres v |
| | Eleanor's sharp rebuke put Daniel in his place. |
| put [sth] into place v expr | (establish) | estabelecer vt |
| put [sth] into place v expr | (position correctly) (posicionar corretamente) | colocar no lugar loc v |
resting place,
place of rest n | euphemism (grave) (fig., tumba) | túmulo sm |
| | Yesterday we carried Grandma to her final resting place. |
resting place,
place of rest n | (place to be at ease) | lugar de descanso loc sm |
| | My favourite resting place is my conservatory. |
| safe place n | (refuge, somewhere secure) | lugar seguro loc sm |
| | | refúgio sm |
| safe place to work n | (not dangerous) | lugar seguro para trabalhar expres |
| second place n | (runner-up position) (colocação) | segundo lugar loc sm |
| | | segunda colocação loc sm |
| | Ruth was in second place in the competition. |
| secret place n | (place where [sth] is hidden) | lugar secreto loc sm |
| shelter-in-place n | US (stay-at-home order) | ficar em casa v int + loc adv |
| shelter-in-place adj | US (order: stay-at-home) | de ficar em casa loc adj |
| shelter in place v expr | US (stay at home under order) | ficar em casa v int + loc adv |
someplace,
some place pron | US (indefinite location) | em algum lugar loc adv |
| take its place v expr | (serve the same purpose) | tomar lugar de, ocupar lugar de expres |
| | | substituir v int |
| | I knew so much about my job that nobody could take my place. |
| | Digital TV has largely taken the place of analog. |
| take place vtr + n | (happen, be held) | acontecer v int |
| | (formal) | realizar-se vp |
| | The concert took place in a bar. The next election in my village will take place on April 6th. |
| | O show aconteceu num bar. A próxima eleição na minha vila vai acontecer em 6 de abril. |
| take the place of v expr | (replace, be a substitute for) (substituir, ser um substituto de) | tomar o lugar de loc v |
| | | substituir vt |
| | | assumir o lugar de loc v |
| | Nothing takes the place of money in our society. |
there is a time and a place for everything,
there is a time and place for everything expr | (responding to [sth] inappropriate) | tem hora e lugar pra tudo expres |
| to this place adv | (here, to here) (aqui, até aqui) | aqui adv |
| | | a este lugar loc adv |
| | Coming to this place for vacation was the best decision I have ever made. |
watering place,
watering hole,
waterhole,
water hole n | (pool where animals drink) (local onde animais bebem água) | cisterna sf |
| | | lagoa sf |
| | On safari animals can often be seen coming down to the watering hole. |
watering place,
watering hole,
watering spot n | slang (bar) | bar sm |
| | (anglicismo) | pub sm |
| | We found the drunk at his usual watering hole. |
| watering place n | UK (seaside or lakeside resort) | balneário sm |
| watering place n | UK (health resort, spa) (spa) | termas sfpl |