a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: a place of worship; a place of entertainment. space in general: [ uncountable ]The words in, on , and at are prepositions of time and place: inRussia; The letter "Å" (U+00C5) is also used throughout the world as the international symbol for the non- SI unit ångström, a physical unit of length named after the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström. It is always upper case in this context (symbols for units named after persons are generally upper-case). The ångström is a unit of length equal to 10 −10m (one ten-billionth of a meter) or 0.1nm. Show Business places, [Theat. ]a call summoning performers for the beginning of a performance or an act.

Idioms knowor keep one's place, to recognize one's position or rank, esp. if inferior, and behave or act accordingly: They treated their servants well but expected them always to know their place.

position the place where a person or thing is located; the place where somebody/​something is meant to be: a portion of space used for habitation, as a city, town, or village: Trains rarely stop in that place anymore. intransitive) US Canadian (of a racehorse, greyhound, etc) to finish among the first three in a contest, esp in second position Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando vio quién le tocaba de vecino cambió su tarjeta de comensal con una de la mesa de al lado.

to earn a certain, stated standing, as in an examination or competition: [~ +a word indicating number or rank ]He placed fifth in his class.Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando vio quién le tocaba de vecino cambió su tarjeta de ubicación con una de la mesa de al lado. place of + noun place of amusement→ Vergnügungsstätte f; place of birth→ Geburtsort m; place of residence→ Wohnort m; place of business or work→ Arbeitsstelle f