| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | place |
| IPA | /pleɪs / noun |
| Back | yer |
| Back 2 | place (noun) /pleɪs
/ noun
POSITION/AREA
1 [countable]
a particular position
or area
yer
Show me the exact place where it happened.
This would be a good place to sit down and
have a rest.
The wall was damaged in several places.
Do you think that lamp is in the right
place?
My book fell and now I've lost my place.
TOWN/BUILDING
2 [countable]
a particular village,
town, country, etc.
(köy, kasaba vb.) yer
Which places did you go to in Italy?
Vienna is a very beautiful place.
3 [countable]
a building or area
that is used for a particular purpose
(belli bir amaç için) yer
The square is a popular meeting place
for young people.
The town is full of inexpensive eating
places.
SEAT
4 [countable]
a seat or position
that can be used by sb/sth
(koltuk vb.) yer
They went into the classroom and sat down
in their places.
Go on ahead and save me a place
in the queue.
Place oturulacak yer
anlamında kullanılır:
If you arrive first, can you keep a place
for me?
Araba park edilen yere ise space denir.
Genelde ‘yer’ kavramından söz ederken space ve room kullanılır:
This piano takes up too much space.
There is enough room for three
people in the back of the car.
When I go on a long-haul flight, because
I'm tall I always ask for a seat with extra legroom.
ROLE
5 [singular]
your position in
society; your role
iş, vazife
I feel it is not my place (haddim
değil) to criticize my boss.
IN COLLEGE/TEAM
6 [countable]
an opportunity to
study at a college, play for a team, etc.
(üniversite, takım vb.) yer
Abina has got a place to study law at
Oxford University.
Laila is now sure of a place on the team.
CORRECT POSITION
7 [countable]
the usual or correct
position or occasion for sth
(olağan, doğru vb.) yer
The room was tidy. Everything had been put
away in its place.
A funeral is not the place to discuss
business.
SB'S HOME
8 [singular] (spoken)
sb's home
ev
Her parents have got a place on the coast.
Why not stay the night at our place (bizde)?
IN COMPETITION
9 [countable,
usually singular]
the position that you
have at the end of a race, competition, etc.
sıra, derece
Cara finished in second place.
IN NUMBERS
10 [countable]
the position of a
number after the decimal point (= a small round mark used
to separate the parts of a number)
(ondalık virgülün sağındaki
sayılar) basamak, hane
Your answer should be correct to three
decimal places.
IDIOMS
all
over the place
everywhere
her
yerde
change/swap
places (with sb)
to take sb's seat,
position, etc. and let them have yours
yer
değiştirmek
Let's change places so that you can look
out of the window.
fall/slot
into place
(used about sth that
is complicated or difficult to understand) to become organized or clear in your
mind
yerli
yerine oturmak
After two weeks in my new job, everything
suddenly started to fall into place.
in
the first, second, etc. place
(informal)
used when you are
giving a list of reasons for sth or explaining sth
ilk,
ikinci vb. olarak
Firstly, secondly vb.
eşanlamlı olarak kullanılabilir.
in
my, your, etc. place/shoes
in my, your, etc.
situation or position
(benim, senin vb.) yerinde
If I were in your place I would wait a year
before getting married.
in
place
1 in
the correct or usual position
yerinde
Use tape to hold the picture in place.
2
(used about plans or preparations) finished and ready to be used
kullanıma
hazır
All the preparations for the trip are now
in place.
in
place of sb/sth; in sb/sth's place
instead of sb/sth
yerine
The professor was too ill to travel so she
sent one of her colleagues in her place.
out
of place
1 not
in the correct or usual place
her
zamanki yerinde olmayan
2 not
suitable for a particular situation
yakışıksız, yersiz
I felt very out of place among all those
clever people.
put
sb in his/her place
to show that sb is not
as clever, important, etc. as they believe
haddini
bildirmek
It really put her in her place when she
failed to qualify for the race.
put
yourself in sb's place
to imagine that you
are in the same situation as sb else
kendini
başkasının yerine koymak
Put yourself in Steve's place and you will
realize how worried he must be.
take
place
(used about a meeting,
an event, etc.) to happen
meydana
gelmek, olmak
The ceremony took place in glorious
sunshine.
note at HAPPEN
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