place

place [plas] nf (= emplacement, situation, classement) → place; [de ville, village]; square;

(Écon);

place financière/boursière → money/stock market (= espace libre); room, space; [de parking]; space (= siège) [de train, cinéma, voiture] → seat (= prix) (au cinéma etc) → price: (dans un bus, taxi) → fare (= emploi); job;

en place [mettre] → in its place;

de place en place, par places → here and there, in places;

sur place → on the spot;

faire place à → to give way to;

faire de la place à → to make room for;

ça prend de la place → it takes up a lot of room ou space;

prendre place → to take one's place;

remettre qn à sa place → to put sb in his (ou her) place;

ne pas rester ou tenir en place → to be always on the go;

à la place de → in place of, instead of;

une quatre places (Auto) → a four-seater;

il y a 20 places assises/debout → there are 20 seats/there is standing room for 20;

place forte → fortified town;

place d'honneur → place (ou seat) of honour (Brit) ou honor (US)