plads

accommodation, pitch, place, room, scope, seat, site, space, square, stand

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(en -er)

(sted hvor nogen (, noget) skal være, rette plads) place ( fx a place for everything and everything in its place; the children were all in their places; his place at the table (, in the queue); he said that (a) woman's place is in the home);

(plads i teater, kirke, tog, fly etc) place,

(siddeplads) seat ( fx there were several empty places (, vacant seats); I got an excellent place (, seat) in the theatre; a corner seat; is this place (, seat) taken? are there any places left on that flight?);

(plads i bestyrelse etc) seat (i on, fx on a board, a committee);

(placering i rækkefølge, konkurrence) place ( fx he was in second place);

(skibs position) position;

(skibs liggeplads) berth;

(by etc) place, town;

(rum, plads til noget) room (til for, fx there is room for one more in the car), space ( fx enough space to work in; we need more space (el.

room) if we're going to play here);

(i avis) space;

(mellemrum) space ( fx leave more space between the words; they left a space for my car);

(husrum; plads i havn) accommodation ( fx find accommodation for 50 people);

(åben plads i skov, by etc) open space ( fx an open space among the trees);

(firkantet torv) square;

(legeplads) playground;

(plads til bestemt virksomhed) yard ( fx timber yard);

(lønnet stilling) job,

(som hushjælp etc) place,

F situation;

[ med adj & på:]

[der er god plads] there is plenty of room;

[ledig plads]

(siddeplads) vacant seat,

(stilling, post) vacancy, vacant situation;

[på plads]

(også fig: ordnet) in place;

[på plads!]

(til hund) (dvs gå bag efter) heel!

(ned) down!

[falde på plads], se falde, brik;

[gå på plads!] take your places (, seats)!

[han kom på anden (, tredje) pladsen] he was in second (, third) place, he came second (, third);

[lægge (el. sætte) noget på plads] put something in its place, put something away (el. back),

F replace something;

[sætte en på plads]

(fig) put somebody in his place,

T tell somebody where he gets off (el. where to get off);

[sætte tingene på plads]

(fig) put the record straight;

[på sin plads]

(fig) appropriate, suitable;

[ikke på sin plads] inappropriate, out of place;

[fyldt til sidste plads] filled to (its utmost) capacity;

T full to overflowing;

[ med vb:]

[bestille plads]

(i tog, teater) book a seat (, seats),

(på hotel) book a room (, rooms),

(på skib) book a passage,

(især am) make reservations;

[bytte plads] change places (, seats) (med with),

(om to også) change round (el. over);

[få plads] find room (til for),

(siddeplads) get a seat,

(lønnet) get a job;

[give plads for], se ndf: gøre plads for;

[det giver ikke plads for nogen tvivl] it leaves no room for doubt;

[gøre plads for] make room (el. way) for;

(dvs afløses af) give place to ( fx he ought to give place to a

younger man);

[har plads til]

(dvs kan modtage, rumme) (can) take ( fx the classroom takes 35 children),

(mere F) (can) accommodate ( fx a classroom which accommodates 35 children),

F affords accommodation for;

[søge plads] look for a job,

(ansøge) apply for a job;

[plads søges (, tilbydes)]

(avisrubrik) situations wanted (, vacant);

[tage plads]

(dvs sætte sig) sit down, take a seat;

[tage megen plads (op)] take up (, F occupy) a lot of room (el. space);

[tiltræde sin plads] take up (, F: enter upon) one's duties;

[vige pladsen for], se vige (for).