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in the first place (to begin with) preposition [UK: ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst ˈpleɪs] [US: ɪn ðə ˈfɝːst ˈpleɪs] | para empezarpreposition primeropreposition |
interlace [interlaced, interlacing, interlaces] (to cross one with another) verb [UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈleɪs] [US: ˌɪn.tər.ˈleɪs] | entrelazarverb |
internally displaced person (someone who is forced to flee home but remains within his or her country's borders) noun | desplazado internonoun |
irreplaceable (that cannot be replaced) adjective [UK: ˌɪ.rɪ.ˈpleɪ.səb.l̩] [US: ɪ.rə.ˈpleɪ.səb.l̩] | insustituibleadjective irreemplazableadjectiveThe time we've spent together is irreplaceable. = El tiempo que hemos pasado juntos es irreemplazable. |
Laplace distribution (probability distribution) noun | |
Laplace operator (mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications) noun | laplacianonoun operador de Laplacenoun |
lightning never strikes twice in the same place phrase | |
marketplace [marketplaces] (open area in a town housing a public market) noun [UK: ˈmɑːk.ɪt.pleɪs] [US: ˈmɑːrk.ət.ˌples] | mercadonoun |
marron glacé (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla) noun | castaña confitadanoun marron glacénoun |
misplace [misplaced, misplacing, misplaces] (to put something somewhere and then forget its location) verb [UK: ˌmɪs.ˈpleɪs] [US: ˌmɪ.ˈspleɪs] | extraviarverb traspapelarverb |
necklace [necklaces] (jewelry) noun [UK: ˈne.kləs] [US: ˈne.kləs] | collarnoun |
nonplace (that which is not a place) noun | no-lugarnoun |
outplacement (the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers) noun [UK: ˈaʊt.pleɪ.smənt] [US: ˈaʊt.ˌple.smənt] | desvinculación asistidanoun |
palace [palaces] (large, lavish residence) noun [UK: ˈpæ.lɪs] [US: ˈpæ.ləs] | palacionoun |
palace coup noun | golpe de palacionoun |
Palace of Westminster (building in London housing the House of Commons and House of Lords) proper noun [UK: ˈpæ.lɪs əv ˈwest.mɪn.stə(r)] [US: ˈpæ.ləs əv ˌwest.ˈmɪn.stər] | Palacio de Westminsterproper noun |
pearl necklace (necklace made of pearls) noun [UK: pɜːl ˈne.kləs] [US: ˈpɝːl ˈne.kləs] | collar de perlasnoun |
place [places] (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) noun [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | asientonoun |
place [places] (house or home) noun [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | casanoun |
place [places] (location, position) noun [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | lugarnoun sitionoun |
place [places] (open space, courtyard, market square) noun [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | plazanoun |
place [places] (the position of a contestant in a competition) noun [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | posiciónnoun puestonoun |
place [placed, placing, places] (to arrange for, make (a bet)) verb [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | apostarverb |
place [placed, placing, places] (to earn a given spot in a competition) verb [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | clasificarseverb colocarseverb |
place [placed, placing, places] (to put in a specific location) verb [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | colocarverbI can place solar panels in the yard. = En el patio puedo colocar paneles solares. ponerverbI have to place the nativity scene. = Tengo que poner el belén. situarverbI've met her before, but I can't place her. = La conozco de algo, pero no la sitúo. |
place [placed, placing, places] (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) verb [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | contratarverb |
place [placed, placing, places] (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) verb [UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs] | entonarverb |
place mat (protective table mat) noun [UK: ˈpleɪs mæt] [US: ˈpleɪs ˈmæt] | individualnoun salvamantelesnoun |
place of articulation (point of contact) noun | punto de articulaciónnoun |