position

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A place or location.
2. A post of employment; a job.
3. A status or rank.
4. An opinion, stand, or stance.
5. A posture.
6. A situation suitable to perform some action.
7. A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
8. An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
9. A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
10. A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
11. The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
12. The order in which players are seated around the table.
13. A pin; a connector.

Verb

To put into place.

Concepts

position

place

situation

emploi

positionner

poser

placer

attitude

fonction

lieu

rang

poste

emplacement

perspective

situer

service

office

grade

point

travail

point de vue

état

poster

endroit

métier

idée

jugement

opinion

solde

base

campement

rôle

usage

altitude

condition

disposition

mise

posture

arranger

disposer

préparer

placement

mettre

vue

côté

page

partie

statut

localiser

siège

M.

Mlle

situation, état

sujet

croyance

pensée

préfecture

profession

attendre

demeurer

rester

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pəˈzɪʃ.(ə)n/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positio (“a putting, position”), from ponere, past participle positus (“to put, place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.

Phrases

After the Grenier report was released , he resigned his position .

Après la publication du rapport Grenier, il a démissionné de sa position.