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. (figuratively) 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

fonction

lieu

rang

attitude

emplacement

poste

🏣

perspective

service

grade

situer

poster

point de vue

travail

opinion

endroit

état

idée

💡

jugement

office

métier

point

vue

localiser

siège

💺

situation, état

partie

M.

altitude

arranger

attendre

base

campement

condition

côté

croyance

demeurer

disposer

disposition

mettre

mise

Mlle

page

pensée

Synonymes

place

location

situation

post

status

rank

job

posture

office

🏢

site

condition

attitude

spot

station

🚉

pose

appointment

put

stance

capacity

seat

💺

state

function

standing

locate

set

whereabouts

role

stand

view

base

standpoint

employment

area

stead

lay

space

locus

title

point

emplacement

perspective

venue

work

viewpoint

opinion

service

class

level

case

arrangement

Traductions

posición

posizione

posição

Position

posició

Lage

Stellung

situación

lugar

θέση

plaats

Stelle

positie

betrekking

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pəˈzɪʃ.(ə)n/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: posicioun

In summary

From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō (“a putting, position”), from positus (“placed, situated”), past participle of pōnō (“to place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.

Phrases

The name has become established in this latter position through international acceptance and use .

Le nom s'est établi dans cette dernière position par l'acceptation et l'utilisation internationales.

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

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

Despite Buddeus's support , however , he was passed over for a position in Jena .