placer
French → English
(position) To place: to put something in a specific location or position; mettre
Il a fallu placer les haut-parleurs aux quatre coins de la salle de concert.
(English) The speakers had to be placed at the four corners of the concert hall.
Veuillez placer votre signature en bas de la dernière page du contrat.
(English) Please place your signature at the bottom of the last page of the contract.
(work) To find a job: to secure employment for a person; embaucher
Le jeune homme a été placé comme apprenti dans une ferme du village voisin.
(English) The young man was placed as an apprentice on a farm in the neighboring village.
Cette agence spécialisée aide les réfugiés à se placer dans l'industrie locale.
(English) This specialized agency helps refugees find jobs (place themselves) in local industry.
(speech) To interject: to manage to say a word or comment during a talk; intercaler
Elle parlait tellement vite qu'il était impossible de placer un mot.
(English) She was talking so fast that it was impossible to get a word in (place a word).
Il essaie toujours de placer une petite blague pendant les réunions sérieuses.
(English) He always tries to interject a small joke during serious meetings.
Entry ID: fr:en:placer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary