die Stelle

En español: lugar, sitio, punto

1. location, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise unmarked) · Ich versuche die Stelle wiederzufinden, wo wir uns das erste Mal getroffen haben. I'm trying to find the spot where we met for the first time.
2. spot (specific location on skin or another surface, often featuring damage or a different property) · Hier am Knie ist eine Stelle, wo die Hose schon gerissen ist. Here, at the knee, there's a spot where the pants are already torn.
3. spot, part, bit (brief section of a book, movie, piece of music, etc., typically encompassing a few seconds or lines at most) · Die Stelle in dem Stück gefällt mir besonders. This part of the piece is one I like in particular.
4. point (situation or status reached by a certain amount of progress through an endeavor) · Dann hat es auch noch angefangen zu regnen, und an der Stelle mussten wir die Wanderung abbrechen. Then, on top of this, it also started to rain, and we had to abort the hike at that point.
5. place, position (position within a certain ordering or ranking) · Das Land kommt in dieser Statistik erst an zehnter Stelle. The country comes in at tenth place in this statistic.
6. position specifically in terms of importance (both of opinions and objective evaluations of influence) · Vertrauen steht bei uns an erster Stelle. Trust is the most important thing to us.
7. synonym of Dezimalstelle
8. position, job (set of tasks or responsibilities meant to be filled by the employment of one person) · sich um/auf eine Stelle bewerben to apply for a position

Genitivo der Stelle · Plural die Stellen