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placing

/ˈpleɪsɪŋ/ sustantivo B1

En español: colocación, ubicación, puesto

  1. The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
  2. The condition of being placed.
  3. The position of a competitor at the end of a race.

Plural placings

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De la biblioteca

A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper’s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 7 · B2
Soon afterward he came up to a Shepherd and fawned upon him, wagging his tail as if to say, “I am a suppliant, and seek your aid.” The Shepherd boldly examined the beast, discovered the thorn, and placing his paw upon his lap, pulled it out; thus relieved of his pain, the Lion returned into the forest.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 97 · B2
Placing this before the Cowardly Lion, who sniffed at it as if he did not like it, the Wizard said:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 115 · B2
“Good!” said the gendarme, placing his knee on his chest; “this is the way you keep your word as a sailor!
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 75 · C1

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