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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| place n | (location) | plats s |
| | | ställe s |
| | This park is one of my favourite places. |
| | Den här parken är en av mina favoritplatser. |
| place n | (position) | plats s |
| | | position s |
| | She lost her place in the queue. |
| | Hon förlorade sin plats i kön. |
| place n | (space) | plats s |
| | | utrymme s |
| | There's always a place for you in this house. |
| place n | (appropriate location) | plats s |
| | All the children were in their places. |
| place n | (available spot) | plats s |
| | Are there any places left for tonight's concert? |
| | Finns det några platser kvar för kvällens koncert? |
| place n | (point reached in a book) | ställe s |
| | You should bookmark your place in the novel. |
| place n | (as substitute for) | plats, ställe s |
| | He sent a delegate to attend the ceremony in his place. |
| | Han skickade en delegat för att ta del i ceremonin i hans ställe. |
| place n | informal (house) | hus s |
| | | hem s |
| | Shall we go to my place or yours? |
| | Ska vi gå hem till mig eller dig? |
| place n | figurative (situation) | läge s |
| | | situation s |
| | This is not the right place to discuss politics. |
| place n | (table setting) | sittplats, plats s |
| | (uppsättning för en person) | kuvert s |
| | How many places do we need at the table? |
| place n | figurative (function) | plats, ställe s |
| | | funktion s |
| | People can't agree on the place of science in theology. |
| place n | figurative (position, right) (bildlig) | plats s |
| | | sak s |
| | He should remember his place in society and stop causing trouble. |
| | I wouldn't live my life the way you do, but it's not really my place to judge. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| place n | (area) | plats s |
| | | område s |
| | She marked out a place in the sand and sat down to sunbathe. |
| place n | (rank, position) | plats s |
| | | placering, position s |
| | | rankning s |
| | She won second place in the competition. |
| place n | (job, post) | plats s |
| | | anställning s |
| | | jobb s |
| | I'm looking for a place in a publishing house. |
place,
Place n | (court, short street) | plats s |
| | | gata s |
| | (i platsnamn) | -platsen s |
| | (i platsnamn) | -gatan s |
| Anmärkning: Capitalized when used as part of an address. |
| | They live on Harlow Place. |
| place n | US (horse racing: second) (hästkapplöpning) | andra plats s |
| | The payoff is for win, place and show. |
| place⇒ vi | (race horse: finish in given position) | placera sig vtr + refl |
| | My horse placed third and I won two hundred dollars. |
| place vi | (horse race: finish in first three) | placera sig vitr + refl |
| | My horse didn't even place. |
| place vi | (race horse: finish) | placera sig vitr partikel |
| | Where did your horse place? |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (put) | ställa vtr |
| | | placera vtr |
| | He placed the book on the shelf. |
| | Han ställde boken på hyllan. |
| place [sb] in [sth]⇒ vtr | (put: person in situation) | sätta ngn någonstans vtr + s |
| | | placera vtr |
| | His action placed her in danger. |
| place [sb]⇒ vtr | (child: for adoption) | placera vtr |
| | The child was placed with a family in another city. |
| place [sb] vtr | (rank) | ranka vtr |
| | I would place him in the top ten players of all time. |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (situate) | placera vtr |
| | | ställa vtr |
| | | sätta vtr |
| | She placed vases of flowers in the dining room. |
| place [sth] vtr | (arrange) | placera vtr |
| | | ställa vtr |
| | | ordna vtr |
| | Place the books in chronological order. |
| place [sb]⇒ vtr | (enrol: in a school, institution) | placera vtr |
| | | sätta vtr |
| | They placed her in one of the country's finest schools. |
| place [sb] vtr | (employment) | ordna anställning åt, ordna plats åt vbal uttr |
| | The job agency placed him almost immediately. |
place [sb] in [sth],
place [sb] as [sth]⇒ vtr | (appoint) | utse ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | placera ngn i ngt vtr + prep |
| | They placed him as head of the new sales team. |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (situate: in time) | placera vtr |
| | An anachronism is something placed in a period to which it does not belong. |
| place [sth] vtr | (bet) | satsa vtr |
| | | ingå vtr |
| | You only have a minute left to place your bet. |
place [sth],
place [sth] for [sb]⇒ vtr | (call) | ringa vtr |
| | Shall I place the call for you? |
| place [sth]⇒ vtr | (order) | lägga vtr |
| | | beställa vtr |
| | I'd like to place an order for a dozen more items. |
| place [sth] vtr | (sport: kick or hit ball) | placera vtr |
| | | sparka vtr |
| | | kasta vtr |
| | He placed the ball in the upper right corner of the net. |
| place [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (identify) | placera vtr |
| | | känna igen ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | This actor looks very familiar but I just can't place him. |
| place [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (put: an ad in a newspaper) | placera ngt i ngt vtr + prep |
| | | lägga in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The couple needed a cleaner, so they placed an ad in the local paper. |
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| all over the place expr | informal (in many places) | överallt adv |
| | (bildlig) | på alla håll och kanter uttr |
| | There is dust all over the place; I really need to clean house! |
| all over the place expr | figurative, informal (not focused) (vardagligt) | i en enda röra, i ett enda virrvarr uttr |
| | I have been very distracted lately; my thoughts are all over the place. |
anyplace,
any place adv | US (anywhere: in, at, to any place) (valfri plats) | varsomhelst, var som helst adv |
| | I would rather be any place but here right now. |
| | I use the navigation system to guide me when I'm driving anyplace. |
anyplace,
any place adv | US (with negative: not in, at, to any place) | någonstans, nånstans s |
| | Where did I put my keys? I can't find them any place. |
| | It's so annoying; I can't go anyplace without bumping into my ex! |
be in a good place,
be in a happy place v expr | figurative, informal (be happy, contented) (bildlig) | vara på en bra plats vbal uttr |
| | | vara lycklig vtr + adj |
| | | vara nöjd med livet vbal uttr |
| decimal place n | (position after decimal point) (matematik) | decimal s |
| | Round these values so that they are correct to two decimal places. |
| fall into place v expr | figurative (happen easily with success) (bildlig) | falla på plats vbal uttr |
| | | gå bra vitr + adj |
| | Once the guitarist had come up with a riff, the whole song fell into place. |
| fall into place v expr | figurative (make sense) (bildlig) | trilla på plats, falla på plats vbal uttr |
| | | gå ihop vitr partikel |
| | The first time I watched the film, I didn't understand it at all, but when I watched it again, the elements of the plot fell into place. |
| first place n | (top prize, highest position) | första plats adj + s |
| | I managed first place in the last race, despite a bad start. |
| gathering place n | (place to get together) | samlingsplats s |
| | | mötesplats s |
| | The market square was a gathering place for local people every Saturday. |
| have its place v expr | (be appropriate on occasion) | ha sin plats vbal uttr |
| | | var sak på sin plats uttr |
| | Meat has its place in a healthy diet, but reducing the amount consumed has additional benefits. |
| hiding place n | (location where [sb] is concealed) | gömställe s |
| | Let's go to my secret hiding place, okay? |
| in its place adv | (in appropriate location) | på sin plats adv |
| | | på rätt plats adv |
| | The burglar put the bracelet back in its place. |
| in its place adv | figurative (on appropriate occasion) (även bildlig) | på sin plats adv |
| | | vid rätt tidpunkt adv |
| in place adv | (positioned in readiness) | på plats prep + s |
| | | på sitt ställe uttr |
| | The artist ensures that all his equipment is in place before he begins a new painting. |
| in place adv | US (without moving to another spot) | på plats prep + s |
| | The dog stayed in place until his owner called him. |
| in place of [sth] expr | (instead of, replacing [sth]) | i stället för adv |
| | You can use tinned tomatoes in place of fresh ones in this recipe. |
in place of [sb],
in [sb]'s place expr | (as a substitute for [sb] else) | i stället för ngn uttr |
| | | i ngts ställe uttr |
| | He sent a delegate to attend the ceremony in his place. |
| in the first place expr | (firstly) | för det första adv |
| | Why don't I like him? Well, in the first place, he doesn't wash. |
| in the first place expr | (at the beginning, initially) | till att börja med adv |
| | | från början adv |
| | Why didn't you tell me that in the first place? |
| in your place adv | (if I were you) | i ditt ställe adv |
| | In your place, I would be just as confused. |
| out of place adj | (not belonging) | malplacerad adj |
| | | obekväm adj |
| | As the only Europeans present, we felt a little out of place. |
| place an order v expr | (make request to purchase [sth]) | lägga en beställning vbal uttr |
| | | göra en order vbal uttr |
| | Please call the Chinese restaurant and place an order for hot and sour soup. |
place mat,
placemat n | (mat under [sb]'s plate) (vardagligt) | underlägg s |
| | | bordstablett s |
| | We don't have enough place mats to properly set the table. |
| place of birth n | (location where [sb] was born) | födelseort s |
| | (vardagligt) | földelseplats s |
| | Many people never travel far from their place of birth. |
| place of work n | (workplace) | arbetsplats s |
| place setting n | (table service: mat, cutlery, etc.) | kuvert, kuvertuppsättning s |
| | The table's big enough for six place settings. |
| placeholder n | (computer code) (lånord, engelska) | placeholder s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The coder used a placeholder until the actual values were decided on. |
| placeholder n | (person temporarily in office) | temporärt anställd person uttr |
| | (specifik) | vikarie s |
| | A placeholder was appointed until the next elections are held. |
| placeholder n | (symbol: can be replaced by number) | fri variabel adj + s |
| | We will use placeholders since we do not know the exact values yet. |
| placeholder n | (generic word or name) | tillfälligt namn adj + s |
| | | generiskt namn adj + s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Placeholders are often important for grammatical structure. |
| placeholder n | (calendar: provisional booking) | tillsvidare-bokning s |
| | | tillfällig plan adj + s |
| | Add a placeholder to the calendar so people know the proposed time for the meeting. |
| place kick n | (ball kicked from stationary position) | place kick s |
| pride of place n | (most prominent position) | första platsen, bästa platsen adj + s |
| | Navid's trophy was given pride of place on the mantelpiece. |
| put [sb] in his/her place v expr | figurative (humble) (bildlig) | sätta ngn på plats vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | visa var skåpet ska stå vbal uttr |
| | Eleanor's sharp rebuke put Daniel in his place. |
| put [sth] in place v expr | (implement) | införa vtr |
| | (formell) | implementera vtr |
| | The school has put measures in place to ensure no stranger can gain access to the building. |
| second place n | (runner-up position) | andra plats adj + s |
| | Ruth was in second place in the competition. |
| shelter-in-place n | US (stay-at-home order) | utegångsförbud s |
| | | order om utegångsförbud s |
someplace,
some place pron | US (indefinite location) | någonstans, nånstans pron |
| take its place v expr | (serve the same purpose) | ta ngts/ngns plats vbal uttr |
| | | ersätta vtr |
| | I knew so much about my job that nobody could take my place. |
| | Digital TV has largely taken the place of analog. |
| take place vtr + n | (happen, be held) | äga rum vtr + s |
| | | ta plats vtr + s |
| | The concert took place in a bar. |
| | The next election in my village will take place on April 6th. |
there is a time and a place for everything,
there is a time and place for everything expr | (responding to [sth] inappropriate) | allting har sin tid och sin plats s |