situarse

situarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (colocarse) to be placed, be located, be situated

2 (lograr una posición) to get on, do well, be successful

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VPR

1) (=colocarse) to position o.s.

los jugadores se situaron cerca de la portería — the players positioned themselves near the goal

se ha situado muy bien en la empresa — he's got himself a very good position in the company

se ha situado entre los tres países más ricos del mundo — it has become one of the three richest countries in the world

2) [novela, película] to be set

la acción se sitúa en Buenos Aires — the action is set in Buenos Aires

3) [en la sociedad] to do well for o.s.

se situó muy bien en la capital — she did really well for herself in the capital

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■situarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona) to place oneself, position oneself
2 (una casa, un castillo) to be situated o located
3 (alcanzar una posición social) to achieve a good position
'situarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colocar
- ocupar
- situar
- ubicar
English:
fire

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vpr

1. [colocarse] to take up position;

los agentes se situaron en las cercanías del banco the police officers took up position in the vicinity of the bank

2. [ubicarse] to be located;

está cerca de la plaza, ¿te sitúas? it's near the square, do you know where I mean?

3. [desarrollarse] [acción] to be set;

la acción se sitúa en la Segunda Guerra Mundial the action is set during the Second World War

4. [acomodarse, establecerse] to get oneself established

5. [en clasificación] to be placed;

se situó en el tercer puesto he was placed third

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situarse

v/r be

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vr

1) : to be placed, to be located

2) : to make a place for oneself, to do well

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situarse vb (estar ) to be

se sitúa entre los mejores del mundo he is among the best in the world