jockeying for position
pres. part
essayant de se placer avantageusement
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position
[+person, thing] position f
an uncomfortable position une position inconfortable
→ The house is in a very exposed position.
→ The ship's name and position were reported to the coastguard.
→ The position of the tree meant that the garden received very little sunlight.
→ From the position of the sun, I think it must be about 2 p.m.
→ She remained in that position.
in an erect position droit (e)
→ The upper back and neck are held in an erect position.
to raise o.s. to a sitting position se mettre en position assise
→ Mr. Dambar had raised himself to a sitting position.
to take up a position prendre place
→ She took up a position at the window to watch for Jenny coming.
to be in position
[troops, police] être en position
→ Some 28,000 US troops were in position around the capital.
→ Extra security staff were in position, stationed among the crowd.
(in community, society)
position f
→ Old people sometimes find it hard to adjusting to their changing role and position in society.
→ Priests have traditionally held an important position in the community.
(in competition, league, race)
position f
→ By the ninth hour the car was running in eighth position.
(=situation) position f
→ It was not the first time he had found himself in this position.
to be in a difficult position être dans une position délicate
→ He's going to be in a very difficult position indeed if things go badly for him.
to be in the fortunate position of being ... avoir la chance d'être ...
→ You are in the fortunate position of having no responsibilities.
financial position situation f financière
→ Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position.
to be in a position to do sth être en mesure de faire qch
→ The UN is in a position to provide relief for refugees.
to be in no position to do sth ne pas être en mesure de faire qch
→ They were in no position to help.
I am not in a position to comment. Je ne suis pas en mesure de faire de commentaires.
(=attitude) position f
sb's position on sth la position de qn sur qch
→ What is their position on disarmament?
→ He could be depended on to take a moderate position on most of the key issues.
→ Mr Cranston is afraid to state his true position on the republic, which is that he opposed it.
(=job) poste m
→ Ideally, I'd like a part-time position.
→ top management positions
to take up a position
(=start a job) commencer à travailler
→ In November he will take up a position in a bigger company.
→ He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council
vt
[+person, thing] mettre en place or en position → Position the tallest plants nearest the fence. → The Sergeant positioned his men in the woods nearby. to position o.s. se placer → The boy positioned himself near the door.
lotus position
n position f du lotus
missionary position
n position f du missionnaire
pole position
n pole position f
→ Gardner recorded the fastest lap in qualifying to earn pole position for today's US Grand Prix.
to be in pole position
[driver] être en pole position
position paper
n rapport m
→ The ministers will be examining a position paper outlining options
→ yesterday's publication of a position paper on responses to domestic violence, drawn up by a north-west Connemara community-based group
recovery position
n (MEDICINE) position f latérale de sécurité
to put sb in the recovery position mettre qn en position latérale de sécurité
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