locate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de trouver l'emplacement exact de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un, ou de placer quelque chose à un endroit précis.

A verb used to indicate the act of finding the exact position of something or someone, or to situate something in a particular place.

1. Find the positionB1formal

   To discover the exact place or position of something or someone.

   localiser

   • The rescue team managed to locate the missing hikers.
   • Can you locate the nearest gas station on the map?
   • She tried to locate her keys in the messy room.

   Synonymesdetectdeterminediscoverfindidentifypinpointtrack down

2. Establish in a placeB2formal

   To place or establish something in a particular location.

   établir dans un lieu

   • The company decided to locate its headquarters in Berlin.
   • They located the new factory near the river.
   • The museum is located in the heart of the city.

   Synonymesinstallplacepositionpostputsetsitesituatestation

   Antonymesdislocatedisplaceremoveuproot