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Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Review of a hotel | | English term or phrase: situated | Texan couple goes to a hotel in Mexico and he says:
"We drove our car in and it was a little bit of a challenge getting situated, but they lease several spots at a nearby garage and it worked out well with the help of the intrepid bellboy Ignacio."
Situated??? Meaning what, parked???
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| | English translation:finding a place/spot | Explanation:
Yes, it's a funny way to say it - but you're right, this is what it means.
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-01-23 10:59:06 GMT)
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"Monique's attempt to start it again, to situate the car completely in its parking spot, proved unsuccessful. "
http://www.openletters.net/001113/maliszewski001113.html
"If you are going to display your car, please arrive at 9AM so we can situate your car. There are alot of spaces so dont be worried, you'll get to park. "
http://gripunit.com/
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Note added at 14 mins (2007-01-23 11:08:09 GMT)
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I think it sounds funny because one usually says "getting situated" when you're talking about "settling in" to somewhere new - which feels a bit long term for a car spot! But I suppose if they're at the end of a long journey and settling in for a holiday, that's okay!
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-01-23 11:11:25 GMT)
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Giving it more thought, this type of language use seems typical of travel writing to me - it's actually quite nicely written for a relatively common holiday event ;) |
| Selected response from:
 Melissa Stanfield
Australia
Local time: 07:07
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1 min confidence:   | finding our way / getting orientated
Explanation:
is what it sounds like to me
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-01-23 11:03:30 GMT)
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finding a place to park our car
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Asker: Indeed, but what has it got to do with the lease of a spot at a garage??
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