die Stellung

1.

the rank

(In organizations. Rare and tricky to use idiomatically.)

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• Er erreichte schnell eine hohe Stellung im Unternehmen.
• He quickly reached a high rank within the company.

2.

The position, the postitioning

(In military and sports and figuratively in the phrase "Stellung halten" which means "not going anywhere")

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• Die Soldaten mussten ihre Stellungen gegen den feindlichen Angriff halten.
• The soldiers had to hold their positions against the enemy attack.

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3.

the position

(The type you find in the Kamasutra)

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Examples

• Um Abwechslung ins Liebesleben zu bringen, probierten sie eine neue Stellung aus dem Kamasutra aus.
• To add variety to their love life, they tried a new position from the Kamasutra.

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xv

1. I thought this was a word for a job (like you would see in an advert) but i saw the plural form Stellen, which doesn’t seem to be in your dictionary. Is Stellung wrong then ? Or more about someones position in the Hierachy and not the go to word for a position at work?
2. What says Kamasutra to you more, position or Stellung?

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Emanuel

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1) Yes, “die Stelle” is a common term for a job, not Stellung. It does work in the context of hierarchies, but it’s tricky to use idiomatically.

2) Definitely “Stellung”. That’s the default word for sex position.

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