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lugar
masculine noun
1. place (sitio); scene (del crimen, accidente); spot (para acampar, merendar)
- en algún lugar -> somewhere
- no lo veo por ningún lugar -> I can't see it anywhere
- vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar -> put everything back where it belongs
- yo en tu lugar -> if I were you
- fuera de lugar (figurative) -> out of place
- lugar de encuentro -> meeting place
- lugar de trabajo -> place of work
2. place, town (localidad)
- las gentes del lugar -> the local people
- lugar de nacimiento -> place of birth
3. position (puesto)
- en primer/segundo lugar -> in the first/second place, firstly/secondly
4. room, space (espacio libre)
- aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente -> there's no room for anyone else here
5. (expresiones)
- dar lugar a -> to bring about, to cause
- sin lugar a dudas -> without doubt, undoubtedly
- tener lugar -> to take place
- lugar común -> platitude, commonplace
en lugar de
prepositional phrase1. instead of
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lugar [loo-gar’]
noun
1. Place, spot, situation, position (posición). (m)
2. City, town, village (pueblo): properly speaking, it is applied to a village or a very small town. (m)
3. Employment, office, dignity. (m)
4. Time, opportunity (oportunidad), occasion. (m)
5. Leisure, convenience of time. (m)
6. Cause, motive, reason (razón). (m)
7. Text, authority or sentiment of an author. (m)
- En lugar de -> instead of, in lieu of
- Lugar seguro -> safe place
- En primer lugar -> in the first place
- Estar fuera de lugar -> to be out of place
- Ocupar el lugar de -> to take the place of, Tener lugar, to take place
- Hacer lugar para -> to make room for
- Dar lugar a -> to give rise to
Verb Conjugation for "lugar"
- Infinitive
- lugar
- Gerund
- lugando
- Participle
- lugado
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | lugo | lugué | lugaba | lugaré | lugue |
| Tú | lugas | lugaste | lugabas | lugarás | lugues |
| Ella/Él/Usted | luga | lugó | lugaba | lugará | lugue |
| Nosotros | lugamos | lugamos | lugábamos | lugaremos | luguemos |
| Vosotros | lugáis | lugasteis | lugabais | lugaréis | luguéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | lugan | lugaron | lugaban | lugarán | luguen |
"lugar" in the Answers forum
| Q: | En el lugar donde se encuentra, los visitan todos los domingos los familiares,… |
| A: | It should be "lo visitan" (singular pronoun - they visit him), but it's a common native speaker mistake to make the pronoun plural because it's next to… |
| Q: | apellido paterno, Lugar de trabajo, Estado de a'nimo |
| A: | Thanks very much, Guillermo. I understand the changes you made, but it is my understanding that a verb can be used nominally by adding the definite article.… |
| Q: | "lugar" y "sitio" |
| A: | Most of the time they mean the same thing, especially when they refer to a physical space: Pon eso en cualquier sitio/lugar = Leave that anywhere Van… |
| Q: | Tinto en lugar de Rojo |
| A: | En dos palabras... Either adjective is simply a description of the appearance of the noun (in this case vino). The word **tinto** simply means deeply… |
| Q: | can anyone help me with this:que hago que? jajajajajajaj.vos queres ir a comprar conmigo,… |
| A: | oops.. here is the rest: que hago que? jajajajajajaj.vos queres ir a comprar conmigo, pero en franklin se acabaron en el unico lugar que vi parecidas… |
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Nearby Words
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