alojar

to accommodate

alojar(ah-loh-hahr)

transitive verb

1. (to give housing to)

a. to accommodate

Podremos alojar 3,000 huéspedes en nuestro hotel.

We'll be able to accommodate 3,000 guests in our hotel.

b. to house

Este centro de acogida aloja refugiados de la guerra.

This shelter houses refugees from the war.

c. to put up (in someone's house)

Te podemos alojar por unas noches mientras estás en la ciudad.

We can put you up for a few nights while you're in town.

alojarse

pronominal verb

2. (to be lodged)

a. to stay

Hay muchos lugares lindos en donde alojarse en nuestra ciudad.

There are many nice places to stay in our city.

b. to be housed

Se alojaron sobrevivientes del huracán Katrina por todo el estado.

Survivors of Hurricane Katrina were housed all across the state.

3. (to be stuck)

a. to get lodged

Un hueso de pescado se alojó en la garganta de la anciana y la llevaron a la sala de emergencias.

A fishbone got lodged in the elderly woman's throat and she was taken to the emergency room.

alojar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to put up

pronominal verb

2. (hospedarse)

a. to stay

3. (introducirse)

a. to lodge

la bala se alojó en el pulmón derechothe bullet lodged in her right lung

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alojar

transitive verb

(hospedar) to put up; accommodate; (Mil) to billet; quarter;

pronominal verb

alojarse to stay; (Mil) to be billeted; be quartered

alojarse en to stay at; put up at; la bala se alojó en el pulmón the bullet lodged in the lung