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dónde tuvo lugar
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dónde tuvo lugar

dónde tuvo lugar(
dohn
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deh
 
too
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loo
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gahr
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. where did it take place
¿Qué equipos se disputaron el partido y dónde tuvo lugar?What teams played the game and where did it take place?
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
¿Dónde tuvo lugar el encuentro entre el Barça y el Real Madrid?Where did the game between Barça and Real Madrid take place?
¿Dónde tuvo lugar la coronación del rey?Where did the king's coronation take place?
a. where it took place
¿Dónde fue el concierto? - No sé dónde tuvo lugar, solo sé que fue ayer.Where was the concert? - I don't know where it took place. I only know it was yesterday.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Me pregunto dónde tuvo lugar el concierto si no fue en la sala de conciertos.I wonder where the concert took place if it wasn't in the concert hall.
Nadie sabe dónde tuvo lugar el duelo. Siempre lo mantuvieron en secreto.No one knows where the duel took place. They always kept it a secret.
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