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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (location)

a. el lugar

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Many people claim to have seen UFOs at this site.Muchos dicen haber avistado OVNI en este lugar.

b. el emplazamiento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

They are looking for a suitable site for the new museum.Están buscando un emplazamiento idóneo para el nuevo museo.

c. el sitio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This site is of great historical importance and attracts a lot of visitors.Este sitio tiene mucha importancia histórica y atrae a muchos visitantes.

2. (internet)

a. el sitio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The site has 10,000 visits a day.El sitio recibe 10,000 visitas diarias.

3. (archaeology)

a. el yacimiento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Much of the site still has to be excavated.Queda por excavar gran parte del yacimiento.

4. (building site)

a. la obra

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Safety helmets are compulsory on site.Es obligatorio llevar casco protector en la obra.

5. (land for development)

a. el terreno

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(piece of land)

I am interested in buying the site next to your house.Estoy interesado en comprar el terreno que está junto a su casa.

b. el solar

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(for a building)

They're going to build a mall on this site.Van a construir un centro comercial en este solar.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to place)

a. situar

We will never allow their missiles to be sited on our territory.Jamás permitiremos que se sitúen sus misiles en nuestro territorio.

b. ubicar

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

We need to decide where the new hospital will be sited.Necesitamos decidir dónde se va a ubicar el nuevo hospital.

c. emplazar

The water tank needs to be sited as high as possible.Hay que emplazar la cisterna en el lugar más elevado posible.

site

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (position)

a. el lugar

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (archaeological)

a. el yacimiento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (of monument, building, complex)

a. el emplazamiento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(building) siteobra f

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (general)

a. emplazar, ubicar

to be sitedestar situado(a)

site [saɪt]

noun

1 (place) sitio (m); lugar (m); (location) situación (f); (scene) escenario (m); (for building) solar (m); terreno (m); (archaeological) yacimiento (m)

the site of the accident el lugar del accidente; the site of the battle el escenario de la batalla; a late Roman site un emplazamiento romano tardío; building site obra (f); burial site necrópolis (f); camp site camping (m)

2 (Internet)

website

transitive verb

situar; ubicar; especially (LAm)

a badly sited building un edificio mal situado

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construction site	la obra
on-site	in situ
job site	el sitio de trabajo la obra
social networking site	el sitio de redes sociales
historical site	el lugar histórico
porno site	sitio porno
landfill site	vertedero de basuras
historic site	el sitio histórico
this site can't be reached	no se puede acceder a este sitio
social media site	la red social
archeological site	yacimiento arqueológico
request desktop site	solicitar página de escritorio
panning site	lavadero
washing site	lavadero
Do you want to leave this site?	¿Quieres salir de este sitio?
site URL	el URL del sitio
building site	la obra
archaeological site	zona arqueológica
camping site	el campamento
heritage site	el sitio patrimonial