lugar

/luˈɡaɾ/, [luˈɣ̞aɾ]

place, site

Examples

Quería que Mary saliera conmigo en lugar de con Tom.

I wanted Mary to go out with me instead of Tom.

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A Cristóbal Colón no le gustaban los burdeles españoles, ya que le parecían sucios y demasiado caros. En su lugar, se iba al mar, donde era atraído (a propósito) por la canción de una sirena, y pasaba un buen rato.

Christopher Columbus disliked Spanish brothels, as he found them dirty and too expensive. Instead, he would go out to sea, get lured in - on purpose - by the Siren's song, and then have a rocking good time.

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Nos encontraremos en el lugar acostumbrado.

We'll meet at the usual place.

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Competí con él por el primer lugar.

I competed with him for the first prize.

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Tom no encontraba un buen lugar donde esconder la llave.

Tom couldn't find a good place to hide the key.

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No se puede comprar en ningún otro lugar.

You can't buy it anywhere but there.

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En primer lugar la reunión fue organizada para el siguiente sábado.

In the first place the meeting was arranged for next Saturday.

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Fue Janet quien ganó el primer lugar.

It was Janet that won first prize.

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Debe de haberte sorprendido encontrarte con tu maestro en un lugar como ése.

You must have been surprised to meet your teacher in such a place.

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En lugar de quejaros, quizá deberíais ayudar.

Instead of complaining, maybe you should help.

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Es vegetariana, así que comió tofu en lugar de pavo.

She's vegetarian, so she ate tofu instead of turkey.

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Siendo ese el caso, en lugar de elaborar más esos dos reportes, debería tratar de decir un par de palabras para corroborar los argumentos detrás de ellos.

That being the case, instead of elaborating on these two reports, I should like to say a few words to corroborate the arguments behind them.

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Tom prefiere este lugar al otro en el que vivía.

Tom likes this place better than where he used to live.

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Casi todos los pasajeros del autobús estaban dormidos cuando tuvo lugar el accidente.

Almost all of the passenger in the bus were asleep when the accident happened.

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No me gusta este lugar.

I don't like this place.

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En tu lugar yo no iría allí.

I wouldn't go there if I were you.

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Estoy seguro de que no será demasiado difícil encontrar otro lugar para vivir.

I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find another place to live.

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Hay un lugar especial en el Infierno para la gente que come en el cine.

There's a special place in hell for people who eat in movie theaters.

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No hay lugar donde sentarnos.

There's no room for us to sit down.

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El corazón del hombre es el lugar donde mora el diablo; a veces noto un infierno dentro de mí.

The heart of man is the place the devil dwells in; I feel sometimes a hell within myself.

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