lugar
nounCEFR B2High frequency
What does “lugar” mean in English?
site, location — a place where something is located; also a website
site, location — a place where something is located; also a website (lugar web; lugar de construcción)
Example sentences
La ceremonia de apertura tendrá lugar en el gran auditorio el próximo viernes a las ocho de la tarde.
The opening ceremony will take place in the main auditorium next Friday at eight in the evening.
En primer lugar, es necesario reconocer el problema; en segundo, buscar las causas estructurales.
In the first place, it is necessary to recognise the problem; in the second, to seek the structural causes.
El lugar web oficial del organismo centraliza todos los trámites administrativos y formularios.
The official website of the body centralises all administrative procedures and forms.
How to use it
El lugar (noun, masculine — site/location sense) covers several B2 meanings: (1) a physical place or location, (2) a position or rank (en primer lugar), (3) a website (lugar web — formal/Peninsular). Core collocations: tener lugar (to take place); en lugar de (instead of); en primer/segundo lugar; lugar de trabajo/nacimiento. Note: sitio web is more common than lugar web in everyday digital Spanish.
Common mistake
Tener lugar (to take place) is a very common fixed phrase — don't use *tomar lugar. En lugar de = instead of (not *en el lugar de). Lugar de los hechos = scene of the crime/event. 'Common place' = lugar común (cliché).