Portuguese Word of the Day
lugar
/lu-GAR/ • noun — 25th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: place, spot, or position (a physical location or figurative spot)
Examples
- Este é um bom lugar para estudar.
(This is a good place to study.) - Coloque o livro no lugar certo.
(Put the book in the right place.) - Em primeiro lugar, precisamos falar sobre o plano.
(First of all, we need to talk about the plan.)
Synonyms
- local
- sítio
- posição
Lugar is very common and can refer to a physical location (a room, a city, a seat) or a more abstract position/order (first place, someone's role). It appears in many expressions: "em lugar de" (instead of), "em primeiro lugar" (first of all), and "dar lugar a" (to give rise to).
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