🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

lugar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: loo-gar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Venue/ˈvɛnjuː/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El concierto se llevará a cabo en un lugar popular en el centro."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where an event or meeting is held.

    "The concert will take place at a popular venue downtown."
  2. 2

    The location where a legal case is tried.

    "The venue for the trial was changed due to public interest."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'venue' originates from the Old French term 'venue', meaning 'a coming' or 'arrival', derived from the verb 'venir', which means 'to come'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, initially referring to the place where a legal case is heard, and has since evolved to encompass various types of locations for events and gatherings.

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