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tener lugar

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
tener lugar loc verb	(suceder, ocurrir)	take place v expr
	Los hechos tuvieron lugar cerca de la embajada de Brasil.
	La reunión tuvo lugar en el despacho del director.
tener lugar en loc verb + prep	(ser admisible en un contexto)	there is room for [sth] v expr
		have place in v expr
	Las críticas tienen lugar en la junta si son relativas al tema.
	La envidia no tiene lugar en esta familia.
	There is room for criticism on the board as long as it's relevant to the issue.
	Jealousy has no place in this family.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
tener lugar en loc verb	(ser apropiado)	have place in [sth] v expr
		there is room for [sth] v expr
	La envidia no tiene lugar en esta familia.
tener lugar en loc verb	(ocurrir en)	take place in v expr
	La historia tiene lugar en el país de Nunca Jamás.

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