What does luogo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word luogo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use luogo in Italian.

The word luogo in Italian means place, place, place, place, setting, scene, crime scene, locus, take place, take place, to give place to, make happen, inappropriate, uncalled for, in place of, first of all, secondly, become attached to a place, ground for carrying out proceedings, cliche, cliché, scene of the crime, crime scene, scene of the massacre, assigned place, place dedicated to, place of worship, treatment centre, treatment zone, place of interest, place of work, workplace, birthplace, junction, crossing point, recreation area, holiday destination, holiday resort, geometric locus, sacred place, set foot somewhere, nonsuit, no case to answer, stake claim to, set up camp somewhere. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word luogo

place

sostantivo maschile (parte di spazio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fantasia è il luogo in cui mi rifugio quando sono triste.
Fantasy is the place where I take refuge when I'm feeling sad.

place

sostantivo maschile (zona, località, regione, paese)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo è un luogo privato; non può effettuare riprese. Nel mio viaggio intorno al mondo ho visto luoghi di ogni tipo.
This is a private place; no filming is allowed.

place

sostantivo maschile (edificio o sua parte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ogni giorno alle 8.00 si recava sul luogo di lavoro.
He went to his place of work every day at 8 a.m.

place

sostantivo maschile (parte di un oggetto o di un corpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'auto presentava graffi in vari luoghi.
The car had scratches in many places.

setting

sostantivo maschile (passo di uno scritto) (literary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il filologo ha stilato una lista dei luoghi più critici della Divina commedia.
The philologist made a list of the most critical settings in the Divine Comedy.

scene, crime scene

sostantivo maschile (figurato (situazione, posto determinati)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La polizia si fiondò sul luogo del delitto.
The police ran to the crime scene.

locus

sostantivo maschile (matematica, geometria) (math)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una circonferenza è il luogo dei punti equidistanti dal centro.
A circumference is the locus of equidistant points from the centre.

take place

take place

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (accadere)

to give place to

make happen

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far accadere)

inappropriate, uncalled for

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le tue frasi sono fuori luogo in un contesto come questo.
Your sentences are inappropriate in this context.

in place of

(conjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that.")
Scrissi "pene" in luogo di "penne", facendomi ridere addosso da tutta la platea.

first of all

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
In primo luogo, ricordati sempre che lei è la tua direttrice e non puoi disobbedirle.
First of all, remember that she is your boss and you cannot disobey her.

secondly

locuzione avverbiale (secondariamente)

become attached to a place

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

ground for carrying out proceedings

(judicial)

cliche, cliché

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quello che gli uomini siano più immaturi delle donne è un luogo comune.
It's a cliche that men are more immature than women.

scene of the crime, crime scene

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scene of the massacre

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

assigned place, place dedicated to

place of worship

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non si può entrare vestiti succinti nei luoghi di culto.
You can't go into places of worship dressed scantily.

treatment centre, treatment zone

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

place of interest

sostantivo maschile (località turistica)

Tra i luoghi di interesse di questa regione c'è anche un sito archeologico etrusco.
Among this region's places of interest there is an Etruscan archaeological site.

place of work, workplace

sostantivo maschile (posto in cui si lavora)

birthplace

sostantivo maschile (dove [qlcn] è nato)

junction, crossing point

recreation area

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

holiday destination

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

holiday resort

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

geometric locus

sacred place

set foot somewhere

nonsuit, no case to answer

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stake claim to

set up camp somewhere

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