ocupa

f. & m.

1 squatter (informal).

2 unlawful tenant, squatter, unauthorized tenant.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ocupar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ocupar.

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= squatter.

Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.

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= squatter.

Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.

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ocupa

masculine and feminine

(Esp fam)

squatter

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Del verbo ocupar: (conjugate ocupar)

ocupa es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ocupa    
ocupar
ocupar (conjugate ocupar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹espacio/tiempo› to take up;

◊ me ocupó toda la mañana it took up my whole morning;

¿en qué ocupas tu tiempo libre? how do you spend your spare time?
2 [persona]

a) (situarse en) ‹asiento› to take;

◊ volvió a ocupa su asiento she returned to her seat, she took her seat again;

ocupaban (todo) un lado de la sala they took up one (whole) side of the room

b) (estar en) ‹vivienda› to live in, occupy;

‹habitación› to be in;
‹asiento› to be (sitting) in

c) (en clasificación):

◊ ¿qué lugar ocupan en la liga? what position are they in the division?

d) ‹cargo› to hold, occupy (frml);

‹vacante› to fill
3 ‹fábrica/territorio› to occupy
4 (AmC, Chi, Méx) (usar) to use
ocuparse verbo pronominal ocupase DE algo/algn ‹de tarea/trabajo› to take care of sth;
‹de problema/asunto› to deal with sth;

◊ yo me ocupaé de eso I'll see to that;

ocupase de algn ‹de niño/enfermo› to take care of sb, to look after sb
ocupa mf fam squatter
ocupar verbo transitivo
1 (espacio, tiempo) to take up
2 (un puesto) to hold, fill
3 (casa, territorio) to occupy
(ilegalmente) to squat (in)

'ocupa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espacio
- privilegiada
- privilegiado
- saber
- cuenta
English:
carload
- space
- take up
- feature
- house
- quantity
- squatter

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ocupa = okupa