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lodged

[/lɒdʒd/]
verb (past tense and past participle)
hospedado, alojado, encravado
1. stayed temporarily in a place, usually paying for accommodation
She lodged at a hotel downtown.
Ela se hospedou em um hotel no centro.
2. became stuck or embedded in a place or object
A bullet lodged in the wall.
Uma bala ficou encravada na parede.
3. formally presented or submitted (a complaint, appeal, etc.)
They lodged a complaint with the manager.
Eles apresentaram uma reclamação ao gerente.
4. provided with temporary accommodation
The host lodged the guests in comfortable rooms.
O anfitrião alojou os hóspedes em quartos confortáveis.
Synonyms
stayedaccommodatedembeddedfiledsubmittedstuck
Antonyms
evictedremovedwithdrawndislodged

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
hospedado, alojado
Most common usage for accommodation
São Paulo
hospedado
Preferred in formal contexts
Portugal
alojado
Common in Portuguese Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

lodged a protest
lodged a complaint
lodged in memory
lodged between a rock and a hard place
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