English–Spanish
“take up space” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/okuˈpaɾ/
Example
La caja ocupa mucho espacio en el coche.
The box takes up a lot of space in the car.
How to say “take up space” in Spanish
“Take up space” in Spanish is ocupar.
A box filling a shelf space.
Example sentences with ocupar
Ella ocupa un puesto importante en la empresa.
She occupies an important position in the company.
Tips for using ocupar
- Used both for physically taking space and for holding a role (ocupar un puesto); note that estar ocupado means to be busy and ocuparse de means to take care of something.