fuera de lugar

Spanish

Adjective

fuera de lugar (invariable)

1. (idiomatic) out of place (not in proper situation or arrangement)
2. (idiomatic) out of line, uncalled for, uncalled-for, out of turn (inappropriate)
3. (Latin America, sports) offside

Further reading

• “fuera de lugar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28