colocar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collocare, present active infinitive of collocō (“place, put, assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar.

Verb

colocar (first-person singular indicative present coloco, past participle colocáu)

1. to put, place
2. to tidy, tidy up

Conjugation

Conjugation of colocar

infinitive		colocar
gerund		colocando
past participle		m colocáu, f colocada, n colocao, m pl colocaos, f pl colocaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	coloco	coloques	coloca	colocamos	colocáis	coloquen
	imperfect	colocaba	colocabes	colocaba	colocábemos, colocábamos	colocabeis, colocabais	colocaben
	preterite	coloqué	colocasti, coloquesti	colocó	coloquemos	colocastis, coloquestis	colocaron
	pluperfect	colocare, colocara	colocares, colocaras	colocare, colocara	colocáremos, colocáramos	colocareis, colocarais	colocaren, colocaran
	future	colocaré	colocarás	colocará	colocaremos	colocaréis	colocarán
	conditional	colocaría	colocaríes	colocaría	colocaríemos, colocaríamos	colocaríeis, colocaríais	colocaríen
subjunctive	present	coloque	coloques, colocas	coloque	coloquemos	coloquéis	coloquen, colocan
	imperfect	colocare, colocara	colocares, colocaras	colocare, colocara	colocáremos, colocáramos	colocareis, colocarais	colocaren, colocaran
imperative		—	coloca	—	—	colocái	—

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• collocar (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collocare, present active infinitive of collocō (“place, put, assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuluˈkaɾ]
• IPA^(key): [koloˈka(ʁ)]

Verb

1. (transitive) to place; to put

   Coloca as chaves em cima da mesa, faz favor. ― Put the keys on the table, please.

   Synonyms: pôr (more formal), botar (informal)

   Antonyms: tirar, retirar

2. (transitive) to put [in a situation]

   Não reclame, pois foi você mesmo que se colocou nessa situação. ― Don’t complain, you put yourself in this situation.

   Synonyms: pôr, deixar

3. (transitive) to hire; to employ

   Synonyms: empregar (more common), contratar (more common)

4. (transitive) to invest (to commit capital in the hope of financial return)

   Synonyms: investir (more common), aplicar (more common)

5. Template:indtr to place (to earn a given spot in a competition’s result)

   Ele se colocou em último lugar na maratona. ― He got last place in the marathon.

   É praticamente impossível se colocar entre os três primeiros. ― It’s nearly impossible to place in the top three positions.

   Synonym: ganhar

6. (transitive) to put forth [a question]

   A entrevistadora colocou uma pergunta interessante. ― The interviewer put forth an interesting question.

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Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:colocar.

Derived terms

• colocação
• colocador

 

References

• LUFT, Celso Pedro. Microdicionário de língua portuguesa Luft. São Paulo, Brazil: Ática, 2000. →ISBN

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collocare, present active infinitive of collocō (“place, put, assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar. Cognate with English collocate and couch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koloˈkaɾ/ [ko.loˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. to place
2. to put

   Synonym: poner

3. to get in

   No pude colocar palabras. ― I couldn't get a word in edgeways.

4. (reflexive, slang) to take drugs
5. (transitive, slang) to intoxicate (stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol)

Derived terms

• colocación