colocar

== Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin collocāre (“place, put, assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar. === Verb === colocar (first-person singular indicative present coloco, past participle colocáu) to put, place to tidy, tidy up ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “colocar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “colocar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin collocāre (“place, put, assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar. === Verb === colocar (first-person singular present coloco, first-person singular preterite coloquei, past participle colocado) to put; place to hire Synonyms: empregar, contratar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “colocar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “colocar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === collocar (pre-reform spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin collocāre (“to place, to put, to assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar. === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /kɔ.lɔˈka(h)/ (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.luˈka(ɹ)/ Hyphenation: co‧lo‧car === Verb === colocar (first-person singular present coloco, first-person singular preterite coloquei, past participle colocado) (transitive) to place; to put Synonyms: pôr, (informal) botar Antonyms: tirar, retirar Coloca as chaves em cima da mesa, faz favor. ― Put the keys on the table, please. (transitive) to put [in a situation] Synonyms: pôr, deixar Não reclame, pois foi você mesmo que se colocou nessa situação. ― Don’t complain, you put yourself in this situation. (transitive) to hire; to employ Synonyms: (more common) empregar, contratar (transitive) to invest (to commit capital in the hope of financial return) Synonyms: (more common) investir, aplicar (usually pronominal) to place (to earn a given spot in a competition’s result) [with em ‘in a position’ or entre (+ plural noun) ‘among a set of positions’] Synonym: ganhar 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. (transitive) to put forth [a question] A entrevistadora colocou uma pergunta interessante. ― The interviewer put forth an interesting question. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:colocar. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === LUFT, Celso Pedro. Microdicionário de língua portuguesa Luft. São Paulo, Brazil: Ática, 2000. →ISBN === Further reading === “colocar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “colocar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin collocāre (“place, put, assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar. Cognate with English collocate and couch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koloˈkaɾ/ [ko.loˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: co‧lo‧car === Verb === colocar (first-person singular present coloco, first-person singular preterite coloqué, past participle colocado) to place to put Synonym: poner to get in (reflexive, slang) to take drugs (transitive, slang) to intoxicate (stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “colocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025