colocar
/koloˈkaɾ/, [ko.loˈkaɾ]place
Verb colocar (first-person singular present coloco, first-person singular preterite coloqué, past participle colocado)
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to place
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to put
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to get in
- No pude colocar palabras.
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I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
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(reflexive, slang) to take drugs
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(transitive, slang) to intoxicate (stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol)
Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Examples
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Vamos a colocar los bajos a la izquierda.
Let's put the basses on the left.
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Dime donde colocar esto.
Tell me where to put this.
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Voy a colocar dinero en este negocio.
I'm going to invest money in this business.
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Voy a colocar estas flores.
I'm going to arrange these flowers.
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