colocar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- embed verb To set (something) as if into a bed; to set it within surrounding material; to bed it.
- enclose verb To surround an area with a wall, fence, or other barrier.
- place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
- pose verb To hold a particular position of the body, often for a photo or painting.
- put verb To move something into a particular place or position.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
Senses
colocar is used for these senses in English:
- buckle up (intransitive, idiomatic) To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.
- embed (transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
- enclose (transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
- place (ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
- pose (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
- put To physically place (something or someone somewhere).
- set (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
embed — full definition
- verb To set (something) as if into a bed; to set it within surrounding material; to bed it.
- verb To put something inside something else so it becomes part of it.
- verb To put a piece of content, such as a video or image, inside a webpage or document.
- verb To construct a one-to-one function between two sets so that certain features of the source set survive when its image is viewed as a subset of the target set.
enclose — full definition
- verb To surround an area with a wall, fence, or other barrier.
- verb To put something inside an envelope or package along with the main contents.
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