Meanings (ES + gloss)
colocar • emplazar • poner • situar
To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
He placed the glass on the table.
to place someone on a pedestal
situar
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.
entonar
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
colocar • contratar
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
Designated as the core of the southern forces were: the 5th Division, which was recalled from northern French Indochina to Shanghai, placed under the direct control of Imperial Hea…
They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
Phrases