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be positioned
[bi pəˈzɪʃənd]
verb phrase
estar posicionado/posicionada
1.
to be placed or located in a particular position or place
The company is positioned to become a market leader.
A empresa está posicionada para se tornar líder de mercado.
2.
to be arranged or situated in a strategic or specific location
The troops are positioned along the border.
As tropas estão posicionadas ao longo da fronteira.
3.
to hold a particular stance or viewpoint regarding something
The candidate is positioned as a reformer.
O candidato está posicionado como um reformador.
Synonyms
be located
be situated
be placed
be stationed
be arranged
Antonyms
be displaced
be removed
be relocated
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
estar posicionado/posicionada
most common usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
estar posicionado/posicionada
standard usage in business and formal contexts
Portugal
estar posicionado/posicionada
equivalent usage in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
be well positioned
be poorly positioned
be strategically positioned
position oneself
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