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colocando

[ko-lo-KAN-do]
verb
placing, putting, setting
1. present participle of 'colocar'; the act of putting something in a particular position or location
He is placing the books on the shelf.
Ele está colocando os livros na prateleira.
2. installing or establishing something
They are setting up new equipment in the factory.
Eles estão colocando novo equipamento na fábrica.
3. proposing or presenting an idea or question
She is putting forward a new proposal.
Ela está colocando uma nova proposta.
Synonyms
pondodepositandoposicionandoinstalandoestabelecendo
Antonyms
removendotirandoretirado

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
colocando
standard usage throughout Brazil
Portugal
colocando
standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

colocando a boca no mundo - spreading gossip or rumors
colocando em prática - putting into practice
colocando na conta - charging to an account
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