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localiza

[lo-ka-li-ZA]
verb
to locate, to find, to pinpoint
1. to determine or identify the position or place of something or someone
The GPS helped us locate the lost hiker.
O GPS nos ajudou a localizar o caminhante perdido.
2. to find something that was hidden, lost, or difficult to find
Can you localize the source of that noise?
Você consegue localizar a fonte desse barulho?
3. to restrict or confine to a particular area or region
The infection was localized to the wound.
A infecção foi localizada na ferida.
Synonyms
encontraracharsituardeterminar a posiçãoidentificar
Antonyms
perderdeslocardispersar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
localizar
Most common form in Brazil
Portugal
localizar
Standard usage in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

localizar no mapa
localizar-se
estar localizado em
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