No. 615 in Portuguese
colocar
To put or place.
In a sentence
Eu vou colocar o livro na prateleira.
I am going to put the book on the shelf.
In this sentence, 'colocar' means 'to put', referring to physically placing an object in a specific location.
Eles querem colocar um plano em prática.
They want to put a plan into action.
Here, 'colocar' means 'to put into practice', used figuratively to initiate or implement something.
Você pode colocar mais sal na comida?
Can you put more salt in the food?
In this context, 'colocar' is used to describe the action of adding an ingredient to food.
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