This is the 12021st most frequent Portuguese word.
recolocou
"Recolocou" means "replaced" or "put back" in English.
The verb 'recolocou' means 'put back' or 'repositioned' in this context, referring to placing the book back where it was originally.
Ele recolocou o livro na prateleira depois de lê-lo.
He put the book back on the shelf after reading it.
Here, 'recolocou' conveys the sense of 'reassigned' or 'allocated anew', as the action involves assigning the employee to a different position within the company.
A empresa recolocou a funcionária em um novo cargo após a promoção.
The company reassigned the employee to a new position after the promotion.
In this example, 'recolocou' is interpreted as 'repositioned', referring to changing the player's position during the game to where it was originally intended.