No. 5,921 in Spanish
ubicar
"Ubicar" means "to locate" or "to place."
In a sentence
¿Puedes ayudarme a ubicar esta dirección en el mapa?
Can you help me locate this address on the map?
In this sentence, 'ubicar' is used to mean 'to locate' or 'find the position of' something or someone.
Vamos a ubicar la nueva oficina cerca del centro de la ciudad.
We are going to locate the new office near the city center.
Here, 'ubicar' refers to determining or deciding the placement or location of something, like a building.
María se sintió aliviada al ubicar a Marta entre la multitud.
Maria felt relieved upon spotting Marta in the crowd.
In this context, 'ubicar' is used in a figurative sense, meaning to spot or identify someone in a group.
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