colocarse

colocarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (situarse) to place oneself, put oneself, find oneself a place

■ el gato se colocó allí the cat settled down there

2 (trabajar) to find a job (de, as), get a job (de, as)

■ se ha colocado de enfermera she has got a job as a nurse

3 DEPORTE (clasificarse) to be

■ se han colocado segundos they are in second place

4 argot (embriagarse) to get sozzled; (drogarse) to get stoned

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1) to get a job

2) position oneself

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VPR

1) [en un lugar] [de pie] to stand; [sentado] to sit

colócate aquí — stand here

siempre se coloca en el mismo asiento — she always sits in the same seat

me coloqué en primera fila — I took my place in the front row

2) [en una clasificación]

se acaban de colocar en quinto lugar — they have just moved into fifth place

el programa se ha colocado en el primer lugar de la lista de audiencia — the programme is now top of the ratings o has reached the top of the ratings

3) [en un trabajo] to get a job

se ha colocado como o de enfermera — she's got a job as a nurse

4) Esp ** (=emborracharse) to get pissed **, get trashed (EEUU) ** (con on)

(=drogarse) to get high * (con on)

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(v.) = get + high

Ex. I'm not sure if it actually worked or if I was just so excited about getting high that I got all worked up.

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(v.) = get + high

Ex: I'm not sure if it actually worked or if I was just so excited about getting high that I got all worked up.

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■colocarse verbo reflexivo
1 (en un lugar) to put oneself
2 (encontrar trabajo) to take a job [de, as]
3 argot (drogarse) to get high
'colocarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colocar
- ir
- poner
- situar
- ubicar
English:
one-upmanship
- stoned

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vpr

1. [en una posición, en un lugar] [de pie] to stand;

[sentado] to sit;

colócate en tu asiento sit in your seat;

oiga, colóquese en la fila hey, Br get in the queue o US get in line;

el equipo se ha colocado en cabeza de la clasificación the team tops the league;

con esta victoria se coloca entre los mejores tenistas del mundo this win puts him among the world's top tennis players;

colócate boca arriba lie face upwards, lie on your back

2. [en un empleo] to get a job;

me he colocado de guardia jurado I've got a job as a security guard

3. Fam [emborracharse] to get smashed o blind drunk;

[drogarse] to get high o stoned;

con dos cervezas ya se coloca two beers and he's well away

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colocarse

v/r

1 de persona position o.s.;

se colocó a mi lado he stood next to me;

se colocaron en primer lugar they moved into first place

2 fam

get plastered fam ; con droga get stoned fam

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vr

1) situarse: to position oneself

2) : to get a job