Usages of colocar
Coloca os pratos na mesa.
Place the plates on the table.
Colocámos o sofá perto da janela.
We placed the sofa near the window.
Colocados os feridos nas macas, os bombeiros descansaram.
Once the injured were placed on the stretchers, the firefighters rested.
Há muitos azulejos que estão por colocar na casa de banho.
There are many tiles that are yet to be placed in the bathroom.
Como ele não veio, o interruptor está por colocar.
Since he did not come, the switch is yet to be put in.
Ela coloca o alfinete minuciosa e delicadamente no tecido.
She places the pin meticulously and delicately in the fabric.
Foi na secretária que ele colocou o apoio de forma a elevar o ecrã.
It was on the desk that he placed the support so as to elevate the screen.
Deves colocar o parafuso aqui e depois podes aparafusar.
You must place the screw here and then you can screw it in.
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