"colocar" meaning in Portuguese

See colocar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ko.loˈka(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [ko.loˈka(h)] [Brazil], /ko.loˈka(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [ko.loˈka(h)] [Brazil], /ko.loˈka(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /ko.loˈka(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ko.loˈka(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ko.loˈka(ɻ)/ [Southern-Brazil], /ku.luˈkaɾ/ [Portugal], /ku.luˈkaɾ/ [Portugal], /ku.luˈka.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern], /kɔ.lɔˈka(h)/ [Northeast-Brazil], /ku.luˈka(ɹ)/ (note: Rural Central Brazil)
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin collocāre (“to place, to put, to assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|collocō|collocāre|t=to place, to put, to assemble}} Learned borrowing from Latin collocāre (“to place, to put, to assemble”), {{doublet|pt|colgar|notext=1}} colgar Head templates: {{pt-verb}} colocar (first-person singular present coloco, first-person singular preterite coloquei, past participle colocado) Inflection templates: {{pt-conj}} Forms: coloco [first-person, present, singular], coloquei [first-person, preterite, singular], colocado [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], colocar [impersonal, infinitive], colocar [first-person, infinitive, singular], colocares [infinitive, second-person, singular], colocar [infinitive, singular, third-person], colocarmos [first-person, infinitive, plural], colocardes [infinitive, plural, second-person], colocarem [infinitive, plural, third-person], colocando [gerund], colocado [masculine, participle, past, singular], colocados [masculine, participle, past, plural], colocada [feminine, participle, past, singular], colocadas [feminine, participle, past, plural], coloco [first-person, indicative, present, singular], colocas [indicative, present, second-person, singular], coloca [indicative, present, singular, third-person], colocamos [first-person, indicative, plural, present], colocais [indicative, plural, present, second-person], colocam [indicative, plural, present, third-person], colocava [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], colocavas [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], colocava [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], colocávamos [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], colocáveis [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], colocavam [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], coloquei [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], colocaste [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], colocou [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], colocamos [Brazil, first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], colocámos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], colocastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], colocaram [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], colocara [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, singular], colocaras [indicative, pluperfect, second-person, singular], colocara [indicative, pluperfect, singular, third-person], colocáramos [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, plural], colocáreis [indicative, pluperfect, plural, second-person], colocaram [indicative, pluperfect, plural, third-person], colocarei [first-person, future, indicative, singular], colocarás [future, indicative, second-person, singular], colocará [future, indicative, singular, third-person], colocaremos [first-person, future, indicative, plural], colocareis [future, indicative, plural, second-person], colocarão [future, indicative, plural, third-person], colocaria [conditional, first-person, singular], colocarias [conditional, second-person, singular], colocaria [conditional, singular, third-person], colocaríamos [conditional, first-person, plural], colocaríeis [conditional, plural, second-person], colocariam [conditional, plural, third-person], coloque [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], coloques [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], coloque [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], coloquemos [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], coloqueis [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], coloquem [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], colocasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], colocasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], colocasse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], colocássemos [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], colocásseis [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], colocassem [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], colocar [first-person, future, singular, subjunctive], colocares [future, second-person, singular, subjunctive], colocar [future, singular, subjunctive, third-person], colocarmos [first-person, future, plural, subjunctive], colocardes [future, plural, second-person, subjunctive], colocarem [future, plural, subjunctive, third-person], coloca [imperative, second-person, singular], coloque [imperative, singular, third-person], coloquemos [first-person, imperative, plural], colocai [imperative, plural, second-person], coloquem [imperative, plural, third-person], não coloques [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], não coloque [imperative, negative, singular, third-person], não coloquemos [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], não coloqueis [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], não coloquem [imperative, negative, plural, third-person]
  1. (transitive) to place; to put Tags: transitive Synonyms: pôr, botar
    Sense id: en-colocar-pt-verb-u4bu0nx1 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 18 22 14 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 11 12 16 19 19 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 11 12 18 22 15 23
  2. (transitive) to put [in a situation] Tags: transitive Synonyms: pôr, deixar
    Sense id: en-colocar-pt-verb-nB~WvfYE Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 18 22 14 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 11 12 16 19 19 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 11 12 18 22 15 23
  3. (transitive) to hire; to employ Tags: transitive Synonyms: empregar, contratar
    Sense id: en-colocar-pt-verb-xSiwNuDl Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 18 22 14 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 11 12 16 19 19 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 11 12 18 22 15 23
  4. (transitive) to invest (to commit capital in the hope of financial return) Tags: transitive Synonyms: investir, aplicar
    Sense id: en-colocar-pt-verb-uO-t-i0t Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 18 22 14 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 11 12 16 19 19 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 11 12 18 22 15 23
  5. (usually pronominal) to place (to earn a given spot in a competition’s result) [with em ‘in a position’ or entre (+ plural noun) ‘among a set of positions’] Tags: pronominal, usually Synonyms: ganhar
    Sense id: en-colocar-pt-verb-Ht29ABBx Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 18 22 14 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 11 12 16 19 19 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 11 12 18 22 15 23
  6. (transitive) to put forth [a question] Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-colocar-pt-verb-ODmFzQZI Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 18 22 14 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 11 12 16 19 19 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 11 12 18 22 15 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: collocar (alt: pre-reform) Derived forms: colocação, colocador, colocar lenha na fogueira, colocar o carro à frente dos bois, colocar todos os ovos em uma única cesta

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colocação"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colocador"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colocar lenha na fogueira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colocar o carro à frente dos bois"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colocar todos os ovos em uma única cesta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "collocō",
        "4": "collocāre",
        "t": "to place, to put, to assemble"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin collocāre (“to place, to put, to assemble”)",
      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "colgar",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "colgar",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin collocāre (“to place, to put, to assemble”). Compare the inherited doublet colgar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "coloco",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloquei",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocado",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pt-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "c-qu alternation",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "infinitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocares",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "infinitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocando",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocado",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocados",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocada",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocadas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloco",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocais",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocava",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocavas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocava",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocávamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocáveis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocavam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloquei",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocou",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocámos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocastes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaram",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocáramos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocáreis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaram",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarei",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarás",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocará",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaremos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocareis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarão",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarias",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaríamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocaríeis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocariam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloques",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloqueis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocássemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocásseis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocassem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocares",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "colocai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coloquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não coloques",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não coloque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "subjunctive"
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "colocardes",
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        "plural",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "coloquemos",
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    },
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      "form": "colocai",
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          "ref": "1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “O annel do diplomata [The diplomat’s ring]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]^(https://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Contos_e_phantasias_(Maria_Amália_Vaz_de_Carvalho,_1905)), 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 146:",
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        "to hire; to employ"
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        "to invest (to commit capital in the hope of financial return)"
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          "english": "He got last place in the marathon.",
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          "english": "It’s nearly impossible to place in the top three positions.",
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        "to place (to earn a given spot in a competition’s result)"
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          "word": "ganhar"
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      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples",
        "Portuguese transitive verbs"
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        {
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        "to put forth"
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        "(transitive) to put forth [a question]"
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      "ipa": "/ko.loˈka(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ko.loˈka(h)]",
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        "Brazil"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ko.loˈka(ʁ)/",
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ko.loˈka(ɾ)/",
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        "São-Paulo"
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      "ipa": "/ko.loˈka(ʁ)/",
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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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      "ipa": "[ko.loˈka(χ)]",
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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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      "ipa": "/ko.loˈka(ɻ)/",
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      "ipa": "/ku.luˈkaɾ/",
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        "Portugal"
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      "ipa": "/ku.luˈkaɾ/",
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        "Portugal"
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      "ipa": "/ku.luˈka.ɾi/",
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        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ.lɔˈka(h)/",
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        "Northeast-Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ku.luˈka(ɹ)/",
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    {
      "alt": "pre-reform",
      "word": "collocar"
    }
  ],
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}

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