ubicar

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ubicar
transitive verb
1to locate (situar) (edificio)
2to put, to place (colocar) (mueble, persona) (Am)
3to find, to locate (encontrar) (Am)
  • ¿cómo te ubico? -> where can I get hold of o contact you?
4(identificar)
  • ¿González?, no lo ubico -> González? I can't quite place him (Am)
ubicarse
pronomial verb
1to be situated, to be located (edificio)
2to get one's bearings (persona) (Am)

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ubicar [oo-be-car']
verb neuter & verb reflexive
1To locate or situate, to be located (edificio). (n)
2To find (encontrar). (n)
3To classify (clasificar). (n)
4To get a job (en un puesto); to settle in (establecerse). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)

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ubicar
verbo:transitivo
1 especialmente (Latinoamérica) (colocar) to place; locate; [+edificio] to site
2 (encontrar)
ubicar algo to find sth; locate sth; no supo ubicar Madrid en el mapa he was unable to find locate Madrid on the map;o
 (Latinoamérica)
ubicar a algn to find sb; locate sb; no hemos podido ubicar al jefe we have been unable to find locate the boss;o we have been unable to track down the boss
verbo:pronominal
ubicarse
1 (estar situado)
el museo se ubica en el centro de la ciudad the museum is located situated in the city centre;o
2 (orientarse) to find one's way around
a pesar del mapa no consigo ubicarme even though I have a map I can't find my way around; este es el museo, ¿te ubicas ahora? this is the museum, have you got your bearings now?
3 (Latinoamérica) (familiar) (colocarse) to get a job

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Verb Conjugation for "ubicar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo ubico ubiqué ubicaba ubicaré ubique
Tú ubicas ubicaste ubicabas ubicarás ubiques
Ella/Él/Usted ubica ubicó ubicaba ubicará ubique
Nosotros ubicamos ubicamos ubicábamos ubicaremos ubiquemos
Vosotros ubicáis ubicasteis ubicabais ubicaréis ubiquéis
Ellos/Ustedes ubican ubicaron ubicaban ubicarán ubiquen
Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw