La Palabra del Día: "colocar"
colocar (koh-loh-kar')
verb ( to place, to put; to lay; to hang; to get (job); to invest )
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1. Me colocaron como jefe de este proyecto.
They put me in charge of this project.
2. Coloca los carteles en esa pared.
Put the posters on that wall.
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Los anuncios fueron colocados en la puerta del autobús como un aviso de seguridad.
The advertisements were placed on the door of the bus as a safety reminder.
Es fácil colocar tu lealtad en la persona equivocada.
It's easy to place your loyalty in the wrong person.
Tras obtener mi primer millón, invertí la mayor parte en bienes raíces.
After I made my first million, I put most of my investments in real estate.
¡Coloquen las sillas en su lugar por favor!
Put the chairs away please!
Utilice este modelo para colocar las partes del cerebro en su sitio correcto.
Use this model to place the parts of the brain in the right place.
Lay ,hang ,invest .When can I use these verbs ? - luisssito 4 hrs ago
To get (job)=colocar?? It seems according to the dictionary you can use colocar for getting a job - but I haven't seen it used that way myself, I would also go with your example 'conseguir' empleo. .He HAS to get a job=él tiene que conseguir empleo - luisssito 4 hrs ago
Hey Luissito - you can say: lay (extiende, colocar)
Lay the cloth flat on the table. Extiende la tela sobre la mesa
Can't you see that I'm laying bricks? ¿No puede ver que coloco ladrillos?
The picture is hanging on the wall. El cuadro está colgado en la pared.
To hang wallpaper = empapelar
The bank invests in the stock market. El banco invierte en la bolsa.
I hope that helps 
Saludos
Voy a colocar esta imagen aqui, en Spanish Dict.
I will put this picture here in SpanishDict.
I wanted to place flowers on my father's grave for Memorial Day, but I live too far away.
Quise colocar flores en la sepultura de mi papá por la Día del Memoria, pero vivo demasiado lejos para hacerlo.
I would really like to get this job when I grow up.
Reamente quería colocar este trabajo cuando crezca.
CORRECTED: "Realmente quería tener este trabajo cuando creciera"
Creo que no será desmasiado difícil colocar trabajo para mi perro, tiene bastante talento como cocinero.
I don't think it will be all that difficult to find a job for my dog, he is a rather talented cook.
Por favor coloque las marcas diacríticas en su escritura para que sepa como pronunciar correctamente las palabras.
Please place the diacritical marks in your writing so I will know how to correctly pronounce the words.
Yo siempre olvidar a colocar mi sombrero en mi cabeza antes de salir en el sol.
Corrected sentence,-Siempre olvido colocar mi sombrero en mi cabeza antes de salir al sol.
I always forget to put my hat on my head before going out in the sun.
A causa del nepotismo su padre lo colocó como jefe de departamento.
Becuase of nepotism his father placed him in charge of the department.
Al menos la buena noticia es que nadie puede darme más tareas por que ¡no hay ningún sitio para colocarlas!
At least the good news is that no-one can give me more tasks because there is nowhere to put them!
El acomodador nos colocó en nuestros asientos. The usher put us in our seats.
