ubicarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ubicarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.ubicar VB trans LatAm

1. ubicar (colocar, situar):

me ubicaron al lado del festejado

they placed o seated o put me next to the guest of honor

ubicó a los soldados en posición de fuego

he got the soldiers into firing position

el triunfo de ayer ubicó al equipo en segundo lugar

yesterday's victory has put the team in second place

ubicar las sillas para la reunión

to set out o arrange the chairs for the meeting

ubica la acción en la selva amazónica

he sets the story in the Amazonian rain forest

2. ubicar (localizar):

ubicar

to find

no consigo ubicar el párrafo

I can't find the paragraph

ubicaron al niño perdido

they traced o found o located the missing boy

no lo he podido ubicar en todo el día

I haven't been able to locate him all day

no lo he podido ubicar en todo el día

I haven't been able to get hold of him all day inf

ubicaron el avión perdido

they located the missing plane

3. ubicar (identificar):

lo ubico solo de nombre

I only know him by name

ubiqué tu auto por el color

I recognized your car by the color

me suena el nombre, pero no lo ubico

the name rings a bell, but I can't quite place him

II.ubicarse VB vpr

1.1. ubicarse LatAm (situarse, colocarse):

tienes que ubicarte en la primera fila si quieres ver bien

you have to sit (o stand etc.) in the front row if you want to get a good view

nos ubicamos en un lugar privilegiado

we got really good seats

cuando estén todos ubicados me llaman

give me a call when you're all ready

1.2. ubicarse LatAm (en un empleo):

ubicarse

to fix oneself up with a good job

ubicarse

to get oneself a good job

1.3. ubicarse LatAm (orientarse):

ubicarse

to find one's way around

no me ubico todavía en esta ciudad

I still have trouble finding my way around this city o orienting myself in this city

¿te ubicas?

have you got your bearings?

¿te ubicas?

do you know where you are?

2. ubicarse esp. LatAm (estar situado):

ubicarse

to be

ubicarse

to be situated

ubicarse

to be located

la catedral se ubica al norte de la ciudad

the cathedral is (situated o located) in the north of the city

el equipo se ubica en los primeros puestos de la clasificación

the team is at the top of the division

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