colocar vtr u to place, put u (dar un empleo) to give work to u Fin (invertir) to invest u (encasquetar) ese vendedor ya me ha colocado una batidora manual, that salesman saddled me with a manual mixer u argot (drogar) to stone n colocarse vr u (en un lugar) to put oneself u (encontrar trabajo) to take a job [de, as] u argot (drogarse) to get high.