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puesto

post

noun PWES-toh Common

Also means

position

Usage Note

Puesto covers a job position (un puesto de trabajo), a market stall (un puesto en el mercado), and a military or police post. It is also the irregular past participle of poner ('to put'), so context matters. The phrase en su puesto can mean both 'in their place' and 'at their post'.

Examples

"Consiguió un buen puesto en la empresa."

Natural Translation

She got a good position at the company.

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