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tocar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • chime noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
  • knell verb To ring a bell slowly and solemnly, especially to mark a death or funeral.
  • play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
  • tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
  • touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.

Senses

tocar is used for these senses in English:

  • call (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

chime — full definition

  1. noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
  2. verb To make a ringing sound, like a bell.
  3. verb To agree or fit together (often "chime in" for joining a conversation).

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