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tocar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contact noun Physical touching, or close communication between people.
  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  • feel verb To become aware of something through the sense of touch.
  • pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
  • play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
  • pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
  • ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
  • 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:

  • contact (transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
  • drive (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
  • feel (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
  • feel (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
  • give someone five To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.
  • pass (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
  • play (transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
  • pluck (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.

contact — full definition

  1. noun Physical touching, or close communication between people.
  2. noun A person you know and can reach for help, information, or business.
  3. verb To get in touch with someone.

drive — full definition

  1. verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  2. verb To motivate, push, or compel someone or something toward an outcome.
  3. noun A journey made in a vehicle.
  4. noun Strong motivation or determination to achieve something.
  5. noun A device used to store and retrieve computer data.

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