tocar
/toˈkaɾ/, [t̪oˈkaɾ]play, touch
Verb tocar (first-person singular present toco, first-person singular preterite toqué, past participle tocado)
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(transitive) to touch
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(transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
- Ella toca el piano.
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She plays the piano.
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(impersonal, transitive) to be someone's time or turn
- Ahora me toca jugar.
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Now it's my turn to play.
- te toca a ti
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it's your turn
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(transitive) to knock
- tocar la puerta
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to knock on the door
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(transitive) to honk
- tocar la bocina
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to honk the horn
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(transitive) to ring
- tocar un timbre
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to ring a doorbell
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(transitive) to touch on (mention briefly)
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(transitive) to touch (affect emotionally)
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(transitive, baseball) to bunt
Verb tocar (first-person singular present toco, first-person singular preterite toqué, past participle tocado)
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to comb or dress one's hair
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to don a hat, scarf or other head covering
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El mes que viene hará cinco años que él empezó a tocar el violín.
Next month it'll be five years since he began playing the violin.
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Basta con tocar el botón.
You only have to touch the button.
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Roger Miller aprendió a tocar la guitarra y el violín. Mucho más tarde, aprendió a tocar la batería.
Roger Miller learned to play the guitar and the violin. Much later, he learned to play the drums.
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No te atrevas a tocar eso.
Don't you dare touch that.
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Aprender a tocar un instrumento ejercita la mente.
Learning a musical instrument trains the mind.
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Sabe tocar el piano.
He knows how to play the piano.
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¿Oíste a alguien tocar el timbre?
Did you hear someone ring the doorbell?
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Tom me enseñó a tocar esa canción.
Tom taught me how to play that song.
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Aprendí a tocar la guitarra a los diez años.
I learned to play guitar when I was ten years old.
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Luego trato de tocar las primeras notas.
Then I try to play the first notes.
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