tocar.
to touch
Meaning & usage
to touch
Toca esta tela.
to play (a musical instrument)
Ella toca el piano.
to be someone's time or turn, or time to do something
Ahora toca jugar.
Ahora me toca jugar.
to have to do something, be obligated to do
Le tocó aprender hebreo.
Deberías estudiar para que no te toque ir a la escuela de verano.
to knock
tocar la puerta
to honk
tocar la bocina
to ring
tocar un timbre
to touch on (mention briefly)
Vamos a tocar el tema de las finanzas personales.
to touch (affect emotionally)
Sinceramente la película me tocó.
Esa triste historia le tocó.
to bunt
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.
to comb or dress one's hair
to don a hat, scarf or other head covering
Where this word comes from
From toca (“headscarf, wimple, kind of hat”).
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