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tocar.

to touch, to finger, to feel (tactually)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/toˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[toˈka(h)]Brazil/toˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/toˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to touch, to finger, to feel (tactually)

    intransitive · transitive
    Toquei levemente (em) seu braço
  2. to start addressing

    figuratively · intransitive
    Já que você tocou nessa questão, vamos continuar
  3. to play (a musical instrument)

    transitive
    Ela toca piano muito bem
  4. to sound, jingle, to honk, to ring (a bell, alarm, horn or similar object)

    transitive
    Toque a campainha!
    Não deveríamos ter tocado o alarme.
  5. to kick out, to expulse

    Brazil · informal · transitive
    Alguém precisa tocá-lo daqui
  6. to become aware; to realize or perceive

    Brazil · informal · reflexive
    Só me toquei depois.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

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