tocar

transitive verb

1. to touch (entrar en contacto con); to feel (palpar)

2. to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción); to bang (bombo); to sound (sirena, alarma); to ring (campana, timbre)

el reloj tocó las doce -> the clock struck twelve

3. to touch on (abordar) (tema)

no toques ese tema -> don't mention that subject

4. (concernir)

por lo que a mí me toca/a eso le toca -> as far as I'm/that's concerned
tocar a alguien de cerca -> to concern somebody closely

5. to touch (conmover)

intransitive verb

6. to touch (entrar en contacto)

7. (estar próximo)

tocar con -> to be touching; (pared, mueble) to border (on) (país, jardín)

8. (llamar)

tocar a la puerta/ventana -> to knock on the door/window

9. (en un reparto)

le tocó la mitad -> he got half of it
tocamos a dos trozos cada uno -> there's enough for two slices each
tocamos a mil cada uno -> we're due a thousand each; (nos deben) it's a thousand each (debemos)
te toca a ti hacerlo -> it's your turn to do it; (turno) it's up to you to do it (responsabilidad)
a mí me toca fregar la cocina -> I've got to mop the kitchen

10. (caer en suerte)

me ha tocado la lotería -> I've won the lottery
le ha tocado sufrir mucho -> he has had to suffer a lot

11. (llegar el momento)

hoy toca limpiar -> it's cleaning day today
ahora toca divertirse -> now it's time to have some fun

tocarse

pronomial verb

1. (reflexivo) to touch (palparse)

2. to touch (dos objetos, personas) (estar en contacto)

tocar [to-car’]

article & verb transitive

1. To touch.

2. Touch a thing lightly; to reach with the hand.

3. To play on a musical instrument.

4. To toll or ring a bell.

5. To try metals on a touch stone, to touch, to magnetize; to examine, to prove.

6. To touch, to bent of, to discuss a matter lightly (tema).

7. To know a thing certainly.

8. To touch (conmover), to inspire, to move, to persuade.

9. To strike slightly, to sound anything.

10. To hit, to strike (obstáculo).

11. To suffer, to undergo (consecuencias).

12. To touch, to communicate or infect; to chastise.

13. To comb and dress the hair with ribbons.

verb neuter

14. To appertain, to belong. (n)

15. To interest, to concern; to be a duty or obligation; to import. (n)

16. To fall to one’s share or lot. (n)

17. To touch, to be contiguous to; to arrive in passing. (n)

18. To be allied or related. (n)

Tocar de cerca alguna cosa -> to have an interest, to be concerned
Tocar de cerca algún asunto -> to have complete knowledge of a subject or matter
Tocar a la puerta -> to rap at the door
Tocar la diana -> (All.) to bent the reveille
A toca teja -> (Coll.) ready money
Tocarle a uno -> to fall to somebody
Te toca jugar -> it's your turn
Ahora toca torcer a la derecha -> now you have to turn right

verb reflexive

19. To be covered, to put on the hat. (Colloquial)

20. To comb and arrange the hair.

Conjugación de "tocar"

Infinitivo: tocar

Gerundio: tocando

Particípio: tocado

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	toco	toqué	tocaba	tocaré	toque
Tú	tocas	tocaste	tocabas	tocarás	toques
Ella/Él/Usted	toca	tocó	tocaba	tocará	toque
Nosotros	tocamos	tocamos	tocábamos	tocaremos	toquemos
Vosotros	tocáis	tocasteis	tocabais	tocaréis	toquéis
Ellos/Ustedes	tocan	tocaron	tocaban	tocarán	toquen

Completo tocar conjugación

"tocar" en el foro de Respuestas


P:	¿Hay algún las rayas venenosas en este acuario que me permitiera tocar?
R:	You've written "Are there some the stingrays...". You should suppress "the" in English, and "las" in Spanish. Also, with "alguna" you have to say "raya",…

P:	Tú/Tu tocar en la nariz ...
R:	> > "No la pegué; sólo le toqué la nariz." > > "Tú/Tu tocar en la nariz, no va a salir sangre." > > Is this the way to say, "You/Your touching her…

P:	what does yo te quiero tocar las nalgas mean ?
R:	You have either received an offensive comment or you are toying with us. It translates to "Do you want to touch (las nalgas)?" Look up nalga in translation.…

P:	Es extraño que en ese safari permita tocar a los animales.
R:	Es extrano que en ese safari se permita tocar a los animales. I would use the impersonal se here.

P:	al tocar al timbre
R:	"When he rang the doorbell, he heard a voice. Come in!" Literally "On ringing the doorbell..." This sounds quite stiff and formal in English but I remember…