touch

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tocar

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touch
[tʌtʃ]
sustantivo
1toque (m) (act of touching); roce (m) (lighter)
  • I felt a touch on my arm -> noté que me tocaban el brazo
  • it was touch and go whether… -> no era seguro si…
  • to be an easy or soft touch (familiar) -> ser desprendido(a), ser dadivoso(a) (financially)
2tacto (m) (sense, feel)
  • hard/soft to the touch -> duro(a)/blando(a) al tacto
3toque (m) (detail)
  • there were some nice touches in the film -> la película tenía algunos buenos detalles
  • he's lost his touch (sentido figurado) -> ha perdido facultades
4toque (m) pizca (f) (small amount)
  • a touch (too) strong/short -> un poquito fuerte/corto(a)
  • a touch of flu -> una ligera gripe
5(communication)
  • to be/get in touch with somebody -> estar/ponerse en contacto con alguien
  • to stay in/lose touch with somebody -> mantener/perder el contacto con alguien
  • to lose touch with reality -> desconectarse de la realidad
6(in soccer, rugby)
  • the ball has gone into touch -> la pelota se ha ido fuera
verbo transitivo
7tocar (physically); afectar (affect)
  • to touch bottom -> tocar fondo (ship, economy)
  • touch wood! (familiar) -> ¡toquemos madera! (británico)
  • I never touch wine -> nunca pruebo el vino
  • the law can't touch her -> la ley no puede tocarla
  • there's nothing to touch it (sentido figurado) -> no tiene rival
8conmover (emotionally)

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touch [tu-shei]
sustantivo
1Toque, el acto de tocar una cosa tentándola o palpándola o llegándose inmediatamente a ella; tocamiento, palpamiento, la acción y efecto de tocar.
2Contacto, el acto de tocarse dos cuerpos.
3Tacto, uno de los sentidos corporales, y el acto de tocar.
4Toque, golpe; manera o método característico; ejecución, la última mano.
5Toque en la pintura y escultura, pincelada, rasgo.
6Cantidad pequeña de alguna cosa mezclada con otra; dolorcito, latido, dolor corto; un poco, una sospecha.
7Indirecta.
8Tiento, ensayo ligero.
9La acción y la manera de tañer algún instrumento de música; también, la resistencia que opone el teclado a los dedos del que toca; tañimiento.
10Buena inteligencia, armonía, simpatía, correspondencia.
11Toque en el oro o plata con la piedra de toque.
12Habilidad (skill).
13Toque, la prueba, examen o experiencia que se hace de algún sujeto.
14Movimiento interior del alma.
  • I will have a touch at it -> le daré un tiento
  • Touch-and-go -> (a) dispuesto a dispararse al más leve toque; (b) (Mar.) que roza el fondo sin perder velocidad; que escapa a duras penas; (c) ligero y alegre
sustantivo
  • Touch-back -> s
  • Touch-down -> (Término de foot-ball) el acto o la jugada consistente en tocar el suelo con la pelota detrás de la meta del campo enemigo
U. t. c. (Término del juego de pelota llamado foot-ball) El acto de tocar el suelo con la pelota detrás de la meta del propio jugador, después de haberla lanzado con el pie uno de los jugadores del bando opuesto.

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touch [tʌtʃ]
noun
1 (sense, feel) tacto; (m)
the cold touch of marble he found his way round the room by touch children who read and write by touch boys and girls who are blind and want to be able to read and write by touch
sense of touch sentido del tacto; (m) tacto; (m)
evidence suggests our sense of touch is programmed to diminish with age I had to rely on my sense of smell and touch
2 (pressure)
he felt the touch of a hand on his shoulder sintió el tacto el roce de una mano en su hombro;or the merest touch might break it el más mínimo roce podría romperlo
the touch of her hand the touch of a coarse blanket against the skin she felt a light touch on her face she recoiled at the touch of his hand
at the touch of a buttonbutton con solo dar a un botón
staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a button seats that flip out at the touch of a lever nowadays, with remote controls, you can change TV channels at the touch of a button
it's soft to the touchto es blando al tacto
rough to the touch the skin was fleshy and slightly waxy to the touch.
she responded to his touch reaccionaba a sus caricias
to be an easy a soft touchor (informal) ser fácil de convencer
Mr Wilson is no soft touch Pamela was an easy touch when he needed some cash
3 (technique, manner)
In the play religion is handled with quite a light, comic touch a pianist with a delicate touch
to have the common touchcommon saber tratar sintonizar con el pueblo;or
some say the Queen Mother has the common touch, because she can converse easily with ordinary people
to have a light touchlight [+pianist] tocar con delicadeza suavidad;or
you need a light touch to make good pastry necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa
he was a good violinist but his touch was heavy typists who have trained on manual machines need to learn a lighter touch when they change to word processors you need to have a light touch if you're going to make good pastry
to lose one's touchlose perder facultades
he has not lost his touch for creating the sexiest clothes around We are often told that the BBC has seriously lost its touch
he had lost his scoring touch había perdido habilidad eficacia de cara al gol;or
the director handles these scenes with a sure touchsure el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad gran pericia;or
he has the [sure] touch of the professional
common
4 (stamp, mark) toque; (m)
the final touchfinalthe finishing touchfinishing el último toque; el toque final
she added the finishing final touch to the dish by garnishing it with parsley flowers add the finishing final touch to any room
to put the finishing touches to sth dar los últimos toques los toques finales a algo;or
the painting is nearly done - it just needs the finishing touches to put the final finishing touch(es) to sth
it has a touch of geniusgenius tiene un toque de genialidad
the human touchhuman el calor humano
technology can never replace the human touch
the personal touchpersonal el toque personal
you can always add a personal touch to the card by writing a brief message on it
the house needs a woman's touchwoman's la casa necesita un toque femenino
5 (detail) detalle; (m)
that was a nice touch eso fue un bonito detalle
they called the event 'a tribute to heroes', which was a nice touch small touches to a room, such as flowers, can be what gives a house its vitality
6 (small quantity)
a touch of [of milk, water] un chorrito de; [of salt, pepper] una pizca de; [of irony, sarcasm] un toque un dejo de;or
to have a touch of fluflu estar algo griposo
there was a touch of frost this morningfrost había algo de un poco de escarcha esta mañana;or
it needs a touch of paintpaint le hace falta un poquito de pintura
he got a touch of the sunsun le dio el sol un poquito
coffee with a touch of milk a touch of irony there's a touch of spring in the air he did a touch of acting at university "what do you think?" asked Dave with a touch of anxiety you need a touch more lipstick
 (with adjective, adverb)
it's a touch (too) expensive es algo un poquito caro;or move it just a touch to the left muévelo un poquito a hacia la izquierda;or
I found it a touch distasteful we were all a touch uneasy "are you bored?" - "just a touch" "you like him don't you?" - "just a touch" "te gusta ¿verdad?" - "casi nada"
7 (contact)
to be in touch (with sb)in estar en contacto (con algn)
we are still in touch todavía estamos en contacto; I'll be in touch (writing) te escribiré; (phoning) te llamaré
my parents were constantly in touch
to get in touch (with sb)get ponerse en contacto (con algn)
get in touch with your emotions conecte con sus emociones
you can get in touch with me here you should take your temperature and get in touch with your doctor men getting in touch with their feminine side keeping the unemployed in touch with the labour market he helped her to get in touch with the spiritual part of her personality
to keep in touch (with sb)keep mantener el contacto (con algn)
well, keep in touch! ¡bueno, no pierdas contacto!; ¡bueno, no dejes de llamar o escribir!
to lose touch (with sth/sb)lose perder el contacto (con algo/algn)
I lost touch with her after she moved to London perdí el contacto con ella después de que se mudara a Londres
we finally lost touch after she moved to London
the party has lost touch with the voters el partido está desconectado de los votantes
It is an example of the tendency of some of the theorists on this subject to lose touch with commonsense and reality I'll go and order a daily paper. /we mustn't lose touch with the outside world/ If Parliament loses touch or fails to perform then the people reassert their sovereignty by changing government at the next election he claimed that party leaders had lost touch with the working class Richard started to lose touch with his sanity
to be out of touchout of no estar al corriente
the Prime Minister was completely out of touch el Primer Ministro no estaba al corriente de nada; I'm out of touch with the latest political developments no estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos
to be out of touch with events
to put sb in touch with sbput poner a algn en contacto con algn
if you write they will put you in touch with their local group
8 (Rugby)
to kick the ball into touch poner el balón fuera de juego; he had a foot in touch tenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego más allá de la línea de banda;or
the full back kicked for touch the ball went into touch it is in touch he made a long kick to touch the full back gathered up the ball and kicked for touch the try was disallowed because the winger had a foot in touch the ball is in/out of touch
verb:transitive
1 (with hand) tocar
she touched his arm le tocó el brazo; they can't touch you no te pueden hacer nada
to touch one's toestoes tocarse los dedos de los pies
don't touch that dial the plates were too hot to touch her tiny hands gently touched my face she reached down and touched her toes the virus is not passed on by touching or shaking hands the metal is so hot I can't touch it if you don't admit it, they can't touch you to touch one's [hat] to sb to touch sth [with] one's finger
touch wood!wood ¡toca madera!
raw
2 (come into contact with) tocar; (brush against) rozar
I just touched the car in front no hice más que rozar el coche que tenía delante
I can touch the bottombottom (in swimming pool) puedo tocar el fondo; (in sea) hago pie
my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this jobground desde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado
her feet are never allowed to touch the ground the cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another rider he scored the first time he touched the ball as the aeroplane went down the runway, the wing touched a pile of rubble he must somehow have touched a live rail the plane's wingtip touched the ground to touch [ground] I wouldn't touch it (with a barge pole) to touch the ground if that happened to me, I'd be out so fast my feet wouldn't touch the ground her feet haven't touched the ground since she met the Queen
barge base
3 (harm, disturb) tocar
don't touch anything! ¡no toques nada!; I never touched him! ¡ni le toqué!; if you touch him I'll kill you! ¡como le pongas la mano encima si le tocas te mato!;or
somebody's touched my desk when John began to restore the house in 1960, nothing had been touched for years it hadn't been touched for years
4 (try) [+food, drink] probar
I never touch gin no pruebo la ginebra; you haven't touched your dinner no has probado bocado; no has tocado la cena; I haven't touched a typewriter in ages hace siglos que no toco una máquina de escribir
he hasn't touched his guitar in years I didn't touch the sandwiches! he doesn't touch alcohol or drugs he used to be a musician, but he hasn't touched a guitar in years I didn't touch the third question I was in the garden, I didn't touch the sandwiches I'm not drunk, I haven't touched a drop I haven't touched a drop he hasn't touched a drop since
5 (affect) afectar
it touches all our lives nos afecta a todos
a guilt that in some sense touches everyone nor had the the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population
6 (move)
her faith touched me su fe me conmovió me llegó al alma;or she was touched by his gift el regalo la emocionó mucho
I am touched by your offer it has touched me deeply to see how these people live
7 (compare with) igualar
no artist in the country can touch him no hay artista en todo el país que (se) le iguale; nobody can touch him as a pianist como pianista es inigualable
no-one can touch these girls for professionalism nobody can touch them for quality
8 especially (Britain) (reach)
amount, level, speed
he was touching 290mph alcanzaba las 290 millas por hora; his hair touches his shoulders tiene una melena que le llega por los hombros
the winds touched storm-force by the third lap he was touching 290 mph
9 (Britain) (informal)
to touch sb for moneyfor dar un sablazo a algn; (informal) pedir dinero prestado a algn
now is the time to touch him for a loan Harry was hoping to touch her for a sandwich and a glass of beer
10
to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pinkwith nubes con un toque rosa
his hair was touched with grey tenía algunas canas en el pelo
the boy was touched with genius
verb:intransitive
1 (with hand)
don't touch! (to child) ¡no se toca!
please do not touch se ruega no tocar
2 (come into contact) [+hands] encontrarse; [+lips] rozarse; [+wires] hacer contacto
our hands touched nuestras manos se encontraron
their lips touched space the plants out so that the leaves are not touching make sure the wires don't touch their knees were touching
modifier
touch judge (n) (Rugby) juez de línea; (m) juez de banda; (m)
touchscreen

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Verb Conjugation for "touch"

Imperative
  • touch
  • you touch
  • he/she touches
  • we touch
  • you touch
  • they touch
Preterite
  • I touched
  • you touched
  • he/she touched
  • we touched
  • you touched
  • they touched
Present Continuous
  • I am touching
  • you are touching
  • he/she is touching
  • we are touching
  • you are touching
  • they are touching
Present Perfect
  • I have touched
  • you have touched
  • he/she has touched
  • we have touched
  • you have touched
  • they have touched
Past Continuous
  • I was touching
  • you were touching
  • he/she was touching
  • we were touching
  • you were touching
  • they were touching
Past Perfect
  • I had touched
  • you had touched
  • he/she had touched
  • we had touched
  • you had touched
  • they had touched
Future
  • I will touch
  • you will touch
  • he/she will touch
  • we will touch
  • you will touch
  • they will touch
Future Perfect
  • I will have touched
  • you will have touched
  • he/she will have touched
  • we will have touched
  • you will have touched
  • they will have touched
Future Continuous
  • I will be touching
  • you will be touching
  • he/she will be touching
  • we will be touching
  • you will be touching
  • they will be touching
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been touching
  • you have been touching
  • he/she has been touching
  • we have been touching
  • you have been touching
  • they have been touching
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been touching
  • you will have been touching
  • he/she will have been touching
  • we will have been touching
  • you will have been touching
  • they will have been touching
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been touching
  • you had been touching
  • he/she had been touching
  • we had been touching
  • you had been touching
  • they had been touching
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