tocar la puerta

tocar la puerta(
toh
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kahr
 
lah
 
pwehr
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tah
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1. (to call at the door)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. to knock on the door
Tocamos la puerta pero no estaba nadie.We knocked on the door but no one was in.
a. to touch the door
La casa estaba en ruinas y, tan pronto como tocó la puerta para abrirla, esta se cayó.The house was in ruins, and as soon as he touched the door to open it, it fell over.
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