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toque
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el toque(
toh
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keh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (detail)
a. touch
Después de dar los últimos toques, el pastel estará listo.After giving it some finishing touches, the cake will be ready.
3. (caution)
a. warning
La profesora le dio un toque y él volvió a comportarse.The teacher gave him a warning and he started behaving again.
4. (sound)
a. chime
Todos oímos el toque de una campana en la distancia.We all heard the chime of a bell in the distance.
b. ring
Oí el toque del timbre, pero cuando abrí la puerta, no había nadie.There was a ring, but when I went to open the door, there was no one there.
c. beat (of a drum)
Bailaron al toque de los tambores de los santeros.They danced to the beat of the drums of the Santeros.
5. (of a clock)
a. stroke
Al toque de la medianoche, el carruaje se convirtió en una calabaza.On the stroke of midnight, the carriage turned into a pumpkin.
6. (medicine)
a. shock
Metió el cuchillo en el tostador y le dio un toque.He stuck the knife in the toaster and it gave him a shock.
8. (consumption of a drug) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. hit (of tobacco or marihuana)
Tomó un toque grande del porro y empezó a toser.He took a huge hit of the joint and began to cough.
b. line (of cocaine)
El vocalista de la banda siempre toma un toque antes de salir al escenario.The band's vocalist always does a line before going out on stage.
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