Politics are something you’re better off not touching unless someone brings it up.La política es un tema que es mejor no tocar a menos que alguien lo saque a colación.
These pills didn't even touch my headache. I need something stronger.Estas píldoras no tuvieron efecto en mi dolor de cabeza. Necesito algo más potente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I felt a touch on my armnoté que me tocaban el brazo
it was touch and go whether…no era seguro si…
3.(colloquial)
a.
to be an easy or soft touchser desprendido(a), ser dadivoso(a)
4.(sense, feel)
a. el tacto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
there were some nice touches in the filmla película tenía algunos buenos detalles
6.(fig)
a.
he's lost his touchha perdido facultades
7.(small amount)
a. la toque m, pizca
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
the cold touch of marblehe found his way round the room by touchchildren who read and write by touchboys and girls who are blind and want to be able to read and write by touch
sense of touchsentido (m) del tacto;tacto (m)
evidence suggests our sense of touch is programmed to diminish with ageI had to rely on my sense of smell and touch
2(pressure)
he felt the touch of a hand on his shouldersintió el tacto or el roce de una mano en su hombro;the merest touch might break itel más mínimo roce podría romperlo
the touch of her handthe touch of a coarse blanket against the skinshe felt a light touch on her faceshe recoiled at the touch of his hand
at the touch of a buttoncon solo dar a un botón
staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a buttonseats that flip out at the touch of a levernowadays, with remote controls, you can change TV channels at the touch of a button
it's soft to the touches blando al tacto
rough to the touchthe skin was fleshy and slightly waxy to the touch.
she responded to his touchreaccionaba a sus caricias
to be an easy or a soft touchser fácil de convencer
Mr Wilson is no soft touchPamela was an easy touch when he needed some cash
3(technique, manner)
In the play religion is handled with quite a light, comic toucha pianist with a delicate touch
to have the common touchsaber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo
some say the Queen Mother has the common touch, because she can converse easily with ordinary people
to have a light touch[+pianist]tocar con delicadeza or suavidad
you need a light touch to make good pastrynecesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa
he was a good violinist but his touch was heavytypists who have trained on manual machines need to learn a lighter touch when they change to word processorsyou need to have a light touch if you're going to make good pastry
to lose one's touchperder facultades
he has not lost his touch for creating the sexiest clothes aroundWe are often told that the BBC has seriously lost its touch
he had lost his scoring touchhabía perdido habilidad or eficacia de cara al gol
the director handles these scenes with a sure touchel director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia
the final touchthe finishing touchel último toque;el toque final
she added the finishing final touch to the dish by garnishing it with parsleyflowers add the finishing final touch to any room
to put the finishing touches to sthdar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo
the painting is nearly done - it just needs the finishing touchesto put the final finishing touch(es) to sth
it has a touch of geniustiene un toque de genialidad
the human touchel calor humano
technology can never replace the human touch
the personal touchel 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 touchla casa necesita un toque femenino
5(detail)detalle (m)
that was a nice toucheso fue un bonito detalle
they called the event 'a tribute to heroes', which was a nice touchsmall 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 or un dejo de
to have a touch of fluestar algo griposo
there was a touch of frost this morninghabía algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañana
it needs a touch of paintle hace falta un poquito de pintura
he got a touch of the sunle dio el sol un poquito
coffee with a touch of milka touch of ironythere's a touch of spring in the airhe did a touch of acting at university"what do you think?" asked Dave with a touch of anxietyyou need a touch more lipstick
(with adjective, adverb)
it's a touch (too) expensivees algo or un poquito caro;move it just a touch to the leftmuévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda
I found it a touch distastefulwe 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)estar en contacto (con algn)
we are still in touchtodavía 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)ponerse en contacto (con algn)
get in touch with your emotionsconecte con sus emociones
you can get in touch with me hereyou should take your temperature and get in touch with your doctormen getting in touch with their feminine sidekeeping the unemployed in touch with the labour markethe helped her to get in touch with the spiritual part of her personality
to keep in touch (with sb)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)perder el contacto (con algo/algn)
I lost touch with her after she moved to Londonperdí 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 votersel 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 realityI'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 electionhe claimed that party leaders had lost touch with the working classRichard started to lose touch with his sanity
to be out of touchno estar al corriente
the Prime Minister was completely out of touchel Primer Ministro no estaba al corriente de nada;I'm out of touch with the latest political developmentsno estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos
to be out of touch with events
to put sb in touch with sbponer 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 touchponer el balón fuera de juego;he had a foot in touchtenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego or más allá de la línea de banda
the full back kicked for touchthe ball went into touchit is in touchhe made a long kick to touchthe full back gathered up the ball and kicked for touchthe try was disallowed because the winger had a foot in touchthe ball is in/out of touch
transitive verb
1(with hand)tocar
she touched his armle tocó el brazo;they can't touch youno te pueden hacer nada
to touch one's toestocarse los dedos de los pies
don't touch that dialthe plates were too hot to touchher tiny hands gently touched my faceshe reached down and touched her toesthe virus is not passed on by touching or shaking handsthe metal is so hot I can't touch itif you don't admit it, they can't touch youto touch one's [hat] to sbto touch sth [with] one's finger
2(come into contact with)tocar;(brush against)rozar
I just touched the car in frontno hice más que rozar el coche que tenía delante
I can touch the bottom(in swimming pool)puedo tocar el fondo;(in sea)hago pie
my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this jobdesde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado
her feet are never allowed to touch the groundthe cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another riderhe scored the first time he touched the ballas the aeroplane went down the runway, the wing touched a pile of rubblehe must somehow have touched a live railthe plane's wingtip touched the groundto touch [ground]I wouldn't touch it (with a barge pole)to touch the groundif that happened to me, I'd be out so fast my feet wouldn't touch the groundher feet haven't touched the ground since she met the Queen
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 or si le tocas te mato!
somebody's touched my deskwhen John began to restore the house in 1960, nothing had been touched for yearsit hadn't been touched for years
4(try)[+food, drink]probar
I never touch ginno pruebo la ginebra;you haven't touched your dinnerno has probado bocado;no has tocado la cena;I haven't touched a typewriter in ageshace siglos que no toco una máquina de escribir
he hasn't touched his guitar in yearsI didn't touch the sandwiches!he doesn't touch alcohol or drugshe used to be a musician, but he hasn't touched a guitar in yearsI didn't touch the third questionI was in the garden, I didn't touch the sandwichesI'm not drunk, I haven't touched a dropI haven't touched a drophe hasn't touched a drop since
5(affect)afectar
it touches all our livesnos afecta a todos
a guilt that in some sense touches everyonenor had the the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population
6(move)
her faith touched mesu fe me conmovió or me llegó al alma;she was touched by his giftel regalo la emocionó mucho
I am touched by your offerit has touched me deeply to see how these people live
7(compare with)igualar
no artist in the country can touch himno hay artista en todo el país que (se) le iguale;nobody can touch him as a pianistcomo pianista es inigualable
no-one can touch these girls for professionalismnobody can touch them for quality
8especially(Britain)(reach)
amount, level, speed
he was touching 290mphalcanzaba las 290 millas por hora;his hair touches his shoulderstiene una melena que le llega por los hombros
the winds touched storm-forceby the third lap he was touching 290 mph
9(Britain)
to touch sb for moneydar un sablazo a algn (informal);pedir dinero prestado a algn
now is the time to touch him for a loanHarry was hoping to touch her for a sandwich and a glass of beer
10
to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pinknubes con un toque rosa
his hair was touched with greytenía algunas canas en el pelo
the boy was touched with genius
intransitive verb
1(with hand)
don't touch!(to child)¡no se toca!
please do not touchse ruega no tocar
2(come into contact)[+hands]encontrarse;[+lips]rozarse;[+wires]hacer contacto
our hands touchednuestras manos se encontraron
their lips touchedspace the plants out so that the leaves are not touchingmake sure the wires don't touchtheir knees were touching
modifier
touch judge (n)(Rugby)juez (m) de línea;juez (m) de banda
