touch

tocar

el tacto

touch(

tuhch

)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to come into contact with)

a. tocar

He touched her forehead to check her temperature.Le tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre.

b. rozar

He touched my hand as he handed the book to me.Me rozó la mano al darme el libro.

2. (to be in contact with)

a. tocar

There is a mark where the chair touches the wall.Hay una marca donde la silla toca la pared.

3. (to harm)

a. tocar

Don't you dare touch a single hair on her head!¡No te atrevas a tocarle un pelo!

b. hacer

Now he can't touch me.Ahora ya no puede hacerme nada.

c. rozar

I accidentally touched the car parked next to mine.Sin querer, rocé el coche aparcado junto al mío.

4. (to manipulate)

a. tocar

The police asked us not to touch anything in the room.La policía nos pidió que no tocáramos nada en la habitación.

5. (to eat or drink)

a. tocar

She hasn't touched her breakfast.No ha tocado el desayuno.

6. (to concern)

a. afectar

Global warming touches us all.El calentamiento global nos afecta a todos.

7. (to move emotionally)

a. conmover

This song really touches me.Esta canción me conmueve de verdad.

8. (to reach)

a. llegar a

They finally touched French soil on April 5th.Finalmente llegaron a Francia el 5 de abril.

b. rozar

The thermometer touched 40ºC.El termómetro rozaba los 40º.

9. (to compare with)

a. igualar

No one can touch his talent.Nadie le iguala en talento.

10. (to ask for)

a. dar un sablazo de

This month he has touched me for £20 twice already.Este mes ya me ha dado dos sablazos de £20.

11. (to address)

a. tocar

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.

12. (to have an impact on)

a. tener efecto

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.).

intransitive verb

13. (to come into contact)

a. tocar

Don't touch!¡Sin tocar!

b. rozarse

Our hands touched while reaching for the same apple.Nuestras manos se rozaron al intentar alcanzar la misma manzana.

14. (to be in contact)

a. tocarse

Those wires shouldn't be touching.Esos cables no deberían tocarse.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

15. (sense)

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)

Touch is one of the most basic means of communication.El tacto es una de las formas de comunicación más básicas.

16. (physical contact)

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)

The touch of his skin was soft.El tacto de su piel era suave.

b. el roce

(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)

I cannot forget the touch of her cheek against mine.No puedo olvidar el roce de su mejilla con la mía.

17. (gesture)

a. el toque

(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)

The chef added his special touch.El chef añadió su toque especial.

b. el detalle

(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)

Sending flowers was a nice touch.Enviar flores fue un detalle bonito.

18. (skill)

a. el toque

(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)

He hasn't lost his touch with women.No ha perdido su toque con las mujeres.

19. (small amount)

a. el poco

(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)

I would add a touch more pepper.Yo le añadiría un poco más de pimienta.

b. la 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).

(F)

At the very end sprinkle it with a touch of cinnamon.Al final del todo, espolvoréalo con una pizca de canela.

20. (communication)

a. el contacto

(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)

They kept in touch for years.Mantuvieron el contacto durante años.

21. (awareness)

a. el sentido

(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)

She has lost touch with reality.Ha perdido el sentido de la realidad.

22. (sports)

a. el fuera de juego

(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)

He kicked the ball into touch.Le dio una patada a la pelota y la envió fuera de juego.

touch

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (act of touching)

a. el toque

(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)

2. (lighter)

a. el roce

(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)

I felt a touch on my armnoté que me tocaban el brazo

it was touch and go whether…no era seguro si…

3. (colloquial)

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)

hard/soft to the touchduro(a)/blando(a) al tacto

5. (detail)

a. el toque

(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)

there were some nice touches in the filmla película tenía algunos buenos detalles

6. (fig)

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).

(F)

a touch (too) strong/shortun poquito fuerte/corto(a)

a touch of fluuna ligera gripe

8. (communication)

to be/get in touch with somebodyestar/ponerse en contacto con alguien

to stay in/lose touch with somebodymantener/perder el contacto con alguien

to lose touch with realitydesconectarse de la realidad

9. (in soccer, rugby)

the ball has gone into touchla pelota se ha ido fuera

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

10. (physically)

a. tocar

11. (affect)

a. afectar

to touch bottomtocar fondo

12. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

touch wood!¡toquemos madera!

I never touch winenunca pruebo el vino

the law can't touch herla ley no puede tocarla

13. (fig)

there's nothing to touch itno tiene rival

14. (emotionally)

a. conmover

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 (m) del tacto; 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 or el roce de una mano en su hombro; 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 button 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 touch 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 or a soft touch 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 touch saber 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 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 touch 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 or eficacia de cara al gol

the director handles these scenes with a sure touch el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia

he has the [sure] touch of the professional

common

4 (stamp, mark) toque (m)

the final touchthe finishing touch 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 or los toques finales a algo

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 genius tiene un toque de genialidad

the human touch el calor humano

technology can never replace the human touch

the personal touch 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 touch 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 or un dejo de

to have a touch of flu estar algo griposo

there was a touch of frost this morning había algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañana

it needs a touch of paint le hace falta un poquito de pintura

he got a touch of the sun 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 or un poquito caro; move it just a touch to the left muévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda

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) 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) 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) 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 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 touch 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 sb 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 or más allá de la línea de banda

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

transitive verb

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 toes 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! ¡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 bottom (in swimming pool) puedo tocar el fondo; (in sea) hago pie

my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this job 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 or si le tocas te mato!

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 or me llegó al alma; 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)

to touch sb for money 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

to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pink nubes con un toque rosa

his hair was touched with grey tenía 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 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 (m) de línea; juez (m) de banda

touchscreen

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keep in touch	mantente en contacto mantenerse en contacto
don't touch me	no me toques
touch screen	la pantalla táctil
please don't touch	por favor no tocar por favor no toques
stay in touch	mantente en contacto mantenerse en contacto
do not touch	no toques no tocar
get in touch	ponerse en contacto
don't touch	no toques
touch me	tocarme
touch your head	tócate la cabeza
in touch	en contacto
touch your toes	tocarte los dedos del pie
don't touch my phone	no toques mi teléfono
touch up	retocar manosear
touch base	ponerse en contacto comunicarse
touch down	aterrizar
touch and go	nada seguro
be in touch	estar en contacto
touch on	tocar
touch your nose	tocarse la nariz

	Present	Past	Future
I	touch	touched	will touch
you	touch	touched	will touch
he/she	touches	touched	will touch
we	touch	touched	will touch
you	touch	touched	will touch
they	touch	touched	will touch