touch
/tʌt͡ʃ/ verbo B1En español: tocar, tactar, palpar, apalpar
- To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. · I touched his face softly.
- To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect. · Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.
- To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact. · They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching.
- To make physical contact with a thing. · Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?
- To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact. · If you touch her, I'll kill you.
- To make intimate physical contact with a person. · The man was arrested for touching a girl without her consent.
- To have sexual intercourse with · Tell me the truth, did you touch her?
- To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something. · He quickly touched his knee to the worn marble.· The demonstrator nearly touched the rod on the ball.
Plural touch · He/she/it touches · Pasado touched · Participio pasado touched · Forma en -ing touching
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
- touch
- He/she/it
- touches
- Pasado
- touched
- Participio pasado
- touched
- Forma en -ing
- touching
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
De la biblioteca
“Without her captain!” cried Dantès, his eyes sparkling with animation; “pray mind what you say, for you are touching on the most secret wishes of my heart.
“Well, then, with the first money I touch, I mean you to have a small house, with a garden in which to plant clematis, nasturtiums, and honeysuckle.
The morning’s sun rose clear and resplendent, touching the foamy waves into a network of ruby-tinted light.
The poor beast replied, not without a touch of reason: “Why do you ask me?
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