touch Significado & definición

Significado de touch en español

• 0 to put your hand on something -- tocar

  • You can look at them but please don’t touch them.

  • Don’t touch that pan – it’s hot.

• 1 If two things touch, they are so close to each other that there is no space between them. -- tocarse

  • These two wires must not touch.

• 2 to cause feelings of sympathy in someone -- emocionar, conmover

  • Her story touched us deeply.

• 3 the act of putting your hand on something -- toque, roce, pulsación

  • I felt the touch of his hand on my face.

• 4 the ability to feel things by putting your hand on them -- tacto

  • It was cold to the touch (= when I touched it).

• 5 to contact someone -- ponerse en contacto

  • I’ve been trying to get in touch with her.

• 6 to often speak to someone or write to them -- mantener el contacto

• 7 to stop speaking with someone or writing to them -- perder el contacto

  • We’ve lost touch over the years.

• 8 to put your hand or other body part on sth and feel it -- tocar

  • Don’t touch that – it’s hot! No toques eso – ¡está caliente!

  • He touched the object with his foot. Él tocó el objeto con el pie.

• 9 to make or cause to make contact with sth -- tocar

  • The chair was touching the wall. La silla tocaba la pared.

  • The two wires were touching. Los dos cables se estaban tocando.

• 10 to affect sb emotionally -- conmover

  • His emotional speech touched us all. Su emotivo discurso nos conmovió a todos.

• 11 to not eat sth -- no tocar

  • He hadn’t even touched his dinner. Él ni siquiera había tocado su cena.

• 12 the feeling when sth touches you -- contacto [ masculine, singular ]

  • the touch of her skin against his el contacto de su piel contra la de ella

• 13 the sense of being able to feel sth with your hand -- tacto [ masculine, singular ]

  • your sense of sight, smell, and touch tu sentido de la vista, olfato y tacto

  • It shouldn’t feel hot to the touch. No debería estar caliente al tacto.

• 14 a small amount -- toque [ masculine, singular ]

  • a touch of salt un toque de sal

  • a touch of humor un toque de humor

• 15 sth that is added to sth or finishes sth off -- toque [ masculine, singular ]

  • His joke at the end was a nice touch. Su broma al final fue un buen detalle.

• 16 sb’s special ability to do sth -- toque [ masculine, singular ]

  • You haven’t lost your touch for persuading people! ¡No has perdido tu habilidad de persuadir a la gente!

• 17 in contact with a person -- en contacto

  • We knew each other years ago, and we still keep in touch. Nos conocimos hace años, y todavía nos mantenemos en contacto.

  • We can put you in touch with a support group. Podemos ponerle en contacto con un grupo de apoyo.

• 18 to stop being in contact with a person -- perder contacto

  • We have to try not to lose touch. Tenemos que intentar no perder el contacto.

• 19 not up to date with modern ideas, recent information, etc. -- desfasado/da

  • out of touch with new technology no está al corriente de la nuevas tecnologías