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he hasn't touched his food

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1 tocar

v.

1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).

Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.

Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.

2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).

el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

Ella toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.

Toca el piano! Play the piano!

3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4 to touch.

5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.

Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.

6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.

Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.

7 to be in for.

Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.

8 to be time to.

Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.

9 to be ringing, to ring.

Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.

10 to knock, to knock at the door.

Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.

11 to be one's turn to.

Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.

12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.

Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.

13 to clang.

María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.

14 to feel.

El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.

15 to bunt.

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tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to touch

■ no tocar la mercancía do not handle the goods

2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel

■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold

3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around

■ no toques mis papeles leave my papers alone

4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike

5 figurado (retocar) to change, alter

■ no toques más la redacción don't do anything else to your essay

6 (la hora) to strike

7 MILITAR (diana) to sound

8 DEPORTE (diana) to hit; (esgrima) to touch

9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on

10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach

■ me tocó el corazón he touched my heart

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn

■ le toca a él it's his turn

2 (corresponder) to be up to

■ le toca a él explicarse it's up to him to explain himself

3 (ganar) to win

■ nos tocó un premio we won a prize

4 (en un reparto etc) to fall

■ me tocó a mí hablarle it fell to me to speak to him

5 (un destino) to be posted

■ le tocó en Cartagena he was posted to Cartagena

6 (tener que) to have to

■ nos tocó llevarla we had to take her

7 (afectar) to concern, affect

■ le toca directamente it directly concerns you

8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related

9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)

10 (entrar en contacto) to touch

► verbo pronominal tocarse

1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concerned

tocar a muerto to toll

tocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an end

tocar con to be next to

■ toca con el cine it's next to the cinema

tocar en figurado to border on, verge on

■ sus palabras tocan en grosería his words are verging on rudeness

tocarse la nariz to pick one's nose

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tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (peinar) to do the hair of

► verbo pronominal

1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head

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verb

1) to touch

2) feel

3) play

4) ring, knock

5) concern, affect

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- tocarle a

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1. VT

1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel

si lo tocas te vas a quemar — if you touch it you'll burn yourself

¡no me toques! — don't touch me!

que nadie toque mis papeles — don't let anyone touch my papers

no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency

tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is

tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot

no toques la mercancía sin guantes — don't handle the goods without gloves

el delantero tocó la pelota con la mano — the forward handled (the ball)

- tocar madera

2) (=estar en contacto con) to touch

la mesa está tocando la pared — the table is touching the wall

ponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there

• tocar tierra — to touch down, land

3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play

el reloj de la iglesia ha tocado las diez — the church clock has just struck ten

• tocar la bocina o el claxon — to hoot o sound one's horn

• tocar la generala — (Mil) to sound the call to arms

• tocar la retirada — to sound the retreat

4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch on

no tocó para nada esa cuestión — he didn't refer to o touch on that matter at all

prefiero no tocar lo relacionado con el trabajo — I'd prefer not to talk about work

5) (=afectar) to concern

esa cuestión me toca de cerca — that issue closely concerns me

por lo que a mí me toca — so far as I am concerned

6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to

a mí Juan no me toca nada — Juan is not related to me in any way

7) (=conmover) to touch

las imágenes me tocaron en lo más profundo — the pictures moved o touched me deeply

el poema nos tocó el corazón — the poem touched our hearts

me has tocado el amor propio — you've wounded my pride

8) (Dep) to hit

el balón tocó el palo — the ball hit the post

9) (Náut)

hacía varios días que no tocábamos puerto — it was several days since we had called at o put in at a port

en este crucero tocaremos el puerto de Génova — on this cruise we will call o stop at Genoa

10) (Caza) to hit

11) (Arte) to touch up

2. VI

1) (Mús) to play

toca en un grupo de rock — he's in o he plays in a rock group

2) (=sonar)

en cuanto toque el timbre — when the bell rings

tocan a misa — they are ringing the bell for mass

tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

3) (=llamar)

tocar a una puerta — to knock on o at a door

4) (=corresponder)

no toca hacerlo hasta el mes que viene — it's not due to be done until next month

ahora toca torcer a la derecha — now you have to turn right

tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each

¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?

me ha tocado el peor asiento — I ended up with o got the worst seat

le tocó la lotería — he won the lottery

¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?

• tocar a algn hacer algo, te toca jugar — it's your turn (to play), it's your go

nos toca pagar a nosotros — it's our turn to pay

siempre me toca fregar a mí — I'm always the one who has to do the dishes

a usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit

- ¡a pagar tocan!

5) (=rayar)

• tocar en algo — to border on sth, verge on sth

esto toca en lo absurdo — this borders o verges on the ridiculous

su conducta toca en locura — his behaviour borders o verges on madness

6) (=chocar)

• tocar con algo — to touch sth

7)

• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close

el verano tocaba a su fin — summer was drawing to a close

3.

See:

tocarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

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= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

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* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

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= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

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tocar [A2 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle

¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?

¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!

por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibits

la pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the net

me tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stick

le tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever

¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)

¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?

si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)

no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

ni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his food

no me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papers

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savings

del marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children

2 «objeto» to touch

la cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wall

la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceiling

el avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched down

B (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go via

no toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at Lisbon

C (en béisbol) to bunt

D ‹tema› (tratar) to touch on, refer to; (sacar) to bring up, broach

sólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passing

E

1 (conmover, impresionar) to touch

sus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his words

tu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pride

supo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present

2 (atañer, concernir) to affect

el problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countries

no siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at all

el tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart

3

( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring

tocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the horn

B ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

está aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the piano

C ( Mil) to sound

tocar retirada to sound the retreat

■ tocar

vi

Sentido I

A

(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecology

B (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sth

la situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesque

Sentido II

A ( AmL) (llamar) «persona» to knock at the door

me parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the door

B «campana» to ring

las campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass

¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already gone

el reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed three

tocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarm

C ( Mús) (hacer música) to play

Sentido III

A

1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):

me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the children

siempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walk

nos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of us

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance

2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a million

nos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult times

nos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)

me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything

3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):

te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?

¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?

nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to pay

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( fam)

(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!

¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!

2 ( fam)

(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again

■ tocarse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch

siempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose

2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touch

los fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirs

los extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meet

B ( frml) (cubrirse la cabeza) tocarse CON algo to wear sth

la reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat

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tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to touch;

( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;
◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

‹ claxon› to blow, sound
c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

2
a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the school
b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

‹ barba› to play with
b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

[ cables] to touch
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
' tocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- pitar
- tacto
- timbre
- campana
- claxon
- destiempo
- gustar
- llamar
- madera
- oído
- palma
- pito
- rozar
- silbato
English:
beat
- blow
- bongo
- bottom out
- busk
- can
- dab
- disturb
- drum
- enjoy
- feel
- finger
- graze
- handle
- honk
- keep off
- lightly
- love
- meet
- paw
- play
- please
- replay
- ring
- sharp
- softly
- sound
- stop
- strike up
- thump out
- toll
- toot
- touch
- undisturbed
- clear
- ear
- goose
- hoot
- interfere
- jazz
- knock
- perform
- rock
- sight
- strike
- tamper with
- untouched

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tocar

♦ vt

1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;
[palpar] to feel;
por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;

el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;

yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;

tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;

¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;

el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;

el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;

no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;

¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;

Comp

tocar madera to touch wood

2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;
[bombo] to bang; [sirena, alarma] to sound; [campana, timbre] to ring; [bocina, claxon] to hoot, to toot; [silbato] to blow;
el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;

lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4. [concernir]
por lo que a mí me toca as far as I'm concerned;

en o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;

tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely

5. [conmover] to touch;

la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply

♦ vi

1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;

no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;

no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch

2. [estar próximo]
tocar con algo [pared, mueble] to be touching sth;
[país, jardín] to border (on) sth;
la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;

nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs

3. [llamar]
tocar a la puerta/ventana to knock on o at the door/window

4. [campanas, timbre] to ring

5. [en un reparto]
tocar a alguien: le tocó la mitad he got half of it;

a ti te toca la casa you get the house;

a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;

tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;

tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;
[debemos] it's a thousand each;
te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;
[responsabilidad] it's up to you to do it;
te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;

¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?

6. [caer en suerte]
me ha tocado la lotería/el gordo I've won the lottery/the jackpot;

me tocaron seis millones a o [m5] en la lotería I won six million in the lottery;

le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lot

7. [llegar el momento]
hoy toca limpiar it's cleaning day today;

ahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;

le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;

ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;

¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;
Fam Hum
si te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go out

8. [rayar]
tocar en algo to verge o border on sth;

eso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary

♦ See also the pronominal verb tocarse

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tocar

I v/t

1 touch;

tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;

tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely

2 MÚS play

II v/i

1 L.Am.

a la puerta knock (on the door); L.Am. ( sonar la campanita) ring the doorbell;

las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;

tocar a muerto toll the death knell

2 ( ser hora de)

:

ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby

3 ( ser el turno de)

:

te toca jugar it’s your turn

4

:

por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned

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tocar {72} vt

1) : to touch, to feel, to handle

2) : to touch on, to refer to

3) : to concern, to affect

4) : to play (a musical instrument)

tocar vi

1) : to knock, to ring

tocar a la puerta: to rap on the door

2)

tocar en : to touch on, to border on

eso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous

3)

tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn

¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?

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tocar vb

1. (en general) to touch

me tocó la mejilla he touched my cheek

2. (instrumento) to play

toca la guitarra he plays the guitar

3. (timbre, campana) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

¿has tocado el timbre? have you rung the bell?

4. (bocina) to sound

tocaba la bocina he was sounding his horn

5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn

¿a quién le toca ahora? whose turn is it now?

6. (un premio) to win [pt. & pp. won]

le tocó la lotería he won the lottery

Spanish-English dictionary > tocar
2 toccare

1. v/t touch

( riguardare) concern, be about

2. v/i happen (a to)

gli tocca metà dell'eredità half the estate is going to him

tocca a me it's my turn

mi tocca partire I must go, I have to go

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toccare v.tr.

1 to touch; ( maneggiare) to handle: le toccò la fronte con la mano, he touched her forehead with his hand; non toccare!, don't touch!; toccare le corde di uno strumento, to touch the strings of an instrument; si prega di non toccare la frutta, please do not handle the fruit; vietato toccare la merce, do not touch the goods // chi tocca i fili muore, danger, live wires // toccare ferro, to touch wood // vuole sempre toccare con mano quel che gli si dice, he always wants to have a proof of what he is told about; ti farò toccare con mano l'errore delle tue affermazioni, I shall make you realize how wrong your statements are // toccare il fondo, to touch the bottom (anche fig.); (Borsa) to ground: presto i prezzi toccheranno il fondo, prices will be grounding soon // toccare l'avversario, ( scherma) to touch one's opponent // toccare i bicchieri, ( brindare) to clink (o to touch) glasses // guardare e non toccare è una cosa da imparare, it is difficult to keep one's hands off something

2 ( usare) to use, to draw* on: non ha mai toccato i soldi messi da parte, he has never used (o drawn on) the money set aside // toccare cibo, to touch food: non tocca cibo da una settimana, he has not touched any food for a week

3 ( raggiungere) to touch, to reach: era tanto alto che toccava il soffitto, he was so tall that he could touch the ceiling; la sua gonna toccava terra, her skirt swept the ground; le montagne sembrano toccare il cielo, the mountains seem to touch the sky; toccare la meta, to reach one's goal (anche fig.); toccare terra, to touch land; toccare un porto, ( farvi scalo) to call at a port // quella signora toccherà i quaranta, that lady is fortyish // toccare il cielo con un dito, (fig.) to be in seventh heaven

4 ( colpire, ferire) to touch, to hurt*; ( commuovere) to touch, to move: ho toccato il suo orgoglio, I have touched his pride; il suo sarcasmo non mi tocca, his sarcasm does not touch me; non bisogna toccarlo nei suoi sentimenti religiosi, we must not hurt his religious feelings; guai a chi le tocca i figli, there is trouble in store for anyone who touches (o lays a finger on) her children; toccare qlcu. nel vivo, to touch s.o. to the quick (o on a tender spot); quelle parole mi toccarono il cuore, those words touched my heart; la sua storia mi toccò profondamente, his story touched (o moved) me deeply

5 ( riguardare) to concern: un problema che ci tocca da vicino, a problem that closely concerns us

6 ( sfiorare) to touch on: toccò appena la questione, he hardly touched on the question

7 ( suonare) to play // non devi toccare questo tasto, you must not harp on that string

◆ v. intr.

1 to touch: qui non si tocca, ( l'acqua è molto alta) you can't touch the bottom here

2 ( capitare) to happen, to fall*: mi toccò una grave responsabilità, a serious responsibility fell to me; sono spiacente per quel che gli è toccato, I am sorry for what has happened to him; gli è toccata una bella fortuna, he had a real stroke of luck // a chi tocca, tocca, (fam.) if it is your turn, then you are in for it // toccare in sorte a qlcu., to fall to s.o.'s lot

3 ( spettare) to fall*: il premio tocca a lui, the prize falls to him; non gli toccò quasi nulla, he hardly got anything; tocca a voi aiutarlo, it is your duty (o it is up to you) to help him; a chi tocca?, whose turn is it?; tocca a te, it is your turn; ( a dama, a scacchi) it is your move // toccare in eredità, to fall to s.o.'s share

4 ( dovere) to have: mi tocca partire oggi, I have to leave today; cosa mi tocca sentire!, I can't believe my ears!

5 ( lasciare il segno) to leave* a mark: sono cose che toccano, they are things that leave a lasting mark.

◘ toccarsi v.rifl.rec. to touch each other (one another): le due case si toccano, the two houses touch each other // gli estremi si toccano, (prov.) extremes meet.

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[tok'kare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to touch, (tastare) to feel, (fig : sfiorare: argomento, tema) to touch on

non toccare! — don't touch it!

non toccare la mia roba — don't touch my things

non ha toccato cibo — he hasn't touched his food

non voglio toccare i miei risparmi — I don't want to touch my savings

toccare un tasto delicato — to touch a sore point

hai toccato il mio punto debole — you have hit on my weak point

toccare con mano fig — to find out for o.s.

2) (raggiungere) to touch, reach

si tocca? — (in acqua) can you touch the bottom?

toccare il fondo — to touch the bottom, fig to touch rock bottom

toccare terra Naut — to reach land, Aer to touch down

abbiamo toccato diverse città — we stopped at a number of towns

abbiamo toccato diversi porti — we put in at various ports

ha appena toccato la cinquantina — he has just turned fifty

3) (commuovere) to touch, move, (ferire) to hurt, wound

le tue allusioni non mi toccano — your remarks don't bother me

toccare qn sul vivo — to cut sb to the quick

la vicenda ci tocca da vicino — the matter concerns o affects us closely

2. vi (aus essere)

1)

(capitare) mi è toccata una bella fortuna — I've had great good fortune

perché toccano sempre a me queste cose? — why is it always me who has to do these things?

a chi tocca, tocca — that's life

2)

(essere costretto) mi tocca andare — I have to go

che cosa mi tocca sentire! — what's this I hear?

sai che cosa mi è toccato fare? — do you know what I had to do?

mi è toccato pagare per tutti — I had to pay for everybody

perché tocca sempre a me farlo? — why do I always have to do it?

3)

(spettare) toccare a — to be the turn of

a chi tocca? — whose turn o go is it?

tocca a me — it's my turn o go

non tocca a me giudicare — it is not for me to judge

tocca a te difenderci — it's up to you to defend us

3. vr (toccarsi)

1) (masturbarsi) to play with o.s.

2)

(uso reciproco) gli estremi si toccano (anche) fig — extremes meet

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[tok'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]

toccare la fronte di qcn. — to touch sb. on the forehead

non toccare cibo — to leave the meal untouched o untasted

la polizia non mi può toccare — the police can't touch me

non l'ho toccata neanche con un dito — I never laid a finger on her

2) (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]

3) (in acqua)

qui non si tocca — I'm out of my depths here, I can't touch the bottom here

4) (modificare) to change

non toccare una virgola — not to change a word

5) fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]

6) fig. (turbare, commuovere) to move, to touch [ persona]

7) (offendere)

toccare l'onore di qcn. — to offend sb.'s honour

guai a toccargli la famiglia! — colloq. you dare not criticize his family!

8) fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]

il problema ti tocca da vicino — the problem touches o concerns you personally

9) (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]

toccare il fondo — [ imbarcazione] to touch bottom o ground, to bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom o to be in the depths of despair

toccare terra — [ nave] to reach o make land; [ aereo] to land

10) (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]

toccare i 180 all'ora — to hit 180 km an hour

toccare la sessantina — to be in one's late fifties
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (in sorte)

mi è toccato fare — the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do

gli è toccata una (bella) fortuna — he ran into a fortune

2) (spettare)

dovrebbero pagargli quello che gli tocca — they should pay him what is due to him

tocca a lui decidere — it's up to him o it falls to him to decide, that's for him to decide

3) (essere di turno)

a chi tocca? — whose go o turn is it?

tocca a te ora — it's your turn o go now

tocca a me muovere — it's my move

tocca a te fare il caffè — it's your turn to make the coffee

questo giro tocca a me — (pagare) this round is on me o it's my treat

4) (essere costretto)

mi tocca andarci di persona — I have to go in person

ma guarda cosa mi tocca fare! — just look at what I have got to do!

5) (strusciare)

toccare per terra — [gonna, tende] to sweep the ground
3.
verbo pronominale toccarsi

1) (se stesso) to feel* oneself

- rsi la barba — to finger one's beard

2) (reciprocamente) to touch each other

le loro mani, labbra si toccarono — their hands, lips met

gli estremi si toccano — extremes meet

3) pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself

4) (essere adiacente) to be* next to each other

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toccare qcn. sul o nel vivo [allusione, critica] to cut o sting sb. to the quick; toccare il cuore di qcn. to touch sb.'s heart o heartstrings, to strike a chord in o with sb.; toccare qcs. con mano to have proof of sth., to experience sth. at first hand; toccare il cielo con un dito to be on cloud nine, to be thrilled to bits; toccare ferro — to touch wood BE, to knock on wood AE

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toccare

/tok'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]; toccare la fronte di qcn. to touch sb. on the forehead; non toccare cibo to leave the meal untouched o untasted; la polizia non mi può toccare the police can't touch me; non l'ho toccata neanche con un dito I never laid a finger on her

2 (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]

3 (in acqua) qui non si tocca I'm out of my depths here, I can't touch the bottom here

4 (modificare) to change; non toccare una virgola not to change a word

5 fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]

6 fig. (turbare, commuovere) to move, to touch [ persona]

7 (offendere) toccare l'onore di qcn. to offend sb.'s honour; guai a toccargli la famiglia! colloq. you dare not criticize his family!

8 fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]; il problema ti tocca da vicino the problem touches o concerns you personally

9 (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]; toccare il fondo [ imbarcazione] to touch bottom o ground, to bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom o to be in the depths of despair; toccare terra [ nave] to reach o make land; [ aereo] to land

10 (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]; toccare i 180 all'ora to hit 180 km an hour; toccare la sessantina to be in one's late fifties

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (in sorte) mi è toccato fare the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do; gli è toccata una (bella) fortuna he ran into a fortune

2 (spettare) dovrebbero pagargli quello che gli tocca they should pay him what is due to him; tocca a lui decidere it's up to him o it falls to him to decide, that's for him to decide

3 (essere di turno) a chi tocca? whose go o turn is it? tocca a te ora it's your turn o go now; tocca a me muovere it's my move; tocca a te fare il caffè it's your turn to make the coffee; questo giro tocca a me (pagare) this round is on me o it's my treat

4 (essere costretto) mi tocca andarci di persona I have to go in person; ma guarda cosa mi tocca fare! just look at what I have got to do!

5 (strusciare) toccare per terra [ gonna, tende] to sweep the ground

III toccarsi verbo pronominale

1 (se stesso) to feel* oneself; - rsi la barba to finger one's beard

2 (reciprocamente) to touch each other; le loro mani, labbra si toccarono their hands, lips met; gli estremi si toccano extremes meet

3 pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself

4 (essere adiacente) to be* next to each other

IDIOMS

toccare qcn. sul o nel vivo [allusione, critica] to cut o sting sb. to the quick; toccare il cuore di qcn. to touch sb.'s heart o heartstrings, to strike a chord in o with sb.; toccare qcs. con mano to have proof of sth., to experience sth. at first hand; toccare il cielo con un dito to be on cloud nine, to be thrilled to bits; toccare ferro to touch wood BE, to knock on wood AE.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > toccare
3 assiette

assiette [asjεt]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = plat) plate

   b. [de cavalier] seat

• il n'est pas dans son assiette aujourd'hui (inf) he's not feeling himself today

   c. ( = base) assiette fiscale or de l'impôt/de la TVA tax/VAT base

• l'assiette des cotisations sociales the basis on which social security contributions are assessed

2. compounds

► assiette anglaise or de charcuterie assorted cold meats

► assiette composée mixed salad (of cold meats and vegetables)

► assiette creuse soup plate

► assiette à dessert dessert plate

► assiette plate dinner plate

► assiette à soupe soup plate

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asjɛt
nom féminin

1) (vaisselle, contenu) plate

finis ton assiette — finish what's on your plate

il n'a pas touché à son assiette — he hasn't touched his food

2) ( à cheval) seat

perdre son assiette — to become unseated

3) ( d'imposition)

assiette (fiscale) — tax base

détermination de l'assiette fiscale — tax assessment

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Phrasal Verbs:

- assiette anglaise

- assiette creuse

- assiette à dessert

- assiette plate

- assiette à soupe

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ne pas être dans son assiette — to be out of sorts

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asjɛt nf
1) (pour manger) plate, (son contenu) plate, plateful

Il a cassé une assiette. — He broke a plate.

Il reprit une assiette de soupe. — He had another bowl of soup.

2) (= équilibre) (d'un cavalier) seat

3) [impôt, cotisations] base

4) NAVIGATION, [navire] trim

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assiette nf

1 ( vaisselle) plate; ( contenu) plate (de of); finis ton assiette finish what's on your plate; il n'a pas touché à son assiette he hasn't touched his food;

2 ( base) (de route, voie ferrée) bed;

3 Équit seat; avoir une bonne assiette to have a good seat; perdre son assiette to become unseated; prendre son assiette to settle into the saddle;

4 Fisc ( d'imposition) assiette (fiscale) tax base; détermination de l'assiette fiscale tax assessment;

5 ( de véhicule) stability.

Composés

assiette anglaise Culin assorted cold meats (pl); assiette creuse soup plate; assiette à dessert dessert plate; assiette en carton paper plate; assiette plate dinner plate; assiette à soupe = assiette creuse.

Idiome

ne pas être dans son assiette to be out of sorts.

[asjɛt] nom féminin

1. [récipient] plate

assiette à dessert dessert plate

assiette creuse ou à soupe soup dish

assiette plate (dinner) plate

grande assiette dinner plate

petite assiette dessert ou side plate

c'est l'assiette au beurre (familier) it's a cushy number

[contenu] plate, plateful

une (pleine) assiette de soupe a (large) plateful of soup

finis d'abord ton assiette eat up what's on your plate first

assiette anglaise assorted cold meats

2. [assise] foundation, basis

[d'une voie ferrée, d'une route] bed

FINANCE [d'une hypothèque] basis

l'assiette de l'impôt the base (taxation) rate

3. ÉQUITATION seat

4. (locution)

je ne suis pas ou je ne me sens pas dans mon assiette I don't feel too well, I'm feeling (a bit) out of sorts

5. NAUTIQUE trim

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > assiette
4 toccare

[tok'kare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to touch, (tastare) to feel, (fig : sfiorare: argomento, tema) to touch on

non toccare! — don't touch it!

non toccare la mia roba — don't touch my things

non ha toccato cibo — he hasn't touched his food

non voglio toccare i miei risparmi — I don't want to touch my savings

toccare un tasto delicato — to touch a sore point

hai toccato il mio punto debole — you have hit on my weak point

toccare con mano fig — to find out for o.s.

2) (raggiungere) to touch, reach

si tocca? — (in acqua) can you touch the bottom?

toccare il fondo — to touch the bottom, fig to touch rock bottom

toccare terra Naut — to reach land, Aer to touch down

abbiamo toccato diverse città — we stopped at a number of towns

abbiamo toccato diversi porti — we put in at various ports

ha appena toccato la cinquantina — he has just turned fifty

3) (commuovere) to touch, move, (ferire) to hurt, wound

le tue allusioni non mi toccano — your remarks don't bother me

toccare qn sul vivo — to cut sb to the quick

la vicenda ci tocca da vicino — the matter concerns o affects us closely

2. vi (aus essere)

1)

(capitare) mi è toccata una bella fortuna — I've had great good fortune

perché toccano sempre a me queste cose? — why is it always me who has to do these things?

a chi tocca, tocca — that's life

2)

(essere costretto) mi tocca andare — I have to go

che cosa mi tocca sentire! — what's this I hear?

sai che cosa mi è toccato fare? — do you know what I had to do?

mi è toccato pagare per tutti — I had to pay for everybody

perché tocca sempre a me farlo? — why do I always have to do it?

3)

(spettare) toccare a — to be the turn of

a chi tocca? — whose turn o go is it?

tocca a me — it's my turn o go

non tocca a me giudicare — it is not for me to judge

tocca a te difenderci — it's up to you to defend us

3. vr (toccarsi)

1) (masturbarsi) to play with o.s.

2)

(uso reciproco) gli estremi si toccano (anche) fig — extremes meet

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5 touch

1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/75780/touch_down">touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) (sich)berühren

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) berühren

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) berühren

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) anrühren
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) die Berührung

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) der Tastsinn

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) der Strich

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) der Stil

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) das Aus

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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touch

[tʌtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (ability to feel) Tasten nt

the sense of \touch der Tastsinn

the material was soft to the \touch das Material fühlte sich weich an

2. (instance of touching) Berührung f

at [or with] a [or the] \touch of a button auf Knopfdruck

3. no pl (communication) Kontakt m

to be in \touch with sb/sth mit jdm/etw in Kontakt sein

to get/keep in \touch [with sb/sth] [mit jdm/etw] in Kontakt treten/bleiben

he's not really in \touch with what young people are interested in er ist nicht mehr richtig auf dem Laufenden über die Interessen der jungen Leute

4. no pl (skill) Gespür nt

I admire her lightness/sureness of \touch as a cook ich bewundere ihre leichte/sichere Hand beim Kochen

to have the magic \touch magische Fähigkeiten haben

to lose one's \touch sein Gespür verlieren

5. no pl (small amount)

▪ a \touch of... ein wenig...

a \touch of bitterness/irony eine Spur Bitterkeit/Ironie

a \touch of flu ( fam) eine leichte Grippe

a \touch of the sun ein Sonnenbrand m

6. no pl (rather)

▪ a \touch ziemlich

the weather has turned a \touch nasty das Wetter ist ziemlich schlecht geworden

7. (valuable addition) Ansatz m

a \touch of genius ein genialer Einfall

the final [or finishing] \touch der letzte Schliff

8. no pl FBALL Aus nt

he kicked the ball into \touch er schlug den Ball ins Aus

9.

▶ to kick sth into \touch idea, project etw auf Eis legen fig

▶ to be a soft \touch ( fam) leichtgläubig sein

II. vt

1. (feel with fingers)

▪ to \touch sb/sth jdn/etw berühren

to \touch the brake auf die Bremse steigen fam

▪ to \touch sb somewhere jdn irgendwo berühren

▪ to \touch sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat berühren

the setting sun \touched the trees with red ( fig) die untergehende Sonne tauchte die Bäume in Rot

2. (come in contact with)

▪ to \touch sth mit etw dat in Berührung kommen

the edge of the town \touches the forest die Stadt grenzt an den Wald

tragedy \touched their lives when their son was 16 ( fig) ihre Tragödie begann, als ihr Sohn 16 war

3. (consume)

▪ to \touch sth etw anrühren [o SCHWEIZ a. fam anlangen]

no thanks, I never \touch chocolate nein danke, ich esse keine Schokolade

4. (move emotionally)

▪ to \touch sb jdn bewegen fig

5. (rival in quality)

▪ to \touch sth an etw akk heranreichen

▪ to \touch sb jdm das Wasser reichen

there's no one to \touch him as an illustrator of children's books als Illustrator von Kinderbüchern ist er einfach unschlagbar

6. (deal with)

▪ to \touch sth etw anpacken

to \touch problems Probleme in Angriff nehmen

▪ to \touch sb for sth ( pej fam) jdn um etw akk bitten

7.

▶ not to \touch sb/sth with a barge [or AM ten-foot] pole jdm/etw meiden wie die Pest

▶ to \touch base with sb mit jdm in Kontakt treten

▶ to \touch bottom auf Grund stoßen; ( fig) auf seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

▶ to \touch a [raw] nerve einen wunden Punkt berühren

▶ \touch wood BRIT wenn alles gutgeht

everybody has got the flu right now except me alle haben im Moment die Grippe außer mir — toi, toi, toi!

III. vi

1. (feel with fingers) berühren

don't \touch nicht berühren

2. (come in contact) sich akk berühren

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[tʌtʃ]
1. n

1) (= sense of touch) (Tast)gefühl nt

to be cold/soft to the touch — sich kalt/weich anfühlen

2) (= act of touching) Berühren nt, Berührung f; (of pianist, typist, piano, typewriter) Anschlag m

she thrilled to his touch — es durchzuckte sie, als er sie berührte

it opens at a touch — es öffnet sich auf Fingerdruck

at the touch of a button — auf Knopfdruck

the wheel responds to the slightest touch — das Lenkrad reagiert sofort or reagiert auf jede Bewegung

braille is read by touch — Blindenschrift wird durch Abtasten gelesen

3) (= skill) Hand f; (= style) Stil m

the touch of a master — die Hand eines Meisters

it has the touch of genius/the professional touch — es hat etwas Geniales/Professionelles or einen genialen/professionellen Anstrich

he's losing his touch — er wird langsam alt

to have the right touch with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw umgehen können

a personal touch — eine persönliche Note

4) (= stroke ART) Strich m; (fig) Einfall m

a book with humorous touches — ein stellenweise humorvolles Buch

a nice touch — eine hübsche Note; (gesture) eine nette Geste

to put the final or finishing touches to sth — letzte Hand an etw (acc) legen, einer Sache (dat) den letzten Schliff geben

the house lacks a woman's touch — es fehlt eine Frau im Haus

5) (= small quantity) Spur f; (esp of irony, sadness etc) Anflug m

a touch of flu —

a touch of fever — leichtes Fieber

a touch of spring — ein Hauch m

he gave the horse a touch of the whip — er ließ das Pferd die Peitsche fühlen or spüren

it is a touch expensive (esp Brit) — es ist eine Spur zu teuer

See:

→ sun

6)

(= communication) to be in (constant) touch with sb — mit jdm in (ständiger) Verbindung stehen

they were in touch with us yesterday — sie haben sich gestern mit uns in Verbindung gesetzt

to be/keep in touch with (political) developments — (politisch) auf dem Laufenden sein/bleiben

I'll be in touch! — ich lasse von mir hören!, ich melde mich!

keep in touch! — lass wieder einmal von dir hören!

to be out of touch with sb — keine Verbindung mehr zu jdm haben

to be completely out of touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc ) überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden sein

you can get in touch with me at this number — Sie können mich unter dieser Nummer erreichen

you ought to get in touch with the police — Sie sollten sich mit der Polizei in Verbindung setzen

to lose touch (with sb) — den Kontakt (zu jdm) verlieren

to lose touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc )

a husband and wife who have lost touch with each other — ein Ehepaar, das sich fremd geworden ist or sich entfremdet hat

I'll put you in touch with Mr Brown — ich werde Sie mit Herrn Brown in Verbindung bringen

7) (FTBL) Aus nt; (RUGBY) Aus nt, Mark f

in touch —

to kick for touch (Rugby) — ins Aus or in die Mark schlagen

to kick sb/sth into touch ( Brit fig ) — etw zurückstellen, etw auf Eis legen

8) (inf)

to make a touch — Geld schnorren (inf)

he's usually good for a touch — ihn kann man normalerweise gut anpumpen (inf) or anzapfen (inf)

to be an easy or soft touch — leicht anzupumpen (inf) or anzuzapfen (inf) sein

2. vt

1) (= be in or make contact with) berühren; (= get hold of) anfassen; (= press lightly) piano keys anschlagen, leicht drücken; (= strike lightly) harp strings streichen über (+acc); (= brush against) streifen

she was so happy, her feet hardly touched the ground (fig) — sie war so glücklich, dass sie in den Wolken schwebte

to touch glasses —

don't touch that! he touched his hat to me — fass das nicht an! er tippte (zum Gruß) an den Hut

the speedometer needle touched 100 —

I was touching 100 most of the way — ich fuhr fast immer 100

once I touched 100 — einmal habe ich 100 geschafft

2) (= lay hands on) anrühren, anfassen

the police/tax authorities can't touch me — die Polizei/das Finanzamt kann mir nichts anhaben

the paintings weren't touched by the fire — die Gemälde blieben vom Feuer verschont

3) food, drink anrühren; capital herankommen an (+acc) (inf); (= use) antasten

I haven't touched the piano for months — ich habe seit Monaten nicht mehr Klavier gespielt

4) (= equal) herankommen an (+acc), erreichen

there's nothing to touch hot lemon for a cold — bei einer Erkältung geht nichts über heiße Zitrone

5) (= deal with) problem etc anrühren

everything he touches turns to gold — ihm gelingt einfach alles

I wouldn't touch those shares — ich würde meine Finger von den Aktien lassen

an ordinary detergent won't touch dirt like that — ein normales Reinigungsmittel wird mit diesem Schmutz nicht fertig

I asked them not to touch my desk — ich bat darum, nicht an meinen Schreibtisch zu gehen

6) (= concern) berühren, betreffen

7) (= move emotionally) rühren, bewegen; (= affect) berühren; (= wound) pride treffen

deeply touched — tief gerührt or bewegt

to touch sb's heart — jds Herz (an)rühren

8) (Brit inf)

to touch sb for a loan — jdn um einen Kredit angehen

he touched me for £10 — er hat mich um £ 10 angepumpt (inf)

9)

his hair was touched with grey — sein Haar war von Grau durchzogen

3. vi
(= come into contact) sich berühren; (estates etc = be adjacent also) aneinanderstoßen, aneinandergrenzen
don't touch! — Finger weg!

"please do not touch" — "bitte nicht berühren"

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touch [tʌtʃ]

A s

1. a) Berühren n, Berührung f:

at a touch beim Berühren;

at the slightest touch bei der leisesten Berührung;

at the touch of a button auf Knopfdruck;

that was a near touch umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

within touch in Reichweite; → touch and go

b) Fechten: Treffer m

c) Schwimmen: Anschlag m

2. Tastsinn m, -gefühl n:

it is dry to the touch es fühlt sich trocken an;

it has a velvety touch es fühlt sich wie Samt an

3. Verbindung f, Kontakt m, Fühlung(nahme) f:

I’ll be in touch ich melde mich, ich lass was von mir hören;

be in touch with sb mit jemandem Kontakt haben oder in Verbindung stehen;

lose touch with

a) den Kontakt mit jemandem od einer Sache verlieren,

b) SPORT den Anschluss verlieren an (akk);

keep in touch SPORT dranbleiben;

keep in touch melde dich mal wieder, lass wieder mal was von dir hören;

keep in touch with sb

a) mit jemandem in Verbindung bleiben,

b) SPORT den Anschluss an jemanden halten;

get in touch with sb mit jemandem Fühlung nehmen oder in Verbindung treten, sich mit jemandem in Verbindung oder ins Benehmen setzen;

please get in touch bitte melden (Sie sich)! (Zeugen etc);

put sb in touch with jemanden in Verbindung setzen mit;

be out of touch lebens- oder realitäts- oder weltfremd sein;

be out of touch with

a) mit jemandem keinen Kontakt mehr haben,

b) über eine Sache (überhaupt) nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

4. leichter Anfall:

a touch of influenza eine leichte Grippe; → sun A 2

5. (Pinsel- etc) Strich m:

put the finishing touch(es) to einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand legen an (akk)

6. Anflug m:

a touch of sarcasm;

a touch of romance ein Hauch von Romantik;

he has a touch of genius er hat eine geniale Ader;

a touch of the macabre ein Stich ins Makabre;

a touch of red ein rötlicher Hauch, ein Stich ins Rote

7. Prise f, Spur f:

a touch of pepper

8. Hand f (des Meisters etc), Stil m, (souveräne) Manier:

light touch leichte Hand oder Art;

with sure touch mit sicherer Hand

9. (charakteristischer) Zug, besondere Note:

add a personal touch to sth einer Sache eine persönliche Note verleihen

10. Einfühlungsvermögen n, (Fein)Gefühl n

11. fig Gepräge n, Stempel m:

the touch of the 20th century

12. MUS

a) Anschlag m (des Pianisten oder des Pianos)

b) Strich m (des Geigers etc)

13. Probe f:

put to the touch auf die Probe stellen

14. a) Fußball etc: (Seiten)Aus n

b) Rugby: Mark f:

in touch im Seitenaus; in der Mark;

kick the ball into touch den Ball ins Aus schlagen

15. sl

a) Anpumpen n (um Geld)

b) gepumptes Geld

c) he’s a soft ( oder an easy) touch er lässt sich leicht anpumpen

16. sl

a) Klauen n, Stehlen n

b) Fang m, Beute f

B v/t

1. berühren, angreifen, anfassen:

touch wood! unberufen!, toi, toi, toi!; → bargepole, chord¹ 2, forelock¹, nerve A 1, pole¹ A 2, tongs

2. befühlen, betasten

3. fühlen, wahrnehmen

4. (to) in Berühung bringen (mit), legen (an akk, auf akk)

5. miteinander in Berührung bringen

6. leicht anstoßen, (leicht) drücken auf (akk):

touch the bell klingeln;

touch the brake AUTO die Bremse antippen;

touch glasses (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen

7. weitS. (meist neg) Alkohol etc anrühren:

he does not touch cocktails;

he hasn’t touched his dinner;

he refuses to touch these transactions er will mit diesen Geschäften nichts zu tun haben

8. in Berührung kommen oder stehen mit, Kontakt haben mit

9. grenzen oder stoßen an (akk)

10. erreichen, reichen an (akk)

11. fig erreichen, erlangen

12. a) erraten

b) herausfinden

13. umg jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen, heranreichen an (akk)

14. tönen, schattieren, (leicht) färben

15. fig färben, (ein wenig) beeinflussen:

morality touched with emotion gefühlsbeeinflusste Moral

16. beeindrucken

17. rühren, bewegen:

I am touched ich bin gerührt;

it touched his ( oder him to the) heart es ging ihm zu Herzen;

touched to tears zu Tränen gerührt

18. fig treffen, verletzen

19. ein Thema etc berühren

20. berühren, betreffen, angehen:

it touches none but him

21. in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, angreifen, mitnehmen:

touched

a) angegangen (Fleisch),

b) umg bekloppt, nicht ganz bei Trost

22. a) haltmachen in (dat)

b) SCHIFF einen Hafen anlaufen

23. sl jemanden anpumpen, anhauen ( beide:

for um)

24. sl klauen, organisieren

25. besonders HIST einem Kranken die Hand auflegen ( for zur Heilung gen)

C v/i

1. sich berühren, Berührung oder Kontakt haben

2. Schwimmen: anschlagen

3. touch (up)on grenzen oder heranreichen an (akk):

it touches on treason es grenzt an Verrat

4. touch (up)on betreffen, berühren:

it touches upon my interests

5. touch (up)on berühren, kurz erwähnen, streifen:

he merely touched upon this question

6. touch at SCHIFF anlegen bei oder in (dat), anlaufen (akk):

touch at a port

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1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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v.

berühren v.

fassen v.

rühren v. (keyboard) n.

Anschlag -¨e (Tastatur) m. n.

(§ pl.: touches)

= Berührung f.

English-german dictionary > touch
6 touch

{tʌtʃ}
I. 1. докосвам/допирам се до, долепен съм до, докосвам леко (клавиш), дръпвам леко (струна)
to TOUCH one's hat to поздравявам (някого) с докосване на шапката си
to TOUCH a match to запалвам с клечка кибрит
I wouldn't TOUCH him/it with a barge-pole/a pair of tongs не искам да имам нищо общо/никакво вземане-даване с него/с това
to be TOUCHed by the King ист. бивам докоснат от краля (за излекуване от скрофула)
2. слагам в уста, вкусвам, хапвам, пия (обик. отрицателно)
I never TOUCH wine не слагам капка вино в устата си
he hasn't TOUCHed food all day не e сложил нищо в устата си/не e ял цял ден
3. стигам/допирам се до
гранича (on с)
to TOUCH the spot правя/намирам точно това, което е нужно, оказвам нужното въздействие, попадам в целта, отговарям на предназначението си
4. меря се/сравнявам се с
no one can TOUCH her in cooking никой не готви по-хубаво от нея
5. засягам, интересувам, свързан съм/имам общо с, имам ефект, оказвам нужното въздействие, справям се с
to TOUCH the spot действувам благотворно, помагам много
your argument doesn't TOUCH the point at issue твоят довод няма нищо общо с въпроса, който разискваме
he just TOUCHed (on) this question той само бегло засегна този въпрос
6. трогвам, вълнувам, засягам, накърнявам честолюбие и пр.
to TOUCH to the heart трогвам дълбоко
to be TOUCHed with remorse/pity изпитвам разкаяние/състрадание
to TOUCH someone on the raw/tender spot, to TOUCH someone home/on the raw засягам някого на болното място, настъпвам го по мазола
7. попарвам, повреждам (леко) (за слана и пр.)
the plants are TOUCHed with the wind растенията леко пострадаха от вятъра
8. размесвам, леко оцветявам
the sky was TOUCHed with pink/gold небето се розовееше/имаше златист оттенък
a smile TOUCHed her lips лека усмивка заигра по устните и
religion TOUCHed with superstition вяра, примесена със суеверие
9. докосвам се до, развивам, справям се с (въпроси, тема на изпит и пр.), получавам (добър) резултат от
nothing I have tried will TOUCH this ink spot нищо от средствата, които опитах, не помага за изчистването на това мастилено петно
10. sl. измъквам пари от/закърпвам някого (for)
he TOUCHed me for ten pounds той изкрънка от мен десет лири
11. получавам, вземам, печеля (надница и пр.)
12. докосвам се/достигам до
the speedometer needle TOUCHed 80 стрелката на скоростомера отбелязваше 80 км в час
he TOUCHed his spurs to his horse той пришпори коня си
13. изпитвам (сплав) с пробен камък, слагам печат върху изпитана сплав
touch at мор. спирам/отбивам се в (пристанище и пр.)
touch down приземявам се, кацам (за самолет), ръгби докосвам топката в мъртво поле
II. 1. осезание, пипане, усещане от пипане
rough/hot, etc. to the TOUCH грапав/горещ и пр. на пипане
the cold TOUCH of the iron студенината на (докоснато) желязо
2. докосване, допиране, допир, контакт (и прен.), общуване, връзка
to have a soft/slimy, etc. TOUCH мек/лигав и пр. съм при докосване
at a TOUCH при (леко) докосване
to be in TOUCH with someone във връзка съм с някого
3. лек пристъп/атака (на болест и пр.), леко вълнение
a TOUCH of flu/indigestion лек грип/стомашно разстройство
a TOUCH of the sun леко слънчасване, замайване от слънце
4. малко количество, мъничко, прен. следа, оттенък, отсенка, нюанс, примес, нотка
a TOUCH of salt мъничко сол
the first TOUCHes of spring първите признаци/полъх на пролетта
a TOUCH of bitterness/envy, etc. нотка на горчивина/завист и пр.
a TOUCH of nature проява на човещина/човешко чувство (често ирон.)
5. щрих
to put the finishing/final TOUCHes to довършвам, доизкусурявам, слагам последните щрихи на
6. маниер, стил, похват, прийом, (майсторска) ръка
a sculpture with a bold TOUCH скулптура, изработена със смел замах
to write with a light TOUCH пиша леко, имам лек стил
a dress with an individual TOUCH about it рокля, в която има вложено нещо индивидуално
the Nelson TOUCH смел начин за справяне с положението (характерен за адмирал Нелсън)
7. муз. туше, удар
8. сп. тъч, територията извън тъчлиниите
9. гоненица (игра)
10. мед. туширане, палпиране
11. sl. измъкване на пари, закърпване, измъкнати пари
he is a soft/easy TOUCH той e човек, от когото лесно могат да се измъкнат пари
the dinner was a two pound TOUCH за обеда ни оскубаха по две лири
12. пробен камък (и прен.), печат върху изпробвана сплав
to put to the TOUCH поставям на изпитание, изпитвам
to win by a TOUCH едва спечелвам, печеля с много мъничко (състезание и пр.)

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{t^tsh} v 1. докосвам/допирам се до; долепен съм до; докосвам ле(2) {t^tsh} n 1. осезание, пипане; усещане от пипане; rough/hot,

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щрих(а); съприкосновение; трогвам; тъч; туширане; осезание; попарвам; пипане; пипам; вълнувам; допиране; допирам; гоненица; докосвам; допир; докосване; досягам; засягам; касая; напипвам; нотка;

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1. 1 sl. измъкване на пари, закърпване, измъкнати пари 2. 1 докосвам се/достигам до 3. 1 изпитвам (сплав) с пробен камък, слагам печат върху изпитана сплав 4. 1 получавам, вземам, печеля (надница и пр.) 5. 1 пробен камък (и прен.), печат върху изпробвана сплав 6. a dress with an individual touch about it рокля, в която има вложено нещо индивидуално 7. a sculpture with a bold touch скулптура, изработена със смел замах 8. a smile touched her lips лека усмивка заигра по устните и 9. a touch of bitterness/envy, etc. нотка на горчивина/завист и пр 10. a touch of flu/indigestion лек грип/стомашно разстройство 11. a touch of nature проява на човещина/човешко чувство (често ирон.) 12. a touch of salt мъничко сол 13. a touch of the sun леко слънчасване, замайване от слънце 14. at a touch при (леко) докосване 15. he hasn't touched food all day не e сложил нищо в устата си/не e ял цял ден 16. he is a soft/easy touch той e човек, от когото лесно могат да се измъкнат пари 17. he just touched (on) this question той само бегло засегна този въпрос 18. he touched his spurs to his horse той пришпори коня си 19. he touched me for ten pounds той изкрънка от мен десет лири 20. i never touch wine не слагам капка вино в устата си 21. i wouldn't touch him/it with a barge-pole/a pair of tongs не искам да имам нищо общо/никакво вземане-даване с него/с това 22. i. докосвам/допирам се до, долепен съм до, докосвам леко (клавиш), дръпвам леко (струна) 23. ii. осезание, пипане, усещане от пипане 24. no one can touch her in cooking никой не готви по-хубаво от нея 25. nothing i have tried will touch this ink spot нищо от средствата, които опитах, не помага за изчистването на това мастилено петно 26. religion touched with superstition вяра, примесена със суеверие 27. rough/hot, etc. to the touch грапав/горещ и пр. на пипане 28. sl. измъквам пари от/закърпвам някого (for) 29. the cold touch of the iron студенината на (докоснато) желязо 30. the dinner was a two pound touch за обеда ни оскубаха по две лири 31. the first touches of spring първите признаци/полъх на пролетта 32. the nelson touch смел начин за справяне с положението (характерен за адмирал Нелсън) 33. the plants are touched with the wind растенията леко пострадаха от вятъра 34. the sky was touched with pink/gold небето се розовееше/имаше златист оттенък 35. the speedometer needle touched 80 стрелката на скоростомера отбелязваше 80 км в час 36. to be in touch with someone във връзка съм с някого 37. to be touched by the king ист. бивам докоснат от краля (за излекуване от скрофула) 38. to be touched with remorse/pity изпитвам разкаяние/състрадание 39. to have a soft/slimy, etc. touch мек/лигав и пр. съм при докосване 40. to put the finishing/final touches to довършвам, доизкусурявам, слагам последните щрихи на 41. to put to the touch поставям на изпитание, изпитвам 42. to touch a match to запалвам с клечка кибрит 43. to touch one's hat to поздравявам (някого) с докосване на шапката си 44. to touch someone on the raw/tender spot, to touch someone home/on the raw засягам някого на болното място, настъпвам го по мазола 45. to touch the spot действувам благотворно, помагам много 46. to touch the spot правя/намирам точно това, което е нужно, оказвам нужното въздействие, попадам в целта, отговарям на предназначението си 47. to touch to the heart трогвам дълбоко 48. to win by a touch едва спечелвам, печеля с много мъничко (състезание и пр.) 49. to write with a light touch пиша леко, имам лек стил 50. touch at мор. спирам/отбивам се в (пристанище и пр.) 51. touch down приземявам се, кацам (за самолет), ръгби докосвам топката в мъртво поле 52. your argument doesn't touch the point at issue твоят довод няма нищо общо с въпроса, който разискваме 53. гоненица (игра) 54. гранича (on с) 55. докосвам се до, развивам, справям се с (въпроси, тема на изпит и пр.), получавам (добър) резултат от 56. докосване, допиране, допир, контакт (и прен.), общуване, връзка 57. засягам, интересувам, свързан съм/имам общо с, имам ефект, оказвам нужното въздействие, справям се с 58. лек пристъп/атака (на болест и пр.), леко вълнение 59. малко количество, мъничко, прен. следа, оттенък, отсенка, нюанс, примес, нотка 60. маниер, стил, похват, прийом, (майсторска) ръка 61. мед. туширане, палпиране 62. меря се/сравнявам се с 63. муз. туше, удар 64. попарвам, повреждам (леко) (за слана и пр.) 65. размесвам, леко оцветявам 66. слагам в уста, вкусвам, хапвам, пия (обик. отрицателно) 67. сп. тъч, територията извън тъчлиниите 68. стигам/допирам се до 69. трогвам, вълнувам, засягам, накърнявам честолюбие и пр 70. щрих
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touch[tʌtʃ] I. v 1. докосвам (се до), допирам (се) до; долепен съм (до); в съприкосновение съм (с); пипам; докосвам леко ( клавиши), дръпвам леко ( струни); to \touch o.'s hat to s.o. поздравявам някого, като докосвам шапката си; to \touch a match to запалвам с кибрит; to \touch land мор. стигам до земя (суша); слизам на сушата; I wouldn't \touch him with a barge-pole ( a pair of tongs) не искам да имам нищо общо (вземане-даване) с него, не искам да контактувам; to be \touched by the King ист. бивам докоснат от краля (с вярата, че ще бъда излекуван от скрофула); \touch wood! чукни на дърво! to \touch pitch прен. мърся си ръцете (при нечестна сделка); 2. слагам в устата си, вкусвам, хапвам, ям, пия (обикн. отрицателно); I never \touch wine не слагам вино в устата си, не пия; I haven't \touched food all day нищо не съм сложил в устата си (не съм ял) цял ден; 3. стигам до, допирам се до, гранича с; to \touch bottom стигам (стъпвам на) дъното (при плуване и пр.); прен. стигам до най-ниското ниво; изпадам много ниско ( морално); the winds \touched storm-force силата на вятъра граничеше с ураган; to \touch the spot правя (намирам) точно това, което е нужно; имам нужния ефект (въздействие); 4. меря се с, сравнявам се с; no one can \touch him in никой не може да се мери с него (той няма равен на себе си) в; 5. засягам, интересувам, свързан съм с, имам общо с; имам ефект (оказвам въздействие) върху, действам; this question \touches you nearly този въпрос ви засяга отблизо; he just \touched (on) this question той само засегна (спомена) този въпрос; 6. трогвам, (раз)вълнувам; засягам, накърнявам (честолюбие и пр.); to \touch to the heart трогвам дълбоко; to \touch to the quick засягам дълбоко, жегвам; to \touch s.o. on a raw ( tender) spot, to \touch s.o. home ( on the raw) засягам някого на болното място, настъпвам по мазола; 7. попарвам (за слана и пр.); повреждам малко; the plants are \touched with the wind растенията са малко повредени (пострадаха) от вятъра; 8. главно pp леко оцветявам; размесвам; придавам оттенък; the sky was \touched with gold ( pink) небето имаше златист оттенък (розовееше); religion \touched with superstition вяра, размесена със суеверие; 9. sl измъквам пари (назаем или безвъзмездно) (от някого); he \touched me for a pound той ми изкрънка една лира; 10. получавам, вземам, печеля (надница и пр.); 11. изпитвам ( сплав) с пробен камък; слагам печат на изпитана сплав; 12. пипам, присвоявам си (чужди пари и пр.); 13. (само в pp) луднал, мръднал е; the guy is \touched този е нещо мръднал, полудял е, откачил; 14. геом. допирам се, допирателен съм; 15. мед. палпирам, изследвам мануално; II. n 1. осезание, пипане; усещане от пипане; sense of \touch осезание; rough to the \touch груб на пипане; the cold \touch of the iron студеният допир на желязото; 2. докосване, допиране; допир, контакт (и прен.); общуване, връзка; at a \touch при най-малко (леко) докосване; to be ( keep, stay) in \touch with s.o. във връзка съм с някого, виждам (срещам) често, общувам с някого; to get in \touch with влизам във връзка с, свързвам се с; to keep in \touch with the situation следя положението; to lose \touch with изгубвам (прекъсвам) връзка с, не се виждам (срещам) с; отчуждавам се от; to be out of \touch with не съм в течение на, не следя, не се интересувам; in ( within) \touch наблизо, под ръка; достъпно; 3. прен. (лек) натиск; 4. лек пристъп, атака (на болест и пр.); леко вълнение; a \touch of 'flu лека инфлуенца; a \touch of the sun лек слънчев удар (слънчасване), леко замайване от слънцето; 5. малко, мъничко (количество от нещо); прен. следа, оттенък, отсянка, нюанс, примес; нотка; a \touch of salt малко сол; the first \touches of spring първите следи (признаци) на пролетта; a \touch of bitterness (envy etc.) оттенък (нотка) на горчивина (завист и пр.); малко горчивина (завист и пр;); a \touch of nature проява на човешко чувство; to have a \touch of the tar-brush презр. имам примес от негърска кръв; the common \touch подход към обикновения човек, способност за общуване с хората (масите); 6. щрих; a few deft ( last) \touches няколко майсторски (последни) щрихи; to put the finishing \touches to слагам последните щрихи на, прен. довършвам, доизкусурявам; 7. прен. ръка (на майстор и пр.); маниер, стил; прийом; to write with a light \touch пиша леко, имам лек стил; a composition with an individual \touch about it в която има вложено нещо оригинално; the Nelson \touch Нелсъновият начин да се справя с положението (да нападам и пр.); 8. муз. туше, удар; 9. сп. тъч; to kick into \touch 1) изкарвам в тъч; 2) временно преустановявам, отлагам; "замразявам"; 10. гоненица ( игра); 11. мед. туширане, палпиране; "no \touch" мед. тактика на "неприкосновеност" (по отношение на някои тумори); double \touch бимануално изследване; rectal \touch ректална палпация; vaginal \touch вагинална палпация; 12. магнетизиране; 13. sl нещо, което струва (за което се взема) дадена цена; измъкване (на пари); измъкнати пари; the dinner was a pound \touch за обеда ни оскубаха по една лира; 14. ост. пробен камък (и прен.); печат върху изпитана сплав; to put to the \touch поставям на изпитание, изпитвам; 15. гриф (на кожа); • an easy ( a soft) \touch 1) балама; човек от когото лесно могат да се измъкнат пари; 2) лесен противник; a near \touch отърваване на косъм; to cup up ( old) \touches ам. sl спомням си миналото; to have a near \touch едва отървавам кожата; to put the \touch on s.o. ам. разг. опитвам се да изкрънкам пари от някого; the match was won by a \touch едва спечелиха мача; no \touch to ам. разг. нищо в сравнение с.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > touch
7 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar(se)

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) rozar, tocar suavemente

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) afectar; conmover, llegar (sus palabras le llegaron muy dentro)

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar; (I wouldn't touch a job like that: no querría ver un trabajo así ni en pintura)

2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque; roce

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) toque, nota (personal), sello, estilo

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) toque, fuera de juego

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

touch¹ n

1. toque

a touch of colour un toque de color

2. tacto

it's hard to the touch es duro al tacto

to get in touch ponerse en contacto

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto

touch² vb tocar

"Please do not touch" "No tocar, por favor"

touch

tr[tʌʧ]

noun

1 (gen) toque nombre masculino; (light touch) roce nombre masculino

■ it'll fall down at the slightest touch caerá al mínimo toque

■ I felt a touch on my arm sentí que alguien me tocaba el brazo

2 (detail) detalle nombre masculino, toque nombre masculino

■ she put the finishing touches to the tree dio los últimos toques al árbol

3 (sense) tacto

■ it was cold to the touch era frío al tacto

4 (connection) contacto, comunicación nombre femenino

■ I'll be in touch with you estaré en contacto contigo

■ I've lost touch with Rob he perdido el contacto con Rob

5 (slight quantity) poquito, pizca; (trace) punto, asomo

■ this soup needs a touch of salt falta una pizca de sal en la sopa

■ a touch of frost un poco de escarcha

■ he said with a touch of irony dijo con un dejo de ironía

■ it's a touch expensive for me es un poco caro para mí

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL amago

■ I've got a touch of flu tengo un amago de gripe

7 familiar (skill, ability) habilidad nombre femenino

■ you must be losing your touch debes de estar perdiendo la habilidad

8 (manner, style) toque nombre masculino, sello

■ he plays with a special touch juega con un toque especial

■ this job requires a personal touch este trabajo requiere un toque personal

9 SMALLSPORT/SMALL toque nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) tocar; (lightly) rozar

■ look, but don't touch mirad, pero no toquéis

■ he touched her cheek softly le tocó suavemente la mejilla

■ his lips touched her hand sus labios rozaron su mano

2 (eat) probar

■ you haven't touched your food no has probado la comida

3 (move) conmover

■ she was touched by the kind gift se conmovió con el regalo

■ the tragedy touched everyone la tragedia conmovió a todos

4 (equal, rival) igualar

■ nobody can touch him as a harpist nadie puede igualarlo como arpista

5 (affect) afectar, tocar

■ I think you touched a sore point creo que has tocado un punto débil

6 (deal with) tocar, abordar

intransitive verb

1 tocarse

■ their hands touched se tocaron las manos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a touch al primer roce

into touch SMALLSPORT/SMALL fuera

not to touch something with a bargepole no querer algo ni regalado,-a, no querer algo ni que le paguen a uno

to be an easy/soft touch ser fácil sacarle dinero a uno

to be in touch with something estar al corriente de algo

to be out of touch estar fuera de onda

to get in touch ponerse en contacto ( with, con)

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto ( with, con)

to touch bottom tocar fondo

to touch somebody for money sablear, dar un sablazo a alguien

■ he touched me for £10 me sableó diez libras

to touch wood tocar madera

touch ['tʌʧ] vt

1) feel, handle: tocar, tentar

2) affect, move: conmover, afectar, tocar

his gesture touched our hearts: su gesto nos tocó el corazón

touch vi

: tocarse

touch n

1) : tacto m (sentido)

2) detail: toque m, detalle m

a touch of color: un toque de color

3) bit: pizca f, gota f, poco m

4) ability: habilidad f

to lose one's touch: perder la habilidad

5) contact: contacto m, comunicación f

to keep in touch: mantenerse en contacto

touch

v.

• enternecer v.

• manosear v.

• palpar v.

• tentar v.

• tocar v.

n.

(§ pl.: touches) = contacto s.m.

• dejo s.m.

• gustillo s.m.

• pincelada s.f.

• pizca s.f.

• pulsación s.f.

• rasgo s.m.

• retoque s.m.

• saborete s.m.

• tacto s.m.

• tiento s.m.

• tocamiento s.m.

• toque s.m.

tʌtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

[tʌtʃ]
1. N

1) (=sense, feel) tacto m

sense of touch — sentido m del tacto, tacto m

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

• at the touch of a button — con solo dar a un botón

• it's soft to the touch — es blando al tacto

she responded to his touch — reaccionaba a sus caricias

- be an easy or a soft touch

3) (=technique, manner)

• to have the common touch — saber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo

• 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

• to lose one's touch — perder facultades

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
common
4) (=stamp, mark) toque m

• the final touch, the finishing touch — el último toque, el toque final

to put the finishing touches to sth — dar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo

• it has a touch of genius — tiene un toque de genialidad

• the human touch — el calor humano

• the personal touch — el toque personal

• 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

6) (=small quantity)

a)

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

b) (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

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

• to get in touch (with sb) — ponerse en contacto (con algn)

get in touch with your emotions — conecte con sus emociones

• 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

the party has lost touch with the voters — el partido está desconectado de los votantes

• 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 put sb in touch with sb — poner a algn en contacto con algn

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

2. VT

1) (with hand) tocar

she touched his arm — le tocó el brazo

they can't touch you — (fig) no te pueden hacer nada

• to touch one's toes — tocarse los dedos de los pies

• touch wood! — ¡toca madera!
raw 1., 3)
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
barge 4., base I, 1., 4)
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!

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

5) (=affect) afectar

it touches all our lives — nos afecta a todos

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

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

8) (esp Brit) (=reach)

he was touching 290mph — alcanzaba las 290 millas por hora

his hair touches his shoulders — tiene una melena que le llega por los hombros

9) (Brit)
*
• to touch sb for money — dar un sablazo a algn *, pedir dinero prestado a algn

10)

• 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

3. VI

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

4.

CPD

touch judge N — (Rugby) juez mf de línea, juez mf de banda

touch screen N — = touchscreen

- touch at

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

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[tʌtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

English-spanish dictionary > touch
8 touch

I [tʌtʃ]
nome

1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)

at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto

I felt a touch on my shoulder — mi sentii toccare sulla spalla

2) (sense) tatto m.

soft to the touch — soffice al tatto

by touch — al tatto

3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.

the Spielberg touch — lo stile di Spielberg

4) (element)

feminine touch — tocco femminile

the boss lacks the human touch — il capo manca di calore umano

a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo

a touch of garlic — un pochino di aglio

to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza

5) (little)

a touch — un pochino o tantino

just a touch (more) — appena un po' di più

6) (communication) contatto m.

to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con

to lose touch with — perdere i contatti con

he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà

7) sport (area) touch-down m.

••

to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
II 1. [tʌtʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (come into contact with) toccare

to touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla

to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare

he touched his hat politely — portò la mano al cappello in segno di saluto

2) (interfere with) toccare

the police can't touch me — la polizia non mi può toccare

3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare

matters which touch us all — questioni che riguardano noi tutti

we were most touched — fummo profondamente toccati

4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]

you've hardly touched your meal — non hai quasi toccato cibo

5) (equal)

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare

6) (reach) [price, temperature] toccare, raggiungere [ level]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi

2) (with hand) toccare

"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"

•

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

* * *
1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) toccare, toccarsi

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) toccare

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) toccare

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) (avere a che fare)
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) tocco, toccata, colpetto

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tatto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) tocco

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) tocco

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) (fallo laterale)

•

- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
* * *
I [tʌtʃ]
nome

1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)

at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto

I felt a touch on my shoulder — mi sentii toccare sulla spalla

2) (sense) tatto m.

soft to the touch — soffice al tatto

by touch — al tatto

3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.

the Spielberg touch — lo stile di Spielberg

4) (element)

feminine touch — tocco femminile

the boss lacks the human touch — il capo manca di calore umano

a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo

a touch of garlic — un pochino di aglio

to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza

5) (little)

a touch — un pochino o tantino

just a touch (more) — appena un po' di più

6) (communication) contatto m.

to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con

to lose touch with — perdere i contatti con

he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà

7) sport (area) touch-down m.

••

to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
II 1. [tʌtʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (come into contact with) toccare

to touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla

to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare

he touched his hat politely — portò la mano al cappello in segno di saluto

2) (interfere with) toccare

the police can't touch me — la polizia non mi può toccare

3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare

matters which touch us all — questioni che riguardano noi tutti

we were most touched — fummo profondamente toccati

4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]

you've hardly touched your meal — non hai quasi toccato cibo

5) (equal)

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare

6) (reach) [price, temperature] toccare, raggiungere [ level]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi

2) (with hand) toccare

"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"

•

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

English-Italian dictionary > touch
9 probar

v.

1 to prove.

eso prueba que tenía razón that proves I was right

Einstein probó su teoría Einstein proved his theory.

2 to try.

lo hemos probado todo we've tried everything

Ella prueba la adivinanza She tries the riddle.

Ellos probaron ayer They tried yesterday.

3 to try on (clothes).

probar una camisa to try on a shirt

4 to taste, to try.

Ella probó la comida She tasted the food.

5 to test, to check.

El presidente probó a María The president tested Mary.

6 to try to, to have a bash at.

Ella probó patinar sin caer She tried to skate without falling.

7 to drink, to touch.

Yo no pruebo el alcohol I don't drink alcohol.

8 to show to, to demonstrate to.

María probó saber mucho Mary showed to know a lot.

* * *

probar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (demostrar) to prove

■ esto prueba la veracidad de su testimonio this proves the truth of his testimony

2 (comprobar) to test, check

■ prueba el coche a ver cómo responde check the car to see how it performs

3 (vino, comida) to taste, try

■ prueba el estofado a ver si está bien de sal taste the stew for salt

■ ¿has probado alguna vez las judías con almejas? have you ever tried beans with clams?

■ nunca pruebo el cava porque me da sueño I never drink cava because it makes me sleepy

4 (prenda, zapato) to try on

■ pruébatelo antes de llevártelo try it on before buying it

► verbo intransitivo

1 to try

■ prueba a cambiarle la pila try changing the battery

* * *

verb

1) to try

2) prove

3) taste

4) test

5) demonstrate

* * *

1. VT

1) (=demostrar) [+ eficacia, inocencia, teoría] to prove

eso probaría la existencia de vida en Marte — that would prove the existence of life on Mars

probar que — to prove that

¿cómo puedes probar que no estabas allí? — how can you prove that you weren't there?

el juez consideró probado que era culpable — the judge considered that he had been proved guilty

2) (=poner a prueba) [+ sustancia, vacuna, persona] to test; [+ método] to try; [+ aparato, arma] to test, try out; [+ actor, músico] to audition

hemos dejado dinero en el suelo para probarlo — we've left some money lying on the floor to test him

prueben su puntería, señoras y señores — try your aim, ladies and gentlemen

te dan diez días para probar el vídeo — they give you a ten-day trial period for the video, they give you ten days to try out the video

probaron a muchos actores para el papel — they auditioned a lot of actors for the part
fortuna 1), suerte 1)
3) (=catar) to try, taste

prueba un poco de este pescado — try o taste a bit of this fish

el médico me ha prohibido que pruebe el marisco — the doctor says I'm not allowed (to eat) seafood

yo el vino no lo pruebo — I never touch o drink wine

llevamos horas sin probar bocado — it's hours since we've had a bite to eat

- al probar se ve el mosto

4) [+ ropa] [hecha a medida] to fit; [de confección] to try on

¿puede venir mañana a que le pruebe el traje? — can you come tomorrow to have your suit fitted?

tengo que ir a la modista a que me pruebe — I have to go to the dressmaker for a fitting

te voy a probar este abrigo a ver como te queda — I'm going to try this coat on you to see what it looks like

2. VI

1) (=intentar) to try, have a go

déjame que pruebe yo — let me try, let me have a go

¿has probado con este bolígrafo? — have you tried this pen?

probar a hacer algo — to try doing sth

he probado a hacerlo yo sola, pero no he podido — I tried doing it on my own but I couldn't

- con o por probar nada se pierde

2) (=sentar) [actividad, ropa] to suit; [comida] to agree with

le probó mal ese oficio — that trade didn't suit him

no me prueba bien el café — coffee doesn't agree with me

3)

probar de algo —
see VT
See:

probar 1., 3)

3.

See:

probarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( demostrar) <teoría/inocencia> to prove

2)

a) <vino/sopa> to taste; ( por primera vez) to try

no he vuelto a probar la ginebra — I haven't touched gin since

no probé bocado en todo el día — I didn't eat a thing o have a bite to eat all day

b) < método> to try

prueba el coche antes de comprarlo — try out the car before buying it

llevé el coche a que le probaran los frenos — I took the car to have the brakes tested

c) < ropa> to try on

probarle algo A alguien — to try something on somebody

la modista me probó el vestido una vez — the dressmaker gave me one fitting for the dress

d) ( poner a prueba) <empleado/honradez> to test
2.
probar vi ( intentar) to try

probar no cuesta nada — there's no harm in trying

¿has probado con quitamanchas? — have you tried using stain remover?

probar A + INF — to try -ing
3.
probarse v pron <ropa/zapatos> to try on

quisiera probarme uno más grande — I'd like to try a larger size

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= evidence, have + a turn at, prove, test, sample, play with, test drive, run-in, try out, have + a shot at, try + Posesivo + hand, taste, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on.

Ex. Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.

Ex. Seven of the compositors, moreover, did short stints at press, and one of the pressmen had a turn at composition.

Ex. One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.

Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.

Ex. Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.

Ex. In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Out for a spin: a school librarian test drives 14 CD-ROM encyclopedias'.

Ex. Such an arrangement would enable a viewer to run-in whatever program he needs.

Ex. All they need is a willingness to experiment a bit and to try out a pedagogical method others testify to being of some value.

Ex. Our goal is to encourage more citizens to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future.

Ex. He abandoned West Africa for a better life in America, trying his hand as an ice cream man.

Ex. Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

Ex. There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.

Ex. The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.

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* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* probando Algo = trial and error.

* probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.

* probar Algo = dip + Posesivo + toes into these waters, give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.

* probar diferentes cosas = mess with.

* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim, make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* probar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* probar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* probarse = try on.

* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* probar una solución = try out + solution.

* probar un punto = prove + point.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( demostrar) <teoría/inocencia> to prove

2)

a) <vino/sopa> to taste; ( por primera vez) to try

no he vuelto a probar la ginebra — I haven't touched gin since

no probé bocado en todo el día — I didn't eat a thing o have a bite to eat all day

b) < método> to try

prueba el coche antes de comprarlo — try out the car before buying it

llevé el coche a que le probaran los frenos — I took the car to have the brakes tested

c) < ropa> to try on

probarle algo A alguien — to try something on somebody

la modista me probó el vestido una vez — the dressmaker gave me one fitting for the dress

d) ( poner a prueba) <empleado/honradez> to test
2.
probar vi ( intentar) to try

probar no cuesta nada — there's no harm in trying

¿has probado con quitamanchas? — have you tried using stain remover?

probar A + INF — to try -ing
3.
probarse v pron <ropa/zapatos> to try on

quisiera probarme uno más grande — I'd like to try a larger size

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= evidence, have + a turn at, prove, test, sample, play with, test drive, run-in, try out, have + a shot at, try + Posesivo + hand, taste, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on.

Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.

Ex: Seven of the compositors, moreover, did short stints at press, and one of the pressmen had a turn at composition.

Ex: One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.

Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.

Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.

Ex: In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Out for a spin: a school librarian test drives 14 CD-ROM encyclopedias'.

Ex: Such an arrangement would enable a viewer to run-in whatever program he needs.

Ex: All they need is a willingness to experiment a bit and to try out a pedagogical method others testify to being of some value.

Ex: Our goal is to encourage more citizens to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future.

Ex: He abandoned West Africa for a better life in America, trying his hand as an ice cream man.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

Ex: There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.

Ex: The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* probando Algo = trial and error.

* probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.

* probar Algo = dip + Posesivo + toes into these waters, give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.

* probar diferentes cosas = mess with.

* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim, make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* probar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* probar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* probarse = try on.

* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.

* probar una idea = test + idea.

* probar una solución = try out + solution.

* probar un punto = prove + point.

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probar [ A10 ]

vt

A (demostrar) ‹teoría/acusación/inocencia› to prove

esto prueba que ella tenía razón this proves that she was right

B

1 ‹vino/sopa› to taste; (por primera vez) to try

nunca he probado el caviar I've never tried caviar

no puedo probar el vino, el médico me lo ha prohibido I can't drink wine, doctor's orders

desde entonces no he vuelto a probar la ginebra I haven't touched gin again since then

no ha probado bocado en todo el día she hasn't eaten a thing o had a bite to eat all day

2 ‹método› to try

prueba la aspiradora antes de comprarla try the vacuum cleaner (out) before buying it

estoy dispuesto a probar cualquier cosa con tal de curarme I'm prepared to try anything if it helps me to get better

llevaron el coche a que le probaran los frenos they took the car to have the brakes tested

fortuna, suerte

3 ‹ropa› to try on probarle algo A algn to try sth ON sb

no le puedo comprar zapatos sin probárselos I can't buy shoes for him without him trying them on o without trying them on him

la modista sólo me probó el vestido una vez the dressmaker only gave me one fitting for the dress

4 (poner a prueba) ‹empleado/honradez› to test

dejaron el dinero allí para probarlo they left the money there to test him

■ probar

vi

1 (intentar) to try

déjame probar a mí let me try, let me have a go

probar no cuesta nada there's no harm in trying

¿has probado con quitamanchas? have you tried using stain remover?

probar A + INF to try -ING

prueba a hacerlo de la otra manera try doing it the other way

2 ( ant) (sentar) (+ me/te/le etc) to suit

la vida de ciudad no le prueba city life doesn't suit him

■ probarse

v pron

‹ropa/zapatos› to try on

¿quiere probárselo? would you like to try it on?

quisiera probarme uno más grande I'd like to try a larger size

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probar ( conjugate probar) verbo transitivo
1 ( demostrar) ‹teoría/inocencia› to prove
2
a) ‹vino/sopa› to taste;

( por primera vez) to try
b) ‹ método› to try;

‹coche/mecanismo› to try out
c) ‹ ropa› to try on;

probarle algo A algn to try sth on sb
d) ( poner a prueba) ‹empleado/honradez› to test;

‹arma/vehículo› to test (out)
verbo intransitivo ( intentar) to try;
probar A hacer algo to try doing sth
probarse verbo pronominal ‹ropa/zapatos› to try on
probar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una teoría, un hecho) to prove
2 (una máquina, un aparato, etc) to test
3 (comida, bebida) to try
(sabor, etc) to taste: no prueba el alcohol, he never touches alcohol
II vi (intentar) to try ➣ Ver nota en try
' probar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocado
- gustar
- suerte
- acreditar
- atestiguar
- fortuna
- tentar
English:
go
- little
- prove
- sample
- substantiate
- taste
- test
- test drive
- try
- try out
- authenticate
- hand
- onus
- unproven

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probar

♦ vt

1. [demostrar, indicar] to prove;

eso prueba que tenía razón that shows I was right

2. [comprobar] to test, to check;

prueba tú mismo la potencia de mi coche see for yourself how powerful my car is

3. [experimentar] to try;

lo hemos probado todo we've tried everything;

probaron a varios actores antes de encontrar el que buscaban they tried o auditioned various actors before finding the one they were looking for

4. [ropa] to try on;

probar una camisa to try on a shirt

5. [degustar] to taste, to try;

¿has probado alguna vez el caviar? have you ever tasted o tried caviar?;

no prueba el vino desde hace meses he hasn't touched wine for months;

no he probado bocado en todo el día I haven't had a bite to eat all day

♦ vi

1. [tratar de]
probar a hacer algo to try to do sth;

prueba a nadar de espaldas try swimming backstroke;

deja que pruebe yo let me try;

por probar no se pierde nada there's no harm in trying

2. [degustar]
probar de todo to try a bit of everything

♦ See also the pronominal verb probarse

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probar

I v/t

1 teoría test, try out

2 ( comer un poco de) taste, try; ( comer por primera vez) try

3 ( justificar) prove

II v/i try;

probar a hacer try doing

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probar {19} vt

1) : to demonstrate, to prove

2) : to test, to try out

3) : to try on (clothing)

4) : to taste, to sample

probar vi

: to try

♦ See also the reflexive verb probarse

* * *

probar vb

1. (examinar) to test / to try [pt. & pp. tried]

pruébalo para ver si funciona try it to see if it works

2. (demostrar) to prove

el abogado no pudo probar nada the lawyer couldn't prove anything

3. (catar) to taste

el cocinero probó el guiso the cook tasted the stew

4. (intentar) to try

probó a batir el récord she tried to break the record

Spanish-English dictionary > probar
10 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) berøre, røre (ved), ta på

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre (ved), berøre

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) røre

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre, ha med å gjøre
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring, anstrøk

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) berøringssans

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøk, siste finpuss

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) grep, håndlag

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) utenfor banen

•

- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

berøring

I
subst. \/tʌtʃ\/

1) berøring, streifing, lett støt, lett slag

• he had the golden touch

alt han rørte ved ble til gull

• he saluted with a touch to his cap

han førte hånden til luen som hilsen

2) forbindelse, kontakt, føling

3) berøringssans

• it is cold to the touch

det føles kaldt \/ det er kaldt å ta på

• you can tell it's silk by the touch

man kjenner at det er silke når man tar på det

4) ( kunst) penselstrøk, pennestrøk

5) ( overført) (karakteristisk) drag, (typisk) trekk, moment, detalj

6) anelse, anstrøk, antydning, drag, skjær, spor, snev, tanke, smule, glimt, streif, stenk, snert

• she said it with a touch of irony

hun sa det med en smule ironi

• it's just a touch of flu

det er bare et snev av influensa

• it is placed a touch too low

den er plassert en tanke for lavt

• it is a novel with a touch of satire

det er en roman med en lett satirisk brodd

7) (om maskinskriving, musikk e.l.) anslag, måte å slå an på

8) ( musikk) (finger)grep

9) ( om piano e.l.) anslag

• the piano has a light touch

pianoet er mykt i anslaget

10) ( også overført) grep, hånd, håndlag, manér, stil

• he has the common touch

han har evnen til å omgås vanlige enkle mennesker

• the painting shows the touch of a master

maleriet viser en mesters hånd

• he has a very sure touch

han har et svært sikkert håndlag

• a bold touch

et djervt grep

• the right touch

det rette håndlaget

• with a light touch

med lett hånd

11) ( fekting) touché

12) ( medisin) palpering

13) ( også overført) sisten

14) ( fotball) forklaring: område utenfor sidelinjen

• kick the ball into touch

sparke ballen over sidelinjen

15) ( rugby) touchlinje

16) ( rugby) forklaring: område utenfor touchlinjen

17) ( om gull eller sølv) prøving av lødighet

18) ( om gull eller sølv) kontrollmerke (som garanti for ekthet), prøvemerke

19) ( hverdagslig) kostnad, pengebeløp

• the dinner was a £50 touch

middagen skulle koste 50 pund

20) (amer., slang) lån

21) (amer., slang) forklaring: forsøk på å bomme penger

22) (amer., slang) tyveri

23) (amer., slang) bestikkelse

24) (amer., slang) lyssky forretning

a near\/close touch nære på, på hengende håret

at a touch ved den minste berøring

be in touch of eller be within touch of være innen rekkevidde av

be in touch with eller keep in touch with ha føling med, være i kontakt med, ha forbindelse med la høre fra seg

be out of touch with eller keep out of touch with ikke ha kontakt med, ikke ha forbindelse med, stå utenfor

cut up touches (amer.) snakke sammen (spesielt om gamle dager), utveksle gamle minner

get a touch of the sun få lett solstikk

get in touch with eller get into touch with få kontakt med, sette seg i forbindelse med

give a touch to røre ved, streife ved

give the finishing touch legge siste hånd på verket

have a light touch være lett på hånden

keep touch with holde kontakten med, være i stadig kontakt med

lose touch with miste kontakten med, miste forbindelsen med

put in touch with føre sammen med, sette i forbindelse med

put to the touch prøve, undersøke (verdi e.l.) ( overført) sette på prøve

royal touch eller King's touch ( historisk) kongelig håndspålegging

the sense of touch se ➢ sense, 1

win by a touch vinne knapt, vinne hårfint
II
verb \/tʌtʃ\/

1) berøre, ta på, streife, røre ved, komme borti, kjenne på, røre

• I never touched him!

jeg var ikke borti ham i det hele tatt!

2) ( overført) berøre, streife, røre ved, komme inn på

• the book touches many different topics

boken berører mange emner

3) ( musikk) slå an

• touch a chord

slå an en streng

4) grense til, støte sammen, ligge inntil, berøre hverandre, grense (opp) til hverandre, tangere hverandre

• the two estates touch each other

de to eiendommene grenser opp til hverandre

5) nå, nå frem til, nå opp til, stige til, synke til, komme opp i, være oppe i

• the temperature touched 35 degrees

temperaturen steg til 35 grader

• he touches £20,000 a year

han kommer opp i (en inntekt på) 20 000 pund i året

• we touched 120 an hour

vi kom opp i (en hastighet av) 120 km i timen

6) ( overført) måle seg med, komme opp på siden av, komme på høyde med

• there's no one to touch him

det finnes ingen som kan måle seg med ham

7) smake, røre

• he never touches wine

han rører aldri vin

• he didn't even touch the food

han smakte ikke engang på maten

8) ( overført) bevege, røre (dypt), berøre, gjøre et dypt inntrykk på, gripe

• we were touched with remorse

vi ble grepet av anger

• it didn't seem to touch him at all

det virket ikke som det beveget ham det minste

9) ha noe å gjøre med, ha befatning med

• I refuse to touch that business

jeg nekter å ha noe med den saken å gjøre

10) ( overført) berøre, angå

• it touched his interests

det berørte hans interesser

11) angripe, skade lett

• touched with frost

lettere skadet av frost

12) såre lett, skade lett

• he was hardly touched by the fall

han ble bare lettere skadet i fallet

13) såre, krenke, støte

• his self-esteem was touched

selvfølelsen hans var krenket

14) (i nektende setn.) ta på, bite på

• silver polish won't touch these candlesticks

sølvpuss biter ikke på disse lysestakene

15) skissere, markere (med lett strek), trekke opp (en kontur e.l.)

English-Norwegian dictionary > touch
11 ♦ drop

♦ drop /drɒp/
n.

1 goccia ( anche fig.): drops of rain [of dew, of blood], gocce di pioggia [di rugiada, di sangue]; in drops, a gocce, (a) goccia a goccia; Have you taken your drops?, hai preso le gocce ( di medicina)?; eye drops, collirio; ear [nose] drops, gocce per le orecchie [per il naso]; a drop of water [milk, whisky, coffee], un goccio d'acqua [di latte, di whisky, di caffè]; Add a few drops of vanilla essence, aggiungete qualche goccia di essenza di vaniglia; He's had a drop too much, ha bevuto un po' troppo; è ubriaco; She hasn't touched a drop for thirty years, non tocca un goccio d'alcol da trent'anni; glass [crystal] drops, gocce di vetro [di cristallo]

2 drop; caramellina ( di gomma e frutta): fruit drops, caramelline (dure) di frutta; cough drops, caramelline per la tosse

3 (= drop-off) calo; abbassamento ( della temperatura, ecc.): a sudden drop in temperature, un abbassamento improvviso della temperatura; (fis., mecc.) pressure drop, calo di pressione; (elettr.) tube voltage drop, caduta di tensione in una valvola; a steep drop, un forte calo; There was a sudden drop in prices [sales, profit, inflation figures], c'è stato un improvviso calo dei prezzi [delle vendite, dei profitti, dei valori dell'inflazione]; (econ.) a drop in exports, un calo delle esportazioni; (econ.) a drop in domestic demand, una flessione della domanda interna

4 (fig.) abbassamento; peggioramento: a drop in living standards [in social standing], un abbassamento del tenore di vita [della condizione sociale]

5 differenza in altezza; dislivello: a drop of 100 metres, un dislivello di 100 metri

6 ( USA = drop-off) discesa ripida; strapiombo

7 (fig.) briciolo, pizzico: a drop of sympathy [compassion], un briciolo di comprensione [di compassione]

8 ( sport) retrocessione

9 (teatr., = drop curtain) siparietto; sipario

10 (aeron.) lancio ( di paracadutisti o di materiale); discesa col paracadute: food drops, lanci di viveri ( a sinistrati, ecc.)

11 (fam.) consegna: He made the first drop of the day at 7am, ha fatto la prima consegna della giornata alle sette del mattino

12 ( slang USA) deposito di ricettatore; (posto di) consegna di messaggi segreti (o di merce illegale, droga, ecc.): to make a drop, fare una consegna

13 (fam. sport) retrocessione

14 ( baseball) lancio a scendere; palla bassa

15 trabocchetto ( che si apre sotto i piedi del condannato all'impiccagione, ecc.)

● (edil.) drop ball, «drop ball»; berta ( per demolizioni) □ (elettr.) drop bar, sbarra di messa a terra □ (tipogr.) drop cap, capolettera (sost. m.) □ ( USA) drop cloth ► dustsheet □ (comput.) drop-down list, elenco a discesa □ drop earring, orecchino a goccia □ (metall.) drop forged, fucinato a stampo □ (metall.) drop forging, stampaggio con maglio meccanico; fucinatura a stampo □ ( rugby) drop goal, «drop»; marcatura su calcio di rimbalzo □ (metall.) drop hammer, maglio a caduta libera □ ( ciclismo) drop handlebar, manubrio a corna di bue ( sulle bici da corsa) □ drop-in, accessibile senza appuntamento o prenotazione; ( di oggetto) che si inserisce dall'alto: drop-in centre (o clinic) centro di assistenza, ambulatorio, ecc., che riceve senza appuntamento; on a drop-in basis, senza dover prendere appuntamento □ a drop in the bucket (o in the ocean), una goccia nel mare; una quantità minima rispetto al totale □ ( rugby) drop kick, «drop», calcio di rimbalzo □ drop-off ► drop, def. 3 e 6 □ (mecc.) drop press, pressa meccanica verticale □ ( cucina) drop scone, focaccina dolce cotta su una piastra □ (comm.) drop shipment, spedizione diretta ( dal grossista al consumatore finale) □ drop shoulders, spalle cadenti ( di abito) □ ( tennis) drop shot, palla smorzata, drop shot □ (fotogr.) drop shutter, obiettivo per istantanee □ (costr. idrauliche) drop spillway, sfioratore a stramazzo □ (metall.) drop stamping, stampaggio al maglio □ (aeron.) drop tank, serbatoio sganciabile □ (ind.) drop test, test di caduta libera □ drop waist, vita bassa ( di abito) □ (elettr.) drop wire, (filo di) discesa □ (mil., ecc.) drop zone, zona dei lanci □ (fig.) at the drop of a hat, su due piedi; seduta stante □ (fig. USA) to have the drop on sb., avere q. sotto tiro; (fig.) avere q. in pugno □ ( USA) mail drop, posto in cui lasciare la posta; buca per lettere.
♦ (to) drop /drɒp/
A v. i.

1 cadere ( anche fig.); ( di persona) buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere: The apples have all dropped from the trees, tutte le mele sono cadute dagli alberi; He dropped to his knees, si è buttato in ginocchio; A few crumbs dropped on the floor, alcune briciole sono cadute per terra; The ball dropped into the net, la palla è caduta in rete; Everyone dropped to the floor when the shooting started, si sono tutti buttati a terra quando è iniziata la sparatoria; He dropped into a chair, si è lasciato cadere su una sedia; to drop dead from a heart attack, stramazzare fulminato da un attacco cardiaco

2 ( di valore) scendere; calare: The temperature will drop at night-time, la temperatura scenderà di notte; The cost of living has dropped, il costo della vita è calato; Prices dropped suddenly, i prezzi sono scesi all'improvviso; Share prices dropped back half a percent, i prezzi delle azioni sono scesi di mezzo punto percentuale

3 ( del vento) calare

4 lanciarsi ( con il paracadute)

5 ( del terreno; anche to drop away) digradare, abbassarsi di livello: The ground drops away suddenly, il terreno si abbassa di livello all'improvviso

6 ( di occhi, sguardo, voce) abbassarsi: Her gaze dropped to the child beside her, il suo sguardo si è abbassato sul bambino che le stava accanto; His voice dropped to a whisper, la sua voce si è fatta un sussurro

7 retrocedere, scendere ( in una classifica): Chelsea have dropped to fifth (place), il Chelsea è sceso al quinto posto

8 (fam. USA) drogarsi; farsi (pop.)

9 ( slang USA) farsi arrestare; farsi beccare (pop.)

10 (fam.) crollare ( per la stanchezza): I'm ready to drop, non mi reggo più in piedi (dalla stanchezza), sono stanco morto; until (o till) you drop, fino a non poterne più

11 (lett.) gocciolare, stillare: Rain was still dropping from the trees, la pioggia gocciolava ancora dagli alberi

B v. t.

1 lasciar cadere ( volontariamente), mettere, buttare: She dropped two tablets into the glass, ha lasciato cadere due pastiglie nel bicchiere; He dropped a donation into the box, ha messo un'offerta nella cassetta; They drop their clothes all over the floor, buttano i vestiti per terra dappertutto; She dropped her head on his chest, ha posato la testa sul suo petto

2 lasciar cadere ( involontariamente), lasciarsi sfuggire di mano: I dropped my phone in a puddle, mi è caduto il telefono in una pozzanghera; Careful, you'll drop it!, fai attenzione, ti può sfuggire di mano!

3 lanciare ( paracadutisti, rifornimenti, ecc.); (mil.) sganciare ( bombe): They were dropped behind enemy lines, sono stati lanciati oltre le linee nemiche; The aeroplane dropped supplies for the flood victims, l'aeroplano ha lanciato provviste per gli alluvionati

4 abbassare, diminuire: They dropped the price by £25,000, hanno abbassato il prezzo di 25 000 sterline; ( banca) to drop interest rates, calare i tassi d'interesse; to drop one's speed, ridurre la velocità, rallentare

5 abbassare ( lo sguardo, la voce): to drop one's eyes, abbassare gli occhi; He dropped his voice so only she could hear, ha abbassato la voce in modo che solo lei potesse sentire

6 (fam.) lasciare, depositare ( un passeggero, un pacco, ecc.): The truck driver dropped the hitchhiker at the crossroads, il camionista ha lasciato l'autostoppista all'incrocio; Drop the parcel at his home, lascia il pacco a casa sua; I'll drop you home if you like, ti porto a casa, se vuoi

7 abbandonare, lasciar perdere; perdere ( un'abitudine); togliere dal piano di studi ( una materia): The plan has been dropped, il progetto è stato abbandonato; Can we just drop the subject now?, possiamo lasciar perdere l'argomento ora?; Every time he calls she just drops everything and goes running to him, ogni volta che la chiama, lascia perdere tutto e corre da lui; He needs to drop the habit of telling everyone what to do, deve perdere l'abitudine di dire a tutti cosa fare; She dropped history and did biology instead, ha tolto storia dal piano di studi e l'ha sostituita con biologia; The clause had to be dropped from the legislation, la clausola ha dovuto essere esclusa dalla legge

8 omettere; tralasciare: The printer has dropped a whole line, il tipografo ha omesso una riga intera; to drop one's h's, non pronunciare le h (all'inizio delle parole)

9 scrivere velocemente, buttar giù ( un messaggio); mandare, spedire ( una lettera): to drop a card [an email], scrivere velocemente un biglietto [un'e-mail]; to drop sb. a line [a note], buttar giù due righe [un messaggio] per q.; Drop me a postcard to let me know you've arrived, mandami una cartolina per farmi sapere che sei arrivato

10 (fam.) rompere con; mollare (fam.): All his old friends have dropped him, tutti i suoi vecchi amici hanno rotto con lui; She just dropped me, and I don't know why, mi ha appena mollato e non so perché

11 buttare lì, fare casualmente ( un'osservazione, un accenno, ecc.): She dropped a remark about some trouble at work, ha buttato lì un'osservazione su un qualche problema al lavoro; Just drop a hint and he'll understand, fai un accenno casuale e lui capirà

12 abbattere; ( anche boxe) atterrare, stendere: to drop a tree, abbattere un albero; Jim dropped his attacker with a punch, Jim ha steso il suo avversario con un pugno

13 (aeron., mil.) lanciare; paracadutare

14 ( basket) depositare ( la palla) nel canestro

15 ( sport: dell'allenatore) escludere, lasciare fuori ( dalla squadra): He was dropped because of injury [for the next three games], è stato escluso per infortunio [dalle prossime tre partite]

16 ( sport) perdere ( un punto, un game, ecc.): They have dropped six points in the last three matches, hanno perso sei punti nelle ultime tre partite

17 ( golf) «droppare», mandare ( la palla) in buca: He dropped a 12 foot putt, ha droppato da tre metri e mezzo

18 (fam.) perdere ( denaro, spec. al gioco): Apparently, he dropped $10,000 in one evening, sembra che abbia perso 10 000 dollari in una sola serata

19 (fam.) prendere ( droga) per bocca: to drop acid, impasticcarsi; to drop an E, buttar giù una pasticca di ecstasy

20 ( slang USA) spacciare ( soldi o assegni falsi)

21 ( di animali) partorire; ( slang: di donna) scodellare ( un figlio): The ewe has dropped two lambs, la pecora ha partorito due agnelli

● to be dropping like flies, cadere come mosche: The soldiers were dropping like flies under the enemy fire, i soldati cadevano come mosche sotto il fuoco nemico □ (naut.) to drop anchor, dar fondo all'ancora □ to drop asleep, addormentarsi □ (naut.) to drop astern, rimanere indietro □ to drop an act, smetterla di recitare una parte: Drop the injured act and tell me what's the matter, smettila di recitare la parte della persona ferita e dimmi qual è il problema □ (fam. fig.) to drop a bomb (o a bombshell), dare una notizia clamorosa (o che è una bomba) □ (leg.) ( del giudice) to drop a case, pronunciare un non luogo a procedere □ (leg.) to drop a charge, ritirare un'accusa □ (fam. ingl.) to drop a clanger [a brick], fare una gaffe: He was famous for dropping clangers, era noto per le sue gaffe □ (teatr. e fig.) to drop the curtain, calare il sipario □ to drop a curtsy, fare un inchino □ ( slang USA) to drop a dime (o the dime) on sb., fare la spia su q.; denunciare q. □ ( rugby) to drop a goal, segnare su calcio di rimbalzo □ ( boxe, scherma, anche fig.) to drop one's guard, abbassare la guardia □ to drop it, smetterla, finirla: Just drop it, will you?, finiscila, va bene? □ to drop sb. [st.] like a hot potato, mollare q. [qc.] di punto in bianco: I dropped him [the idea] like a hot potato, l'ho mollato [ho mollato l'idea] di punto in bianco □ (scherz.) to drop off the twig, tirare le cuoia □ ( nei lavori a maglia) to drop a stitch, lasciar cadere una maglia □ (fam.) to drop sb. in it (o volg. in the shit), mettere q. nei guai (o volg. nella merda) □ ( Borsa, fin.) to drop to a low, toccare il minimo: The Milan Stock Exchange has dropped to a new low, la Borsa di Milano ha toccato i nuovi minimi □ to drop ( open) –: His jaw dropped ( open), è rimasto (sono rimasti) a bocca spalancata; Their jaws dropped when they saw the size of the house, sono rimasti a bocca spalancata quando hanno visto le dimensioni della casa □ ( tennis) to drop one's serve, perdere un game in cui si è al servizio □ to drop one's trousers, tirarsi giù i pantaloni □ (fam.) Drop dead!, crepa!; va' a mori' ammazzato! □ to let st. drop, lasciar perdere qc.: Let it drop!, lascia perdere! □ You could have heard a pin drop, non si sentiva volare una mosca.

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12 Р-161

МАКОВОЙ РОСИНКИ (НИ (МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ, НИЧЕГО) ВО РТУ НЁ БЫЛО (у кого) coll VP subj. /gen past only) s.o. has not eaten anything at all: у X-a маковой росинки во рту не было - X hasn't had (touched, eaten) a thing X hasn't eaten a bite (a scrap of food) X hasn't had a (single) bite (to eat) X hasn't had a morsel of food X has had nothing whatsoever.
«Я измучена, даже есть не могу, хотя с утра во рту ни маковой росинки» (Свирский 1). Tm exhausted, I can't swallow а thing, although I haven't eaten a scrap of food all day" (1a)

(Астров:) Возился я целый день, не присел, маковой росинки во рту не было... (Чехов 3). (А) I was on the go all day-didn't so much as sit down or have a bite to eat... (Зс) (A.) I was on the move all day, didn't sit down or have a morsel of food... (3a).

Семен, разбудив старуху, наскоро перекусил - больше суток маковой росинки не было во рту... (Тендряков 1). Simon woke up his wife and had a bite to eat-he had had nothing whatsoever for more than twenty-four hours.. (1a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-161
13 маковой росинки во рту не было

• МАКОВОЙ РОСИНКИ <НИ (МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ, НИЧЕГО> ВО РТУ НЕ БЫЛО (у кого) coll

[VPsubj/ gen; past only]

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⇒ s.o. has not eaten anything at all:

- у X-a маковой росинки во рту не было≈ X hasn't had (touched, eaten) a thing;

- X hasn't eaten a bite (a scrap of food);

- X hasn't had a (single) bite (to eat);

- X hasn't had a morsel of food;

- X has had nothing whatsoever.

     ♦ "Я измучена, даже есть не могу, хотя с утра во рту ни маковой росинки" (Свирский 1). "I'm exhausted, I can't swallow a thing, although I haven't eaten a scrap of food all day" (1a)

     ♦ [Астров:] Возился я целый день, не присел, маковой росинки во рту не было... (Чехов 3). [ А ] I was on the go all day - didn't so much as sit down or have a bite to eat... (Зс) [A. ] I was on the move all day, didn't sit down or have a morsel of food... (3a).

     ♦...Семен, разбудив старуху, наскоро перекусил - больше суток маковой росинки не было во рту... (Тендряков 1). Simon woke up his wife and had a bite to eat-he had had nothing whatsoever for more than twenty-four hours... (1a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > маковой росинки во рту не было
14 ни маковой росинки во рту не было

• МАКОВОЙ РОСИНКИ <НИ (МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ, НИЧЕГО> ВО РТУ НЕ БЫЛО (у кого) coll

[VPsubj/ gen; past only]

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⇒ s.o. has not eaten anything at all:

- у X-a маковой росинки во рту не было≈ X hasn't had (touched, eaten) a thing;

- X hasn't eaten a bite (a scrap of food);

- X hasn't had a (single) bite (to eat);

- X hasn't had a morsel of food;

- X has had nothing whatsoever.

     ♦ "Я измучена, даже есть не могу, хотя с утра во рту ни маковой росинки" (Свирский 1). "I'm exhausted, I can't swallow a thing, although I haven't eaten a scrap of food all day" (1a)

     ♦ [Астров:] Возился я целый день, не присел, маковой росинки во рту не было... (Чехов 3). [ А ] I was on the go all day - didn't so much as sit down or have a bite to eat... (Зс) [A. ] I was on the move all day, didn't sit down or have a morsel of food... (3a).

     ♦...Семен, разбудив старуху, наскоро перекусил - больше суток маковой росинки не было во рту... (Тендряков 1). Simon woke up his wife and had a bite to eat-he had had nothing whatsoever for more than twenty-four hours... (1a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни маковой росинки во рту не было
15 ни росинки во рту не было

• МАКОВОЙ РОСИНКИ <НИ (МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ, НИЧЕГО> ВО РТУ НЕ БЫЛО (у кого) coll

[VPsubj/ gen; past only]

=====

⇒ s.o. has not eaten anything at all:

- у X-a маковой росинки во рту не было≈ X hasn't had (touched, eaten) a thing;

- X hasn't eaten a bite (a scrap of food);

- X hasn't had a (single) bite (to eat);

- X hasn't had a morsel of food;

- X has had nothing whatsoever.

     ♦ "Я измучена, даже есть не могу, хотя с утра во рту ни маковой росинки" (Свирский 1). "I'm exhausted, I can't swallow a thing, although I haven't eaten a scrap of food all day" (1a)

     ♦ [Астров:] Возился я целый день, не присел, маковой росинки во рту не было... (Чехов 3). [ А ] I was on the go all day - didn't so much as sit down or have a bite to eat... (Зс) [A. ] I was on the move all day, didn't sit down or have a morsel of food... (3a).

     ♦...Семен, разбудив старуху, наскоро перекусил - больше суток маковой росинки не было во рту... (Тендряков 1). Simon woke up his wife and had a bite to eat-he had had nothing whatsoever for more than twenty-four hours... (1a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни росинки во рту не было
16 ничего во рту не было

• МАКОВОЙ РОСИНКИ <НИ (МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ, НИЧЕГО> ВО РТУ НЕ БЫЛО (у кого) coll

[VPsubj/ gen; past only]

=====

⇒ s.o. has not eaten anything at all:

- у X-a маковой росинки во рту не было≈ X hasn't had (touched, eaten) a thing;

- X hasn't eaten a bite (a scrap of food);

- X hasn't had a (single) bite (to eat);

- X hasn't had a morsel of food;

- X has had nothing whatsoever.

     ♦ "Я измучена, даже есть не могу, хотя с утра во рту ни маковой росинки" (Свирский 1). "I'm exhausted, I can't swallow a thing, although I haven't eaten a scrap of food all day" (1a)

     ♦ [Астров:] Возился я целый день, не присел, маковой росинки во рту не было... (Чехов 3). [ А ] I was on the go all day - didn't so much as sit down or have a bite to eat... (Зс) [A. ] I was on the move all day, didn't sit down or have a morsel of food... (3a).

     ♦...Семен, разбудив старуху, наскоро перекусил - больше суток маковой росинки не было во рту... (Тендряков 1). Simon woke up his wife and had a bite to eat-he had had nothing whatsoever for more than twenty-four hours... (1a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ничего во рту не было

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