tocar

A. vt

• 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 Definition of touch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of touch in the US English dictionary Translate touch | into French | into German | into Italian b (hacer sonar) [timbre/campana] to ring; [claxon] to blow, sound Definition of ring in the British & World English dictionary Definition of ring in the US English dictionary Translate ring | into French | into German | into Italian c [Mús] [instrumento/pieza] to play Definition of play in the British & World English dictionary Definition of play in the US English dictionary Translate play | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 [tema] (tratar) to touch on, refer to; (sacar) to bring up Definition of touch on in the British & World English dictionary Definition of touch on in the US English dictionary Translate touch on | into German | into Italian

• 3 (atañer, concernir) to affect un problema que nos toca de cerca = a problem which affects us directly Definition of affect in the British & World English dictionary Definition of affect in the US English dictionary Translate affect | into French | into German | into Italian

B. vi

• 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 Definition of ring in the British & World English dictionary Definition of ring in the US English dictionary Translate ring | into French | into German | into Italian c [Mús] to play Definition of play in the British & World English dictionary Definition of play in the US English dictionary Translate play | into French | into German | into Italian

• 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?