tocar

1. (intransitive, transitive) to touch, to finger, to feel (tactually)
2. (figuratively, intransitive) to start addressing
3. (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
4. (transitive) to sound, jingle, to honk, to ring (a bell, alarm, horn or similar object)
5. (Brazil, informal, transitive) to kick out, to expulse
6. (Brazil, informal, reflexive) to become aware; to realize or perceive

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toˈka(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre, of Germanic or onomatopoeic origin.

Concepts

touch

play

drive

propel

ring

💍

impel

arrive at

attain

drive on

actuate

chase

get

accomplish

shoo

reach

pursue

achieve

strike

push

drive away

thrust

contact

score

run up against

perform

run across

catch

encounter

adjoin

find

🔍

hit

drive off

win

accrue

tap

gain

force

enact

profit

abut

knock

earn

manage

succeed

bore

driven

be next to

dispel

guide

go out

Synonyms

tanger

chegar a

atingir

obter

alcançar

abranger

impelir

empurrar

impulsionar

dar no alvo

acertar

toque

propulsar

auferir

entrar em contato

bater

brincar

bulir

ganhar

afugentar

jogar

incitar

lograr

lucrar

mexer

conseguir

rechaçar

representar

afastar

desvanecer

ser bem sucedido

soar

ter bom êxito

tocar (em)

acossar

agiotar

apalpar

caber

cair

conduzir

descrever

desenhar

encostar

escapar

expressar

exprimir

guiar

levar

manusear

perseguir

Translations

tocar

toucher

aanraken

berühren

tocar

raken

toccare

suonare

spelen

spielen

treiben

jouer

voortdrijven

beroeren

drijven

Sentences

Ela aprendeu a tocar piano na escola de música .

She learned to play the piano in music school.

A guitarra quebrou e ela não podia mais tocar .

The guitar broke and she couldn't play anymore.

Os cortes começam a tocar a pêra da verdade .

The cuts begin to touch the pear of truth.