tocar |
1. v. to touch | |
2. v. to play (a musical instrument) | |
Ella toca el piano. - She plays the piano. | |
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) to be someone's time or turn | |
Ahora me toca jugar. - Now it's my turn to play. | |
te toca a ti - it's your turn | |
4. v. to knock | |
tocar la puerta - to knock on the door | |
5. v. to honk | |
tocar la bocina - to honk the horn | |
6. v. to ring | |
tocar un timbre - to ring a doorbell | |
7. v. to touch on (mention briefly) | |
8. v. to touch (affect emotionally) | |
9. v. to bunt | |
10. v. to comb or dress one's hair | |
11. v. to don a hat, scarf or other head covering | |
el |
1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the | |
2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a': | |
el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls | |
el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes | |
tambor |
1. n-m. drum | |
2. n-m. drum-shaped piece, part or device | |
3. n-m. (architecture) drum (wall that supports a dome) | |