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toque

touch

noun TOH-keh Less Common

Also means

ring (of a bell)

Usage Note

Toque has a wide range of senses: a touch or tap (un toque en el hombro), the ringing of a bell (el toque de campanas), a trumpet call (toque de queda = curfew), or a finishing detail (el último toque). The idiomatic phrase dar un toque a alguien means 'to give someone a nudge / a quick call'. It derives from the verb tocar (to touch, to play an instrument).

Examples

"Le dio un toque en el hombro para llamar su atención."

Natural Translation

She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.

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