touch on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.touch [Am tətʃ, Brit tʌtʃ] N

5. touch U (communication):

to get/keep or stay in touch with sb
ponerse/mantenerse en contacto con alguien
keep in touch
manténte en contacto
keep in touch
escribe/llama de vez en cuando
keep in touch
no te pierdas inf
I'll be in touch
ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc.)
I lost touch with her two years ago
hace dos años que no sé nada de ella or que perdí el contacto con ella
the British runners are losing touch with the leaders
los corredores británicos se están quedando rezagados
he's not in touch with his spiritual needs
no es consciente de sus necesidades espirituales
how can I get in touch with you?
¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?
how can I get in touch with you?
¿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
the Government is out of touch with the electorate
el gobierno está desconectado del electorado
I can put them in touch with a good lawyer
los puedo poner en contacto con un buen abogado

II.touch [Am tətʃ, Brit tʌtʃ] VB trans

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III.touch [Am tətʃ, Brit tʌtʃ] VB intr

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I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

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I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

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II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

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III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

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IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

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I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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3. go on (last, continue):

the discussion went on for hours
la discusión duró horas
the festival goes on until August 21st
el festival dura or continúa hasta el 21 de agosto
the fight goes on
la lucha continúa
the meeting just went on and on
la reunión se alargó interminablemente
we can't go on like this
no podemos seguir así
so it went on
y así siguió la historia inf
if you go on like this, you'll have no money left
como sigas así, te vas a quedar sin dinero
to go on -ing
seguir +  ger
I went on reading until 11 o'clock
seguí leyendo hasta las 11
I don't want to go on being exploited
no quiero que me sigan explotando
to go on to + infin he went on to become President
llegó a ser presidente
she went on to explain why …
pasó a explicar por qué …
to go on to sth he may now go on to even greater things
puede que le esperen triunfos aún mayores
let us go on to victory
sigamos hasta triunfar
I'll go on to that subject in my next lecture
pasaré a tratar ese tema en mi próxima charla
to go on with sth
seguir con algo
go on with what you were doing
sigan con lo que estaban haciendo
that's enough to be going on with Brit
eso alcanza por el momento
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡dale!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡vamos!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡venga! Spain
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡vamos!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡dale!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡anda!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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touch on in the PONS Dictionary

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II.touch [tʌtʃ] VB trans -es

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Programs have included artists in different mediums, who work together to present exhibitions that touch on similar themes.
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They are arranged in a song cycle and touch on lighthearted romantic themes and socially conscious messages.
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His lyrics, which are usually fairly straightforward stylistically, often touch on dark subjects such as death and addiction.
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The themes addressed in his songs ranged from serious to light-hearted and could touch on social concerns, behavior and the description of places.
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Letters in the archive touch on many subjects at once.
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Initial infrastructure problems and faults were encountered with card readers resulting in users being unable to touch on or touch off.
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His columns touch on investing, economic and political matters.
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It can also move in response to a touch on its skin.
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On busses and ferries, users must touch on and touch off for each service boarded.
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The filmmakers touch on just about every angle of these online games as they could.
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