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bebaviour
to play

I. tocar <c → qu> [toˈkar] VB trans

1. tocar instrumento, música:

tocar
to play
tocar piano
to play the piano

2. tocar (com os dedos):

tocar uma pessoa, um objeto
to touch
tocar em a. c./alguém
to touch sth/sb
tocar a buzina
to honk the horn
estão tocando a campainha
sb is ringing the doorbell
mal tocou na comida
he hardly touched his food

3. tocar (dizer respeito):

tocar
to concern
tocar a alguém
to concern sb
não toca a mim resolver isso
it isn't up to me to solve that
pelo que me toca
as far as I'm concerned
tarefa tocar a alguém
to be up to sb (to do sth)
tocar num assunto
to touch upon a subject
tocar num assunto fig (aproximar-se de)
to touch on
isso toca as raias da loucura
this touches on madness

4. tocar (comover):

tocar
to touch

5. tocar (fazer avançar):

tocar projeto
to push forward
tocar bois
to drive

6. tocar (expulsar):

não quis nem ouvir, tocou o filho de casa
he didn't even want an explanation, he threw his son out of the house

II. tocar <c → qu> [toˈkar] VB intr

1. tocar:

tocar telefone, despertador, campainha
to ring
tocar sino
to chime
tocar alarme
to go off

2. tocar (apertar a mão):

combinado, toque aqui
right, give me five!

III. tocar <c → qu> [toˈkar] VB refl

tocar-se (mutuamente)
to touch
tocar-se (dar-se conta)
to realize
ele não se toca!
he doesn't get it!

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tocar guitarra
to play guitar
tocar piano
to play the piano
tocar sanfona
to play an accordion
tocar bateria
to play percussion [o the drums]
tocar de ouvido
to play by ear

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