El Verbo "Tocar"

Question 1

to be someone’s turn

Answer 1

tocar a alguien

Question 2

win the lottery

Answer 2

tocar a alguien la lotería

Question 3

to knock on the door

Answer 3

tocar a la puerta

Question 4

to get to the end

Answer 4

tocar a su fin

Question 5

to play something on the piano

Answer 5

tocar algo al piano

Question 6

to be next to (do something), to be someone’s turn

Answer 6

tocar el turno a alguien

Question 7

to touch a nerve (idiom), to hit a nerve

Answer 7

tocar la cuerda sensible/la fibra sensible

Question 8

to become famous

Answer 8

tocar la fama

Question 9

to get on someone’s nerves (to annoy)

Answer 9

tocar las narices a alguien, tocar las pelotas a alguien (vulgar), tocar los cojones a alguien

Question 10

to touch wood

Answer 10

tocar madera

Question 11

to cover a topic superficially

Answer 11

tocar someramente un tema

Question 12

to talk about a topic

Answer 12

tocar un tema

Question 13

the shelving touches the ceiling

Answer 13

la estantería toca el techo (rozar)

Question 14

in the meeting they touched on the theme

Answer 14

en la reunión tocaron el tema (tratar un tema de pasada)

Question 15

today it’s Ana’s turn to wash the plates

Answer 15

hoy le toca a Ana a lavar los platos (llegar el momento o turno de)

Question 16

they were playing my favourite song on the radio

Answer 16

en la radio tocaban mi canción favorita (sonar una melodía)