🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Tocar y correr

Pronunciation / Transliteration: toˈkaɾ i koˈɾeɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Touch and Run/tʌtʃ ənd rʌn/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Decidió tocar y correr, dándole un rápido abrazo antes de irse."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make brief contact with something and then quickly leave or escape.

    "He decided to touch and run, giving her a quick hug before darting away."
  2. 2

    To engage in a quick interaction or action before departing.

    "She touched the sculpture and ran, not wanting to linger too long."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'touch and run' combines the verb 'touch', derived from Old English 'tūcan', meaning to come into contact with, and 'run', from Old English 'rinnan', meaning to move swiftly. The phrase has evolved to describe a quick, often evasive action.

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🇫🇷French → English

Toucher et courir

Transliteration: tuʃe e kuʁiʁ

"Il a décidé de toucher et courir, lui faisant un câlin rapide avant de s'en aller."

🇩🇪German → English

Berühren und laufen

Transliteration: bəˈʁyːʁən ʊnt ˈlaʊ̯fən

"Er entschied sich, zu berühren und zu laufen, indem er ihr schnell umarmte."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Toccare e correre

Transliteration: tokˈkaːre e ˈkor.re.re

"Ha deciso di toccare e correre, dandole un veloce abbraccio."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Tocar y correr

Transliteration: toˈkaɾ i koˈɾeɾ

"Decidió tocar y correr, dándole un rápido abrazo antes de irse."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Tocar e correr

Transliteration: toˈkaʁ i koˈʁeʁ

"Ele decidiu tocar e correr, dando-lhe um rápido abraço antes de sair."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

छूना और भागना

Transliteration: chhoona aur bhaagna

"उसने छूना और भागना तय किया, उसे जल्दी गले लगाते हुए।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

触摸和跑

Transliteration: chùmō hé pǎo

"他决定触摸和跑,给她一个快速的拥抱后就离开了。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

터치하고 달리다

Transliteration: teochihago dallida

"그는 터치하고 달리기로 결정하고 그녀에게 빠른 포옹을 한 후 달아났다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

触れて走る

Transliteration: furete hashiru

"彼は触れて走ることに決め、彼女に素早いハグをしてから去った。"

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