Spanish Conversation · Level 73
59 words
Spanish word
tacto
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtakto/
Meaning
- masculine nountouch
Example
El tacto de la piel detecta el calor.
The skin detects heat through touch.
More examples
Con el tacto puedes distinguir una superficie rugosa de una lisa.
With touch you can distinguish a rough surface from a smooth one.
Core concept
Fingertip feeling a textured surface.
Common phrases
sentido del tacto
sense of touch
el tacto de la piel
the touch of the skin
sensibilidad al tacto
sensitivity to touch
Similar words
sensación: Immediate bodily or mental feeling that arises from an outside stimulus.
sensibilidad: Sensitivity level showing how strongly the body responds to stimuli.
toque: Gentle brief contact felt when a surface taps or brushes against the skin.
contacto: Physical touching or the condition of two things being in direct touch.
Definition in Spanish
Sentido que permite percibir mediante la piel la textura, la forma, la presión y la temperatura de los objetos; por extensión, capacidad para comportarse con delicadeza en lo social.
Word origin
From Latin tactus 'touched', the past participle of tangere 'to touch', the Spanish tacto derives from that root and also extends figuratively to social delicacy.
Usage tips
- Spanish typically expresses the bodily sense as sentido del tacto, while social delicacy is expressed with tener tacto.