el
masculine
/ˈtakto/
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Translation
touch, tact
Word origin
From Latin tactus ('touch'), from tangere ('to touch'). The same root gives English 'tactile', 'contact' and 'tangent'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tactus
- English cognates
- tactile, contact, tangent
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltactos
Examples
seda .
The touch of silk is very soft.
Reconoció objeto .
He recognised the object by touch alone.
.
She handled the situation with a great deal of tact.
¡ !
How tactless of you to say that!
reside .
The sense of touch resides in the skin.
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