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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): tocar - to play an instrument

Portuguese (Portugal)
/The personal infinitive
/tocar

tocar

Word

tocar

Meaning

to play (an instrument)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

The personal infinitive

Usages of tocar

O maestro usa a batuta para começarmos a tocar.

The conductor uses the baton for us to start playing.

Trago a partitura para eles tocarem com os violoncelos.

I bring the sheet music for them to play with the cellos.

Não é possível tocarmos a sinfonia sem as flautas estarem prontas.

It is not possible for us to play the symphony without the flutes being ready.

O maestro olha para as flautas antes de elas começarem a tocar.

The conductor looks at the flutes before they start playing.

Para tocarmos esta sinfonia, temos de seguir cada compasso.

For us to play this symphony, we have to follow each measure.

Este compasso é tão difícil como aquele para tocarmos.

This measure is as difficult as that one for us to play.

Espero que o maestro termine o ensaio antes de tocarmos a sinfonia.

I hope the conductor finishes the rehearsal before we play the symphony.

A orquestra toca bem depois de os violoncelos afinarem.

The orchestra plays well after the cellos tune.

O maestro precisa da batuta para nós tocarmos a sinfonia.

The conductor needs the baton for us to play the symphony.

A canção do verão toca na rádio.

The summer song plays on the radio.

Enquanto a banda tocar, ficaremos ao pé do palco.

While the band plays, we will stay near the stage.

A professora fez a percussão tocar com o trompete.

The teacher made the percussion play with the trumpet.

Quando a banda toca, ora um músico está desafinado, ora outro.

When the band plays, sometimes one musician is out of tune, sometimes another.

Ele puxou a alavanca e o gramofone a manivela pôs-se a tocar.

He pulled the lever and the hand-cranked gramophone started playing.

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