What does roce in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word roce in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use roce in Spanish.

The word roce in Spanish means brush, touch, contacts, mark, dint, connection, graze, rub, chafe, rub, have contact, reach, touch. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word roce

brush, touch

nombre masculino (acción de rozar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Con un roce de su dedo la despertó.
With the brush of his finger she awoke.

contacts

nombre masculino (trato)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Era una mujer con mucho roce y eso le abría puertas.
She was a woman with many contacts and that opened many doors for her.

mark, dint

nombre masculino (marca)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pintura tenía un roce y una de las puertas tenía una pequeña abolladura.
The paint had a mark on it and one of the doors had a small dent.

connection

nombre masculino (relación personal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El roce que tenían acabó por hacerles sentir cariño el uno por el otro.
The connection they had led to feelings of mutual affection.

graze, rub

verbo transitivo (pasar tocando algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El peñasco pasó rozando la proa del barco.
The rock grazed the boat's hull in passing.

chafe, rub

verbo transitivo (erosionar la piel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los zapatos nuevos le rozaban el talón.
His new shoes chafe (or: rub) his heel.

have contact

verbo pronominal (tener relación estrecha)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se roza más con sus amigos que con sus hermanos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He had more contact with his friends than with his cousins.

reach, touch

verbo transitivo (entonar con dificultad)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La soprano rozó el do haciendo un gran esfuerzo.
The soprano reached (or: touched) a high C with great effort.

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