toccargli il

to touch his...

→ toccare

phrase Common #3,386

to touch his... This is an incomplete phrase. In a sentence such as “toccargli il braccio,” it means “to touch his arm”; gli usually means “to him,” but here it can refer to the person whose body part is being touched. The examples use tocchi/toccare il, meaning “touch the...”

IT: Non voglio toccargli il braccio.

EN: I don’t want to touch his arm.

Ha sentito qualcosa toccargli il braccio.

He felt something touch his arm.

Continua a toccargli il cuore e la tua vita sarà salva.

Keep touching his heart, and your life will be spared.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Sami sentì qualcosa toccargli il piede.

Sami felt something touch his foot.

Tom ha sentito qualcosa toccargli il braccio.

Tom felt something touch his arm.