touch Signification, définition

Signification de touch en français

• 0 to put your hand or other body part on sth and feel it -- toucher

  • Don’t touch that – it’s hot! Ne touche pas à ça, c’est bouillant.

  • He touched the object with his foot. Il toucha l’objet avec son pied.

• 1 to make or cause to make contact with sth -- (se) toucher

  • The chair was touching the wall. La chaise était contre le mur.

  • The two wires were touching. Les deux fils électriques étaient en contact.

• 2 to affect sb emotionally -- toucher

  • His emotional speech touched us all. Son discours plein d’émotion nous a tous touchés.

• 3 to not eat sth -- ne pas toucher à

  • He hadn’t even touched his dinner. Il n’avait même pas touché à son dîner.

• 4 [ singular ] the feeling when sth touches you -- contact [ masculine ]

  • the touch of her skin against his le contact de sa peau contre la sienne

• 5 the sense of being able to feel sth with your hand -- toucher [ masculine ]

  • your sense of sight, smell, and touch votre sens de la vue, de l’odorat et du toucher

  • It shouldn’t feel hot to the touch. Cela ne devrait pas être chaud au toucher.

• 6 [ singular ] a small amount -- touche [ feminine ]

  • a touch of salt un soupçon de sel

  • a touch of humor une pointe d’humour

• 7 sth that is added to sth or finishes sth off -- note [ feminine ] finale

  • His joke at the end was a nice touch. Sa plaisanterie à la fin était une agréable note finale.

• 8 [ singular ] sb’s special ability to do sth -- main [ feminine ]

  • You haven’t lost your touch for persuading people! Tu n’as pas perdu la main pour ce qui est de convaincre les gens !

• 9 in contact with a person -- en contact/relation

  • We knew each other years ago, and we still keep in touch. Nous nous sommes connus il y a des années et nous sommes restés en contact.

  • We can put you in touch with a support group. Nous pouvons vous mettre en relation avec un groupe de soutien.

• 10 to stop being in contact with a person -- perdre de vue

  • We have to try not to lose touch. Nous devons essayer de ne pas nous perdre de vue.

• 11 not up to date with modern ideas, recent information, etc. -- pas au courant de

  • out of touch with new technology as au courant des nouvelles technologies

• 12 to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else -- (se) toucher (à)

  • Their shoulders touched

  • He touched the water with his foot.

• 13 to feel (lightly) with the hand -- toucher

  • He touched her cheek.

• 14 to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc -- toucher

  • I was touched by her generosity.

• 15 to be concerned with; to have anything to do with -- être touché, concerné (par)

  • I wouldn’t touch a job like that.

• 16 an act or sensation of touching -- toucher

  • I felt a touch on my shoulder.

• 17 (often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things -- (le) toucher

  • the sense of touch

  • The stone felt cold to the touch.

• 18 a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something -- touche

  • The painting still needs a few finishing touches.

• 19 skill or style -- touche, patte

  • He hasn’t lost his touch as a writer.

• 20 (in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines) -- touche

  • He kicked the ball into touch.