Translations for finishing touch in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for finishing touch in the English»French Dictionary

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I.finish <pl finishes> [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

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II.finish [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB trans

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3. finish (consume):

finish cigarette, drink, meal

who finished all the biscuits?

qui a fini les biscuits?

4. finish (put an end to):

finish career

5. finish (exhaust, demoralize):

finish inf

person that long walk finished me!

cette longue promenade m'a achevé! inf

this news nearly finished him

cette nouvelle a failli l'achever inf

III.finish [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB intr

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1. finish (end):

finish conference, programme, term:

finir, se terminer

finish holidays:

the meeting finishes at 3 pm

la réunion se termine à 15 h

the film finishes on Thursday

le film ne passe plus à partir de jeudi

I'll see you when the concert finishes

je te verrai à la fin du concert

wait until the music finishes

attends la fin du morceau (de musique)

as the concert was finishing

alors que le concert touchait à sa fin

after the lecture finishes we'll have lunch

nous déjeunerons quand la conférence sera terminée

I'm waiting for the washing machine to finish

j'attends que ma lessive soit finie

4. finish (leave employment):

I finished at the bank yesterday

j'ai quitté mon travail à la banque hier

IV.finished ADJ

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2. finished (accomplished):

finished performance

I.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ] N

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1. touch (physical contact):

contact m (physique)

the touch of her hand

le contact de sa main

at the slightest touch (of hand)

au plus petit contact

at the slightest touch (of button)

à la simple pression

to long for/dread sb's touch

désirer/appréhender le contact physique de qn

I felt a touch on my shoulder

j'ai senti qu'on me touchait l'épaule

he managed to get a touch on the ball (in football)

il a réussi à toucher le ballon

4. touch (element):

touch (gen)

touch (underlying tone)

touch (tiny amount)

this house lacks the feminine touch

on voit qu'il n'y a pas de femme dans cette maison

he lacks the human touch

il manque de chaleur humaine

with a touch of sadness in her voice

avec une note de tristesse dans sa voix

a touch of colour/of sarcasm/of garlic

une pointe de couleur/de raillerie/d'ail

to add or put the finishing touches to sth

mettre la touche finale à qc

that's a clever touch!

ça, c'est génial!

her gift was a nice touch

son cadeau était un geste délicat

there's a touch of class/of genius about her

elle a quelque chose d'élégant/de génial

he's got a touch of flu

il est un peu grippé

there's a touch of frost in the air

il y a du gel dans l'air inf

7. touch SPORTS (area):

in(to) touch

II.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ] VB trans

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3. touch (affect):

touch (gen)

touch (with pleasure)

touch (with sadness)

touch (adversely)

touch (as matter of concern)

matters which touch us all

des questions qui nous concernent tous

inflation has not touched the well-off

l'inflation n'a pas affecté les gens aisés

the paintings were not touched by the fire

les tableaux n'ont pas été touchés par les flammes

to touch the hearts of

toucher les cœurs de

we were most touched

nous avons été très touchés

this product won't touch the stains

ce produit n'agit pas sur les taches

5. touch (deal in):

he'll sell most things but won't touch drugs

il vend de tout mais ne touche pas à la drogue

6. touch (ask for) inf:

to touch sb for sth

taper qc à qn inf

8. touch (reach) price, temperature:

touch level

III.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ] VB intr

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1. touch (come together):

touch wires, hands:

2. touch (with hand):

‘do not touch’

‘ne pas toucher’

IV.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ]

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Translations for finishing touch in the English»French Dictionary

finishing touch N

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finishing touch

touche f finale

Translations for finishing touch in the English»French Dictionary

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I.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB intr

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1. finish (cease, conclude):

2. finish (go on talking):

finir (de parler)

3. finish SPORTS:

II.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB trans

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to finish doing sth

finir de faire qc

III.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

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1. finish SPORTS:

2. finish (conclusion of process):

from start to finish

du début jusqu'à la fin

3. finish (quality):

finish on furniture

I.touch [tʌtʃ] N

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5. touch SPORTS:

Phrases:

to be a soft touch inf

être une bonne poire

II.touch [tʌtʃ] VB trans

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1. touch (feel with fingers):

I touched him on the arm

j'ai touché son bras

her feet never touched the ground

elle n'a jamais posé un pied à terre

2. touch (come in contact with):

touch a. fig

I never touched your wife/camera

je n'ai jamais touché à votre femme/votre appareil photo

they can't touch the drug barons

ils ne peuvent pas toucher aux chefs de la drogue

3. touch (eat, drink):

she won't touch meat/fried foods

elle ne mange jamais de viande/de fritures

4. touch (move emotionally):

5. touch (rival in quality):

you can't touch real coffee

rien ne vaut le vrai café

6. touch (concern):

III.touch [tʌtʃ] VB intr

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1. touch (feel with fingers):

2. touch (come in contact):

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They repeatedly penetrated the defence, but could not put the finishing touch to the movements for some time. en.wikipedia.org

Through this preparation and infusion of cinnamon, the finishing touch is a traditional liquor called chapil or spirits. en.wikipedia.org

There wasn't any panic, it was only about the final most difficult fractions, coming up with the finishing touch. en.wikipedia.org

I suggest you approach this as a hunt for the perfect finishing touch to your total look. www.torontosun.com

The finishing touch, the cupola, was put on in 1738. en.wikipedia.org

But the finishing touch is yet to come. www.gazettelive.co.uk

The final finishing touch, a "reading garden" in the abandoned substation site next door, is facing neighbourhood opposition. www.thestar.com

A "selmelier" may focus on the use of salt as a finishing touch, allowing the crystals to remain somewhat autonomous and maximizing their impact on food. en.wikipedia.org

The roof was medium grey, and the finishing touch was to paint the window surrounds in ivory white. en.wikipedia.org

For many disciplines, the hooves are painted with either clear or black hoof polish as a finishing touch. en.wikipedia.org

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