touched in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for touched in the English»French Dictionary

touched [Brit tʌtʃt, Am tətʃt] ADJ

1. touched (emotionally):

touched

touché

touched by kindness

touché de

touched by words, letter

touché par

touched to hear/receive etc

touché d'apprendre/de recevoir etc

2. touched (mad):

touched inf

dérangé inf

touched inf

anormal

I.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ] N

1. touch (physical contact):

touch

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

2. touch (sense):

touch

toucher m

a highly-developed sense of touch

un sens très développé du toucher

soft to the touch

doux au toucher

by touch

au simple toucher

3. touch (style, skill):

touch

main f

the touch of a master

la main d'un maître

to lose one's touch

perdre la main

a fine touch at the net (in tennis)

un toucher délicat au filet

he handles the children with a firm touch

il s'y prend avec les enfants avec fermeté

the Spielberg touch

le style Spielberg

4. touch (element):

touch (gen)

touche f

touch (underlying tone)

note f

touch (tiny amount)

pointe f

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

5. touch:

a touch (a little)

un petit peu

a touch colder/heavier

un petit peu plus froid/plus lourd

just a touch (more)

un tout petit peu (plus)

6. touch (communication):

touch

contact m

to get/stay in touch with

se mettre/rester en contact avec

to lose touch with

perdre contact avec

to put sb in touch with

mettre qn en contact avec

he's out of touch with reality

il est déconnecté de la réalité

she's out of touch with the times

elle n'est plus dans la course or dans le coup inf

7. touch SPORTS (area):

touch

touche f

in(to) touch

en touche

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

1. touch (come into contact with):

touch

toucher

he touched her hand/the paint

il a touché sa main/la peinture

to touch sb on the arm/the shoulder etc

toucher le bras/l'épaule etc de qn

we touched ground at 8 o'clock

on a atterri à 8 heures

he touched his hat politely

il a porté poliment la main à son chapeau

did you touch the other car? (in accident)

tu as accroché l'autre voiture?

2. touch (interfere with):

touch

toucher à

don't touch that/my things

ne touchez pas à ça/à mes affaires

I never touched him

je ne lui ai rien fait

the police can't touch me

la police ne peut rien contre moi

she wouldn't let him touch her

elle ne lui permettait pas de s'approcher d'elle

3. touch (affect):

touch (gen)

toucher

touch (with pleasure)

toucher

touch (with sadness)

bouleverser

touch (adversely)

affecter

touch (as matter of concern)

concerner

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

4. touch (consume):

touch meat, vegetables

manger

touch drink, drugs

prendre

touch cigarettes

fumer

I never touch alcohol

je ne prends jamais d'alcool

you've hardly touched your meal

tu as à peine touché à ton repas

5. touch (deal in):

touch

toucher à

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

7. touch (equal):

touch

égaler

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him

pour la cuisine, personne ne peut l'égaler

8. touch (reach) price, temperature:

touch level

atteindre

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

1. touch (come together):

touch wires, hands:

se toucher

2. touch (with hand):

touch

toucher

‘do not touch’

‘ne pas toucher’

IV.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, Am tətʃ]

to be an easy or soft touch inf

être un pigeon inf

to lose one's touch

perdre la main

I.touch down VB [Brit tʌtʃ -, Am tətʃ -] (touch down)

1. touch down:

touch down AVIAT, AEROSP

atterrir

2. touch down SPORTS (in rugby):

touch down

marquer un essai

II.touch down VB [Brit tʌtʃ -, Am tətʃ -] (touch [sth] down, touch down [sth]) SPORTS

he touched the ball down

il a marqué un essai

I.touch (up)on VB [Brit tʌtʃ -, Am tətʃ -] (touch (up)on [sth])

touch (up)on subject, matter

effleurer

touch (up)on conversation, incident

faire allusion à

touch hole N HISTORY

touch hole (in cannon)

culasse f

touch judge N SPORTS

touch judge

juge m de touche

touch football N SPORTS

touch football

variante du football

touch-typist N

touch-typist

dactylo f qui tape au toucher

finishing touch N

finishing touch

touche f finale

to put the finishing touches to painting, speech, room

mettre la touche finale à

I.touch off VB [Brit tʌtʃ -, Am tətʃ -] (touch [sth] off, touch off [sth])

touch off firework

faire partir

touch off fig riot, debate

déclencher

touched in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for touched in the English»French Dictionary

touched ADJ

1. touched (emotionally moved):

touched

touché(e)

2. touched inf (crazy):

touched

timbré(e)

I.touch [tʌtʃ] N

1. touch no pl (ability to feel, sense):

touch

toucher m

to do sth by touch

faire qc au toucher

to the touch

au toucher

I felt a touch on my hand

j'ai senti qu'on touchait ma main

with a touch of the button

à la pression du bouton

2. touch no pl (communication):

to lose touch with sb

perdre qn de vue

to be/keep in touch with sb

être/rester en contact avec qn

to be in/out of touch with sth

être/ne pas être au courant de qc

to be out of touch with reality/the modern world

n'avoir aucune conscience de la réalité/du monde moderne

3. touch no pl (skill):

touch

style m

to lose one's touch

perdre la main

the personal touch

la touche personnelle

4. touch no pl (small amount):

touch

pointe f

touch of garlic

pointe f

there was a touch of irony in his voice

il y avait une pointe d'ironie dans sa voix

a touch of wind

un peu de vent

a touch of flu

une petite grippe

5. touch SPORTS:

touch

touche f

Phrases:

to be a soft touch inf

être une bonne poire

II.touch [tʌtʃ] VB trans

1. touch (feel with fingers):

touch

toucher

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

toucher à

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):

touch

toucher à

she won't touch meat/fried foods

elle ne mange jamais de viande/de fritures

4. touch (move emotionally):

touch

toucher

5. touch (rival in quality):

touch

égaler

you can't touch real coffee

rien ne vaut le vrai café

6. touch (concern):

touch

toucher

7. touch Am:

to touch base with sb

prendre des nouvelles de qn

to not touch sb/sth with a barge pole, to not touch sb/sth with a ten-foot pole Am

ne pas toucher à qn/qc pour tout l'or du monde

touch wood

touche(z) du bois

to touch bottom

toucher le fond

III.touch [tʌtʃ] VB intr

1. touch (feel with fingers):

touch

toucher

2. touch (come in contact):

touch

se toucher

touch on VB trans

touch on

aborder

touch up VB trans

1. touch up (improve):

touch up

retoucher

2. touch up Brit vulg (touch sexually):

touch up

peloter

touch-sensitive ADJ COMPUT

touch-sensitive

tactile

touch upon VB trans

touch upon PHRVB touch on

See also touch on

touch on VB trans

touch on

aborder

touch off VB trans a. fig

touch off

déclencher

touch-type VB intr

touch-type

taper au toucher

finishing touch N

finishing touch

touche f finale

touch down VB intr

touch down AVIAT

atterrir

touch down SPORTS

marquer un essai

touched Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be out of touch with reality

être déconnecté de la réalité

I felt a touch on my hand

j'ai senti qu'on touchait ma main

with a touch of the button

à la pression du bouton

to be in/out of touch with sth

être/ne pas être au courant de qc

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

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

to touch one's hat with one's hand

porter la main au chapeau

to give a personal touch to sth

personnaliser qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His passion for the game was noted by all of those he touched.

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Another charge touched on his criticizing the text of the Vulgate.

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After the statue was posted, visitors read the plaques, left roses, and touched the bronze.

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The surface has sharp protruding spicules which can cause skin irritation if touched.

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The concept of an object, apropos object-based attention, entails more than a physical thing that can be seen and touched.

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I have touched upon this in the past, reflecting on the inherent classism of electronic games in such areas as perceived fairness and accessibility.

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Bully beef was barely touched, and hardtack soldiers dunked in hot soup were so hard pupils were leaving it immersed until it was soft enough to eat.

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The werewolf would leave his or her clothing and would be unable to turn back if somebody touched the clothes.

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Syntax is scarcely touched, but nirukta (etymology) is discussed, and these etymologies naturally lead to semantic explanations.

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Most of the massage parlors reviewed were very strict about the female masseuse not being touched by the male client, but, in some parlors, further contact could be negotiated.

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