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toucher [tu∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• « prière de ne pas toucher » "please do not touch"• il n'a pas touché un verre de vin depuis son accident he hasn't touched a drop of wine since his accidentb. ( = entrer en contact avec) to touchc. ( = être proche de) to adjoin ; [affaire] to concernd. ( = atteindre) [+ adversaire, objectif] to hit ; [+ public] to reach• touché ! (bataille navale) hit!e. ( = recevoir) [+ prime, allocation, traitement] to get ; [+ chèque] to cash ; [+ tiercé, gros lot] to win• il a fini le travail mais n'a encore rien touché he's finished the work but he hasn't been paid yetf. ( = émouvoir) [drame, deuil] to affect ; [scène attendrissante] to touch ; [critique, reproche] to have an effect ong. ( = concerner) to affect• toucher à to touch ; [+ réputation] to question ; ( = modifier) [+ règlement, loi, tradition] to meddle with ; [+ mécanisme] to tamper with ; ( = concerner) [+ intérêts] to affect ; [+ problème, domaine] to have to do with ; ( = aborder) [+ période, but] to approach ; [+ sujet, question] to broach• n'y touche pas ! don't touch!• « prière de ne pas toucher aux objets exposés » "please do not touch the exhibits"• s'il touche à cet enfant, gare à lui ! if he touches that child, he'd better watch out!• touche pas à ma bagnole ! (inf) hands off my car!• c'est parfait, n'y touche pas it's perfect, don't change a thing• l'hiver/la guerre touche à sa fin or son terme winter/the war is drawing to a close3. reflexive verb4. masculine nountouch ; ( = impression produite) feel* * *
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1. tuʃe1) ( poser la main sur)toucher (de la main) — to touch [objet, surface, personne]
toucher du bois — ( par superstition) to touch wood
toucher quelque chose du doigt — lit, fig to put one's finger on something
2) ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]toucher le sol — [animal, sauteur, avion] to land
3) ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur — if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall
4) ( attendrir) to touch [personne]5) ( affecter) [changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région]6) ( être contigu à) [pays, maison, usine] to be next to7) ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent]; to cash [chèque]; to get [retraite]; to win [lot]8) ( joindre)9) ( atteindre)toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs — to have an audience of three million
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toucher à verbe transitif indirect1) ( poser la main sur)toucher à tout — lit to be into everything; fig to be a jack of all trades
avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin — (colloq) he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one
2) ( concerner)3) ( porter atteinte à)toucher à — to infringe on [droit, privilège]
4) ( modifier)5) ( aborder)
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se toucher verbe pronominal [maisons, jardins] to be next to each other
II tuʃenom masculin1) ( sens)le toucher — touch, the sense of touch
2) Médecine digital examination3) Musique ( d'un pianiste) touch* * *tuʃe1. nm(= sens, faculté) touchle toucher — touch, the sense of touch
2. vt1) (= entrer en contact avec, manipuler) [objet, substance] to touch2) (= palper) to feelCe pull a l'air doux. Je peux toucher? — That sweater looks soft. Can I feel it?
3) (= atteindre) (d'un coup de feu) to hitLa balle l'a touché en pleine poitrine. — The bullet hit him right in the chest.
4) (= affecter) [gentillesse, compliment] to touch, [deuil, malheur] to affectLeurs attentions l'ont beaucoup touché. — Their kind attentions touched him deeply.
5) (= concerner) to affect, to concernCes nouvelles réformes ne nous touchent pas. — The new reforms don't affect us.
6) (= recevoir) [récompense, argent] to receive, to get, [salaire] to draw, to get, [chèque] to cashIl a touché une grosse somme d'argent. — He received a large sum of money.
7) (= aborder) [problème, sujet] to touch on8) (= contacter) to reach, to contact3. vi1) (= manipuler) to touch2) (= modifier) to tamper with, to meddle withQuelqu'un a touché au dispositif de sécurité. — Someone has tampered with the safety device.
3) (= traiter de, concerner) to deal with, to concernCet article touche à des sujets d'actualité. — This article deals with topical issues.
4) (= atteindre) [but, date] to reach5) (= être contigu à) [frontière, mur] to be next toLeur jardin touche au nôtre. — Their garden is next to ours.
* * *toucher verb table: aimerA nm1 ( sens) le toucher touch, the sense of touch; reconnaître des objets au toucher to identify objects by touch; un tissu doux au toucher a fabric which is soft to the touch;2 Méd digital examination; toucher rectal digital examination of the rectum;3 Mus ( d'un pianiste) touch.B vtr1 ( poser la main sur) toucher (de la main) to touch [objet, surface, personne]; ‘prière de ne pas toucher’ ‘please do not touch’; ne touche pas, pas touche○! don't touch!; toucher le bras/l'épaule/le dos de qn to touch sb's arm/shoulder/back, to touch sb on the arm/shoulder/back; toucher du bois ( par superstition) to touch wood; je touche du bois, mais je ne suis jamais malade I never get ill, touch wood!; toucher le front de qn to feel sb's forehead; toucher qch du doigt lit, fig to put one's finger on sth;2 ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]; toucher le sol [animal, sauteur, avion] to land;3 ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]; si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall; ne pas toucher une or la balle○ not to get near the ball; ‘touché!’ ( en escrime) ‘touché!’; ( à la bataille navale) ‘hit!’; toucher qn à la tête/poitrine to hit sb in the head/chest; touché dans le dos il s'est effondré he was hit in the back and slumped down;4 ( attendrir) to touch [personne] ; ça me touche beaucoup I am very touched; j'ai été très touchée de ta visite or que tu viennes me voir I was very touched by your visit;5 ( affecter) [événement, changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région, ville]; rien ne la touche nothing affects her; la récession touche tout le monde the recession affects everybody; le chômage touche 15% de la population active unemployment affects 15 per cent of the working population; la région la plus touchée par l'ouragan the area hardest hit by the hurricane;6 ( être contigu à) [pays] to be next to, to border (on); [maison, usine] to be next to, to adjoin [bâtiment, parc]; leur terrain touche le nôtre their land is next to ou adjoins ours;7 ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent, indemnités, dividendes]; to cash [chèque, mandat]; to get [retraite]; to win [tiercé, loterie]; il a touché une grosse somme à son départ he got a lot of money when he left; elle ne va toucher aucune indemnité she won't get ou receive any compensation; ils touchent une petite retraite they get a small pension;8 ( joindre) toucher qn to get hold of sb; il est difficile à toucher par téléphone he's difficult to get hold of on the phone;9 Presse, Radio, TV toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs to have an audience of three million; toucher sept millions de lecteurs to have a readership of seven million.C toucher à vtr ind1 ( poser la main sur) toucher à to touch [objets]; ne touchez à rien don't touch anything; il n'a pas touché à son repas he didn't touch his meal; il ne touche plus à une goutte d'alcool he doesn't touch a drop of alcohol anymore; toucher à tout lit to be into everything; fig to be a jackofall trades; il ne touche plus à un fusil he won't go near a rifle anymore; ‘touche pas à mon pote○’ ‘hands off my pal○’; avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin○ he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one;2 ( concerner) toucher à to concern; la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes the reform concerns youth employment; tout ce qui touche à la discipline/l'individu anything that relates to ou that concerns discipline/the individual; c'est un problème qui touche à l'éthique it's a question of ethics;3 ( porter atteinte à) toucher à to infringe on [droit, liberté, privilège]; to detract from [dignité]; toucher aux principes fondamentaux de la démocratie to infringe on the fundamental principles of democracy;4 ( modifier) to change; on ne peut toucher aux coutumes tradition is sacrosanct;5 ( aborder) to get on to [question, problème]; vous touchez à un sujet délicat/une question fondamentale you're getting on to a delicate subject/a fundamental issue.D se toucher vpr1 ( se tâter) ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other; ( soi-même) to feel oneself; se toucher la tête/le bras/les pieds ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other's heads/arms/feet; ( soi-même) to feel one's head/arm/feet;2 ◑( se masturber) to play with oneself○;3 ( être contigu) (maisons, jardins, immeubles) to be next to each other; nos deux maisons se touchent our houses are next door to each other.I[tuʃe] nom masculin1. [sens] (sense of) touch[palpation] touch2. [sensation] feel3. [manière de toucher] touch————————au toucher locution adverbialedoux/rude au toucher soft/rough to the touchc'est facile à reconnaître au toucher it's easy to tell what it is by touching it ou by the feel of itII[tuʃe] verbe transitifA.1. [pour caresser, saisir] to touch[pour examiner] to feelne me touche pas! get your hands off me!, don't touch me!touchez avec les yeux! don't touch, just look!2. [entrer en contact avec] to touchoù peut-on vous toucher en cas d'urgence? where can you be contacted ou reached in an emergency?[suj: lettre] to reachB.1. [se servir de - accessoire, instrument] to touchson service est si puissant que je ne touche pas une balle (familier) his serve is so powerful I can't get anywhere near the ball2. [consommer] to touchil n'a même pas touché son repas/la bouteille he never even touched his meal/the bottle3. [blesser] to hit4. [atteindre - suj: mesure] to concern, to affect, to apply to ; [ - suj: crise, krach boursier, famine] to affect, to hit ; [ - suj: incendie, épidémie] to spread to (inseparable)reste-t-il un secteur que l'informatique n'ait pas touché? are there still any areas untouched by computerization?ses prières avaient touché mon cœur her entreaties had moved ou stirred me[affecter - suj: décès] to affect, to shake ; [ - suj: critique, propos désobligeants] to affect, to have an effect on6. (familier) [s'en prendre à - personne] to touch7. [percevoir - allocation, honoraires, pension, salaire] to receive, to get, to draw ; [ - indemnité, ration] to receive, to get ; [ - chèque] to cash (in) (separable)elle touche 30 000 euros par an she earns 30,000 euros a yearC.2. [concerner]une affaire qui touche la Défense nationale a matter related to defence, a defence-related matter3. [être parent avec] to be related to————————[tuʃe] verbe intransitif3. (très familier) [exceller]elle touche en informatique! she's a wizard at ou she knows a thing or two about computers!ça y est, au saxo, je commence à toucher! I'm beginning to get the hang of the sax now!4. (locution)touchez là! it's a deal!, (let's) shake on it!————————toucher à verbe plus préposition1. [porter la main sur - objet] to touchque je ne te reprenne pas à toucher aux allumettes! don't let me catch you playing with matches again! ; [ - adversaire, élève] to touch, to lay hands ou a finger onsi tu touches à un seul cheveu de sa tête...! if you so much as lay a finger on her...!2. [modifier - appareil, documents, législation] to tamper ou to interfere withton dessin est parfait, n'y touche plus your drawing is perfect, leave it as it isje n'ai jamais touché à la drogue I've never been on ou touched drugsa. (sens propre) to fiddle with ou to touch everythinga. [artisan] I'm a Jack-of-all-trades, I do a little bit of everythingb. [artiste] I'm a man of many parts4. [être proche de - suj: pays, champ] to adjoin (soutenu), to border (upon) ; [ - suj: maison, salle] to join on (inseparable) to, to adjoin (soutenu)[confiner à]tout ce qui touche au sexe est tabou everything connected ou to do with sex is taboovous venez de toucher au point essentiel du débat you've put your finger on the key issue in the debatele navire touche au port ce soir the ship will enter ou reach harbour tonight————————se toucher verbe pronominal————————se toucher verbe pronominal
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