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adverb (in a moving way, so as to cause emotion: Her face was touchingly childlike.) de manière touchante -
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1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) (se) toucher (à)2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) toucher3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) toucher4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) être touché, concerné (par)2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toucher2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) (le) toucher3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) touche4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) touche, patte5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) touche•- touching- touchingly - touchy - touchily - touchiness - touch screen - in touch with - in touch - lose touch with - lose touch - out of touch with - out of touch - a touch - touch down - touch off - touch up - touch wood -
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pathetically [pə'θetɪklɪ](a) (touchingly) pitoyablement;∎ they wept pathetically ils pleuraient d'une façon pitoyable;∎ she looked at him pathetically elle lui jeta un regard pitoyable;∎ he used to be pathetically shy autrefois, il était d'une timidité qui faisait peine à voir∎ pathetically bad (performance, speech etc) lamentable;∎ pathetically easy si facile que c'en est ridicule;∎ that's a pathetically weak excuse c'est une excuse lamentable;∎ they performed pathetically ils ont offert une performance lamentable ou pitoyableUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > pathetically
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pitifully ['pɪtɪfʊlɪ](a) (touchingly) pitoyablement;∎ she was pitifully thin sa maigreur faisait peine à voir, elle était maigre à faire pitié(b) (contemptibly) lamentablement;∎ a pitifully bad performance une prestation lamentable;∎ he was pitifully bad at drawing il était lamentable en dessin;∎ she earns a pitifully small salary elle gagne un salaire de misère
См. также в других словарях:
touchingly — touching ► ADJECTIVE ▪ arousing strong emotion; moving. ► PREPOSITION ▪ concerning. DERIVATIVES touchingly adverb … English terms dictionary
Touchingly — Touching Touch ing (t[u^]ch [i^]ng), a. Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale. {Touch ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
touchingly — adverb see touching II … New Collegiate Dictionary
touchingly — See touching. * * * … Universalium
touchingly — adverb In a touching manner … Wiktionary
touchingly — adv. in an emotional manner … English contemporary dictionary
touchingly — touch·ing·ly … English syllables
touchingly — See: touching … English dictionary
touchingly — adverb in a poignant or touching manner she spoke poignantly • Syn: ↑affectingly, ↑poignantly • Derived from adjective: ↑touching, ↑poignant (for: ↑poignantly), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
touching — touchingly, adv. touchingness, n. /tuch ing/, adj. 1. affecting; moving; pathetic: a touching scene of farewell. 2. that touches. prep. 3. in reference or relation to; concerning; about: He wrote touching future plans. [1250 1300; TOUCH + ING2] … Universalium
touching — [[t]tʌ̱tʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is touching, it causes feelings of sadness or sympathy. → See also touch Her story is the touching tale of a wife who stood by the husband she loved... It was a very, very touching moment. Syn: moving… … English dictionary