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 Translation for 'to touch sb sth' from English to French
toucher qn./qc.to touch sb./sth.
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concerner qn./qc.to touch sb./sth. [concern]
Partial Matches
brancher qn. sur qn.to put sb. in touch with sb.
aller droit au cœur de qn. [bienveillance, sympathie]to touch sb. deeply
attendrir qn. [émouvoir]to touch sb. [emotionally]
anat.
toucher l'épaule de qn.
to touch sb.'s shoulder
perdre qn. de vue [fig.]to lose touch with sb.
entrer en relation avec qn.to get in touch with sb.
faire signe à qn. [contacter]to get in touch with sb.
être en relation avec qn.to be in touch with sb.
avoir la main baladeuse avec qn. [loc.]to touch sb. up [coll.] [Br.]
s'aboucher avec qn.to get in touch with sb.
contacter qn.to get in touch with sb.
contacter qn.to touch base with sb. [idiom]
toucher la corde sensible de qn. [loc.]to touch sb.'s heartstrings­ [idiom]
anat.
toucher l'épaule de qn.
to touch sb. on the shoulder
être en contact régulier avec qn.to be regularly in touch with sb.
toucher qn. téléphoniquement [vieilli]to get in touch with sb. by telephone
effleurer qc.to touch sth. lightly
effleurer qc. [sujet]to touch on sth.
effleurer qc. [sujet]to touch upon sth.
fin.
taper qn. [fam.]
to (try to) touch sb. for a loan [coll.]
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Usage Examples English
  • When the servants emerged from the room, Napier inspected their hands to find the one who had been too afraid to touch the rooster.
  • During the spin, the dancer kicks out to touch a tassel suspended between knee and waist height.
  • Some studies published in peer-reviewed journals have shown that it is very difficult for young children to control their curiosity even when they have been taught not to touch firearms.
  • During play, goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with any part of their body.
  • Such devices are typically unresponsive to touch without the use of one or more special tools' pressure.

  • INTERCHI '93 published a study by Matias, MacKenzie and Buxton showing that people who have already learned to touch-type can quickly recover 50 to 70% of their two-handed typing speed.
  • The USBGF has recently created Standards of Ethical Practice to address issues on which tournament rules fail to touch.
  • Her light brushstrokes often led to critics using the verb "effleurer" (to touch lightly, brush against) to describe her technique.
  • Takraw (Thai: ตะกร้อ) is a sport native to Thailand, in which the players hit a rattan ball and are only allowed to use their feet, knees, chest, and head to touch the ball.
  • According to a Stockholm University study in 2011, these pilgrims visit the Holy Land to touch and see physical manifestations of their faith, confirm their beliefs in the holy context with collective excitation, and connect personally to the Holy Land.

  • Philips is aspiring to touch life of 40 Million patients in India by next 2 years.
  • Although tame by today's standards, the advertisement featured a couple with the message "A skin you love to touch".
  • It is set in the eastern corner of the Ka’bah and it is Sunnah to touch and kiss the stone.
  • "Human Sexuality: An Encyclopedia" states that "the inner third of the anal canal is less sensitive to touch than the outer two-thirds, but is more sensitive to pressure" and that "the rectum is a curved tube about eight or nine inches long and has the capacity, like the anus, to expand".
  • These types of sparring restrict the amount of force that may be used to hit an opponent, in the case of light sparring this is usually to 'touch' contact, e.g.

  • The ball must stay within the court; the last team to touch the ball before it travels out of bounds forfeits possession.
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