touch

toucher

Poser la main ou une autre partie du corps sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To put your hand or another part of your body against someone or something.

• Please do not touch the glass.
• She touched my arm gently.
• Can I touch the soft blanket?

Comment l'utiliser : touch someone/something (He touched the cold window.)

Synonymes : feel

Expressions courantes : touch something, touch someone, touch the surface

toucher

Entrer en contact avec un autre objet ou une surface, souvent sans le vouloir.

En anglais simple : To meet another object or surface, often without meaning to.

• My feet touch the floor.
• The branches touched the roof.
• The two circles touch at one point.

Synonymes : meet, make contact with

Expressions courantes : touch the ground, touch the ceiling, barely touch

émouvoir, toucher

Faire ressentir une émotion forte, notamment de l’amour, de la tristesse ou de la compassion.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel strong emotion, especially love, sadness, or sympathy.

• Your kindness touched me.
• Her story touched everyone in the room.
• I was deeply touched by their welcome.

Comment l'utiliser : be touched by something (She was touched by his thoughtful gift.)

Synonymes : move

Expressions courantes : touch someone deeply, touch the heart

serrer le vent

Diriger un voilier aussi près que possible de la direction d’où vient le vent.

En anglais simple : To steer a ship as close as possible to the direction the wind comes from.

• The captain tried to touch the wind.
• The small ship touched the wind under reduced sail.
• Can this vessel touch the wind without losing speed?

Expressions courantes : touch the wind, touch wind

contact, caresse

Geste qui consiste à toucher quelqu’un ou quelque chose avec la main ou une autre partie du corps.

En anglais simple : An act of putting a hand or another body part against someone or something.

• I felt a touch on my shoulder.
• A light touch woke the baby.
• She comforted him with a gentle touch.

Synonymes : contact

Expressions courantes : a gentle touch, a light touch, touch of something

toucher

Sens qui permet de sentir les choses par la peau.

En anglais simple : The sense that lets you feel things through your skin.

• We recognize textures through touch.
• She found the switch by touch.
• The injury affected his sense of touch.

Synonymes : tactition, tact, tactility, taction

Expressions courantes : sense of touch, by touch, through touch

touche, soupçon

Très petite quantité d’un sentiment, d’une qualité ou d’une substance.

En anglais simple : A small amount of a feeling, quality, or substance.

• Add a touch of salt.
• His voice had a touch of anger.
• The curtains bring a touch of color to the room.

Comment l'utiliser : a touch of something (A touch of cream makes the soup richer.)

Synonymes : hint, dash, trace

Expressions courantes : a touch of, touch of sadness, touch of humor

touche, détail

Petit détail qui donne un style ou un caractère particulier à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A small detail that gives something a particular style or character.

• The flowers are a nice touch.
• She added personal touches to the room.
• A handwritten note gave the gift a special touch.

Synonymes : detail, feature

Expressions courantes : personal touch, finishing touch, nice touch