| Principales traductions |
| touche nf | (sorte de bouton) (keyboard, phone keypad) | key n |
| | (keyboard, less common, phone keypad) | button n |
| | Il y a plus d'une centaine de touches sur les claviers d'ordinateurs. Pour accéder à votre compte, appuyez sur la touche dièse. |
| | There are more than a hundred keys on a computer keyboard. To access your account, press the hash key. |
| | To access your account, press the hash button. |
| touche | (levier d'instrument de musique) (piano, keyboard) | key n |
| | Mon synthétiseur n'a que 61 touches, mais c'est bien suffisant pour ce que je joue. |
| | My synthesizer only has 61 keys, but that's plenty for what I play. |
| touche nf | (manière de faire) (figurative) | touch n |
| | | style n |
| | On reconnaît facilement la touche personnelle de cet auteur. |
| | This author's personal style is easily recognizable. |
| touche nf | (Peinture : manière d'apposer la peinture) (painting) | stroke n |
| | (painting: shorter) | dab, touch n |
| | Ce peintre travaille par petites touches délicates. |
| | This painter works in short, delicate strokes. |
| touche de [qch] nf + prép | (pointe, petite quantité) (small quantity) | touch of [sth] n |
| | Il y a une touche d'originalité dans cette composition. |
| | There is a touch of originality in this composition. |
| touche nf | (Pêche : le poisson mord) (fishing) | bite, nibble n |
| | Dès que tu as une touche, il faut essayer de ferrer le poisson. |
| | As soon as you get a bite, you have to try to hook the fish. |
| touche nf | (Sports : remise en jeu d'un ballon sorti) (rugby) | line-out n |
| | (soccer) | throw in n |
| | Ce joueur de rugby a obtenu une touche à 10 mètres de la ligne d'en-but. |
| | This rugby player got a line-out ten metres from the try line. |
| touche nf | (Sports : partie hors des limites) (Sports) | touch n |
| | Le ballon est sorti en touche. |
| | The ball went into touch. |
| Principales traductions |
| toucher⇒ vtr | (sentir avec les mains) | touch⇒ vtr |
| | | feel⇒ vtr |
| | J'adore toucher la soie. |
| | I love touching silk. |
| toucher vtr | (atteindre) | reach⇒ vtr |
| | | get to [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | (impact) | hit⇒ vtr |
| | Le scaphandrier a touché le fond du lac. |
| | The scuba diver reached the bottom of the lake. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The Titanic hit the bottom several hours after sinking. |
| toucher vtr | (être attenant) | adjoin⇒ vtr |
| | | be adjacent to [sth], be next to [sth] v expr |
| | Son jardin touche le mien. J'habite dans une ville qui touche Bordeaux. |
| | Her garden adjoins mine. |
| | I live in a town that's adjacent to Bordeaux. |
| toucher vtr | (émouvoir) (emotionally) | touch⇒ vtr |
| | (stronger) | move⇒ vtr |
| | | affect deeply vtr + adv |
| | Ton attention l'a beaucoup touchée pendant sa maladie. |
| | She was really touched by your kind thoughts when she was ill. |
| toucher vtr | (concerner, affecter) (condition) | affect⇒ vtr |
| | (matter) | concern⇒ vtr |
| | Le cancer du sein touche surtout les femmes. |
| | Breast cancer mainly affects women. |
| toucher vtr | (percevoir) (money) | receive⇒ vtr |
| | (money: informal) | get⇒ vtr |
| | (cheque) | cash⇒ vtr |
| | Les employés touchent leur salaire le 27 du mois. |
| | Mon fils a perdu son emploi, heureusement, il touche le chômage. |
| | Staff receive their salaries on the 27th of the month. |
| | My son lost his job, but fortunately he's getting unemployment benefits. |
| toucher à [qch] vtr ind | (poser la main sur [qch]) | touch⇒ vtr |
| | Dans les musées, il ne faut pas toucher aux objets exposés. |
| | You are not allowed to touch objects on display in museums. |
| toucher à [qch] vtr ind | (entamer, commencer) (food) | touch⇒ vtr |
| | Il n'est pas dans son assiette, il a à peine touché à son plat. |
| | He's off his food. He has hardly even touched what's on his plate. |
| toucher à [qch] vtr ind | (modifier, retoucher) | touch⇒ vtr |
| | | meddle with [sth], fiddle with [sth] vi + prep |
| | | make changes to [sth] v expr |
| | | do something to [sth], do something more to [sth], not do anything to [sth], not do anything more to [sth] v expr |
| | Ne touche plus à ton tableau, les couleurs sont chatoyantes. |
| | Don't do anything more to your painting; the colours are vibrant! |
| toucher à [qqn] vtr ind | (faire du mal à [qqn]) | touch⇒ vtr |
| | | harm⇒, hurt⇒ vtr |
| | | do harm to [sb] v expr |
| | Il est un peu brutal, mais jamais il ne toucherait à des enfants. |
| | He's a bit rough, but he'd never hurt kids. |
| toucher nm | (sens tactile) | touch, sense of touch n |
| | Le toucher est très important pour les aveugles. |
| | Touch is very important for blind people. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| se toucher⇒ v pron | (se jouxter) | adjoin⇒ vi |
| | | run next to each other, run next to one another, be next to each other, be next to one another v expr |
| | Tous les jardins se touchent dans cette résidence en étoile. |
| | All this building's gardens are adjoining. |
| se toucher v pron | familier (se masturber) | touch yourself vtr + refl |
| | | play with yourself v expr |
| | Je me touchais dans ma chambre quand ma petite sœur est rentrée dans ma chambre. |
| | I was touching myself in my bedroom when my little sister walked in. |
| toucher nm | (maîtrise) | mastery, touch n |
| | (professional quality) | feel n |
| | Le tennis de table de haut niveau nécessite un excellent toucher de balle. |
| | High-level table tennis requires an excellent mastery of the ball. |
| toucher vtr | (Pêche : mordre l'hameçon) (fishing) | bite⇒ vtr |
| | (bait) | take⇒ vtr |
| | La truite a touché la mouche du pêcheur. |
| | The trout took the fisherman's fly. |
| toucher à [qch] vtr ind | (prélever une part de [qch]) (savings: informal) | go into [sth], dip into [sth] vi + prep |
| | (savings) | rely on vi + prep |
| | (savings) | use⇒ vtr |
| | Avec la crise, il va devoir toucher à ses économies. |
| | Because of the crisis, he's going to have to dip into his savings. |
| toucher à [qch] vtr ind | (se servir de [qch]) (object) | touch⇒, use⇒ vtr |
| | Il n'avait encore jamais touché à une batte de cricket. |
| | He has never touched a cricket bat in his life. |
| toucher à [qch] vtr ind | soutenu (être relatif à [qch]) | touch on/upon [sth], relate to [sth] vi + prep |
| | Cette question touche aux arcanes du pouvoir. |
| | This question touches on the secrets of power. |
| toucher à [qch] vtr ind | soutenu (être proche de [qch]) | concern⇒ vtr |
| | | relate to vi + prep |
| | | have to do with v expr |
| | C'est une décision qui touche à la sagesse. |
| | This is a decision that concerns wisdom. |