tatschen

Significat (Anglès)

1. (intransitive, weak) to paw, to touch clumsily (especially with the palm of the hand)
2. (intransitive, weak) to touch inappropriately, to be touchy-feely, to grope (may but need not necessarily be sexual; tends to have a less harsh sound than grapschen)

Sinònims

tasten

befummeln

fummeln

grapschen

sexuell belästigen

Traduccions

palper

tâter

tâtonner

tastare

betasten

bevoelen

tasten

apalpar

palpar

tatear

palpar

ellemek

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtatʃən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alt alemany mitjà: tetschen

In summary

From a variant of Middle High German tetschen, of imitative origin. Compare also patschen, klatschen. Not related with English touch (except to the degree that the underlying Latin *tuccāre may ultimately also be imitative).