touch wood

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

To make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.

Intj

Hopefully; said while touching something wooden, to avert superstitious bad luck from what has just been said.

Conceptes

toca fusta

tocar fusta

Sinònims

knock on wood

break a leg

german tinder

amadou

punk

tinder

absit omen

Traduccions

auf Holz klopfen

tocar madera

toucher du bois

hout vasthouden

afkloppen

χτύπα ξύλο

mucha suerte

Hals- und Beinbruch

tahtaya vur

toi, toi, toi

Dieu m’en garde

Mon Dieu

bater na madeira

Etimologia (Anglès)

From a folk practice of unclear origin.