toucher

Noun

1. (masculine) the act of touching (see below)
2. (masculine) a way of touching
3. (masculine) the sense of touch, tactility

Verb

1. (transitive) to touch (physically)
2. (transitive) to affect
3. (transitive) to receive, to get; to earn (money)
4. (intransitive) to try, to try out
5. (informal, intransitive) to know a thing or two

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tu.ʃe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: toucher

Inherited from Old French: tochier

In summary

Inherited from Middle French toucher, from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre (“to strike; to touch”), probably of Germanic origin, or onomatopoetic.

Concepts

touch

feel

hit

concern

contact

strike

adjoin

affect

relate

broach

handle

abut

sense of touch

knock

move

feeling

tap

cash

💸

sink

fiddle with

touch on

bear on

impact

collect

stir

tinge

butt

grope

graze

near

bore

receive

border

march

edge

finger

touching

disturb

devour

bop

converge

boom

💥

astound

connect

bonk

jot

irritate

incite to pity

come to

biff

Synonyms

effleurer

atteindre

frapper

tâter

palper

émouvoir

tripoter

affecter

frôler

tact

concerner

se pencher

se rendre

plier

céder

capituler

s’incliner

fléchir

se plier

renoncer

incliner

attendrir

attrister

pencher

chagriner

susciter

affliger

battre

rencontrer

accabler

peiner

désoler

navrer

contacter

contact

manier

percevoir

viser

confiner

appartenir

cogner

cheminer

apitoyer

accoter

allumette

forer

fantôme

👻

butter

affronter

accoster

Translations

tocar

berühren

toccare

tocar

aanraken

raken

beroeren

dotykać

αγγίζω

tocar

لمس

anfassen

tacto

tango

anrühren