Meaning of word touch

Verb



Please do not touch the statue.



Slowly bend forward and try to touch your toes.



He tried to touch the snake with a stick.



The top of the Christmas tree almost touches the ceiling.



Sparks flew when the wires touched each other.



They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders touching.



Sparks flew when the wires touched.



Their house burned to the ground, but the house next door wasn’t touched by the fire.

Noun



Blind since birth, she relies on her sense of touch to read braille.



The plate was hot to the touch.

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Recent Examples on the Web



In past years, Fern Street circus themes have touched on storytelling themes such as immigration and access to health care.


—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023




Three’s company:How Ville Husso’s late-season push affects Detroit Red Wings’ goaltending situation Perron had fun, too Lalonde extolled Perron’s value after the morning skate, touching both on his offense and his vocal leadership.


—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2023




The most heart-touching part was when Wynonna made a tribute to her mother Naomi Judd, who passed away last year, while singing the song’s final chorus.


—Jacob Linden, Redbook, 4 Apr. 2023




The ball caromed out of bounds with one-tenth of a second left and none of the officials knew which team touched it last.


—Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023




People who visit beaches after Sargassum has washed up should avoid touching or swimming near the seaweed, health officials said.


—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023




Such spread tends to occur when patients touch common items or when health care workers transmit the germs.


—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023




Our paint touches have been huge.


—Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023




Enter Email Sign Up With his shaggy hair, hepcat beard and racy poems touching on British youth’s anxieties, dreams of freedom and lust, he was hailed as Britain’s answer to Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, which raised eyebrows among some guardians of traditional British values.


—Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023



Ian Steger and Francis Zuber have kept in touch.


—Thallman, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023




So, keeping in touch with such a counselor is advisable.


—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 9 Apr. 2023




Kassanndra Cantrell Kassanndra Cantrell/Instagram Detective Helmcke learned Kassanndra was close with her family and good about staying in touch.


—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2023




But a friend put her in touch with the director the next day.


—Julia Lieblich, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023




Both got in touch after the mixup, and to thank him for his help, Stallings, the golfer, made sure that Stallings, the realtor, got some tickets for himself.


—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2023




Here’s how to get in touch.


—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2023




Much of the problem was blamed on the airline’s antiquated crew-scheduling system, which left Southwest unable to get in touch with pilots and flight attendants needed in order to reschedule flights.


—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023




And of course, do keep in touch.


—Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 Apr. 2023


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Источник

It seemed to take him a long time to touch bottom, and when he had, he wondered if _touch_ was quite the word. ❋ Laurence M. Janifer (1967)

By means of the nerves terminating in the touch corpuscles, the skin serves as the _organ of touch_, or feeling ❋ Francis M. Walters (N/A)

«So brilliant,» said she, «so short-lived, as my friend Lady Emmeline K—- once said, ‘London wit is like gas, which lights at a touch, and at a touch can be extinguished;'» and Lady Davenant concluded with a compliment to him who was known to have this «_touch and go_» of good conversation to perfection. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

Slide 9: Word Work  un+ touch+ ed = untouched — not to touch  un + know + ❋ Unknown (2008)

I gotta put my hands on those motors — touch ’em — I mean really _touch ’em_ — then I know what to do! » ❋ Carey Rockwell (N/A)

Running away without keeping in touch is something that a 19 year old fry cook at Dennys would do, but a governor? ❋ Unknown (2009)

I don’t actually follow Northern Irish news all that closely these days, but one of the ways I keep in touch is to read the weekly political update from lobbying firm Chambré Public Affairs (I still feel a bit guilty about nearly putting the author’s eye out with an arrow from a toy bow when he was five and I was six). ❋ Nwhyte (2009)

Why my fellow award winners and nominees have not kept in touch is beyond me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Seventy-one percent report that keeping in touch is easier, 53% report it improves communication, and 45% report that family relationships overall are improved with the Internet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We were in touch from the start with archivists at the presidential libraries. ❋ Unknown (2006)

To «keep in touch» is always to maintain a resonant interval of play between figure and ground, between our jobs and our lives, and between all of our interests and responsibilities. ❋ Unknown (1972)

On the other hand, if the thing sensed is active, as with a light pen, the term touch screen is usually not relevant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The main problem I faced with the touch is the availability/clunkiness of logging into wifi. (by clunkiness I mean you have to fire up a web browser and do some login – not fast enough for a quick email check) However I was a big user of the iPod touch in my home and friends homes, work wifi etc etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Om: As a user of both the iPod touch and the iPhone, I am not too sure that the touch is a booster of the mobile web. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As for not being in touch, that is what we have come to expect of Sanford: Someone who is really really «out of touch«. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Back then people wore them to protect themselves from what they called the touch. ❋ Holly Black (2010)

like [finding] back of an [earring] in a [sandpit] ❋ Daryl Fuller (2005)

1)[your boy] got [touched].-your boy got killed-
2)touch him up.-beat him up-
3)that [chain] needs to be touched.-that chain needs to be robbed-
4)man he got touched.-man he got lucky- ❋ X (2004)

«[Let me know] [is it cool] to touch» ❋ Shish (2004)

[Diane]: [Take off] your shirt.
John: My shirt?
Diane: I want to [touch you]. ❋ K Joyce (2015)

«be [careful] he’ll touch your [pets] and [kids]» ❋ HightimesRgoodtimes (2004)

Touch /[amy]/[vag] so that it’s [fresh]. ❋ Aaron (2003)

We touch [all the time] [bro], [I’m pretty sure] she likes me. ❋ Sheemeweemie (2011)

«I’ve [lost] my [touch man], [ain’t got] nothin’ left.» ❋ Mike (2004)

[I just] [want to] touch [your head] ❋ Dia Spora (2020)

[Yao Ming] has [got] the touch [tonight]! ❋ TheWizardof207 (2004)

Источник

Britannica Dictionary definition of TOUCH

1 

:

to put your hand, fingers, etc., on someone or something

[+ object]

  • Please do not touch the statue.

  • Slowly bend forward and try to touch your toes.

  • Stop touching your sister.

  • He tried to touch the snake with a stick.

[no object]

— usually used in negative statements

  • You can look (at the statue) but don’t touch!

2 

:

to be in contact with (something)

— used to say that one thing is directly against another thing with no space between

[+ object]

  • The top of the Christmas tree almost touches the ceiling.

  • Sparks flew when the wires touched each other.

[no object]

  • They were standing side-by-side with their shoulders touching.

  • Sparks flew when the wires touched.

3 

[+ object]

a 

:

to change or move (something)

— usually used in negative statements

  • Don’t touch anything before the police come.

  • Your things haven’t been touched while you were away.

  • This room hasn’t been touched in 20 years.

b 

:

to harm (someone or something)

  • Their house burned to the ground, but the house next door wasn’t touched by the fire.

  • I won’t let anyone touch you. = I won’t let anyone touch a hair on your head.

4 

[+ object]

a 

:

to deal with or work on (something)

  • I haven’t touched my essay all week, and it’s due this Friday!

b 

:

to become involved with (someone or something)

  • He’s a good player, but since he failed the drug test, no team will touch him.

  • Everything she touches turns to gold. [=everything she is involved with becomes successful]

5 

[+ object]

:

to use (something)

— usually used in negative statements

  • She never touches [=drinks] alcohol.

  • The dog hasn’t touched [=eaten] its food.

  • We haven’t touched the money in our savings account.

  • Alcohol? I never touch the stuff.

6 

[+ object]

a 

:

to affect or involve (someone)

  • Air pollution is a matter that touches [=concerns] everyone.

b 

:

to affect the feelings of (someone)

:

to cause (someone) to feel an emotion (such as sympathy or gratitude)

  • His neighbors’ acts of kindness touched him deeply.

  • She wants to touch her audience through her music.

  • The story seemed to touch the hearts of the students.


—

see also touching

7 

[+ object]

:

to influence (something)

  • As a teacher, she touched the lives of many young people.

8 

[+ object]

:

to be as good as (someone or something)

— usually used in negative statements

  • No one can touch her when it comes to songwriting. [=she is much better than everyone else as a songwriter]

  • You can’t touch her songwriting ability.

9 

[+ object]

chiefly British

:

to reach (a particular level or amount)

  • The temperature outside was touching 38 degrees Celsius.

10 

[+ object]

baseball

:

to get a hit off or score a run against (a pitcher)

— usually + for

  • He was touched for a run in the first inning. [=they scored a run off him in the first inning]

11 

[+ object]

literary

:

to appear on (something)

  • A smile touched her lips. [=she smiled slightly]

not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole

(US)

informal

or British

not touch (someone or something) with a bargepole

:

to refuse to go near or become involved with (someone or something)

  • That investment is too risky. I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole.

touch all the bases

or

touch every base


—

see 1base

touch a nerve


—

see nerve

touch down

[phrasal verb]

1 

:

to return to the ground or another surface after a flight

:


land

  • The plane touched down at 3:15.

2 

touch (the ball) down

or

touch down (the ball)

rugby

:

to score by putting (the ball) on the ground behind an opponent’s goal line

  • He touched the ball down under the posts.


—

see also touchdown

touch (someone) for (something)

informal British

:

to persuade (someone) to give or lend you (an amount of money)

  • He touched me for a tenner.


—

see also 1touch 10 (above)

touch off (something)

or

touch (something) off

:

to cause (something) to start suddenly

  • What touched off the fire?

  • The judge’s verdict touched off riots throughout the city.

touch on/upon

[phrasal verb]

1 

touch on/upon (something)

:

to briefly talk or write about (something)

:

to mention (something) briefly

  • The reports touched on many important points.

  • She touches upon the issue in the article but never fully explains it.

2 

:

to come close to (something)

:

to almost be (something)

  • Your actions touch on [=verge on] treason.

1 

touch up (something)

or

touch (something) up

:

to improve (something) by making small changes or additions

  • She touched up the photographs on the computer.

2 

touch (someone) up

or

touch up (someone)

British, informal

:

to touch (someone) in a sexual way

  • He tried to touch her up [=feel her up] at the party.

Britannica Dictionary definition of TOUCH

1 

[count]

:

the act of touching someone or something

— usually singular

  • He felt a gentle touch on his shoulder.

  • Fax machines allow you to send a document with/at the touch [=push] of a button. [=by touching/pushing a button]

2 

[noncount]

:

the ability to be aware of something physical by touching it

:

the sense that allows you to feel physical things

  • Blind since birth, she relies on her sense of touch to read braille.

  • Sand the wood until it is smooth to the touch. [=until it feels smooth when you touch it]

  • The plate was hot to the touch.

3 

[singular]

:

the quality of a thing that is experienced by feeling or touching it

  • the smooth touch [=feel] of silk

4 

[count]

:

a small detail that is added to improve or complete something

— usually + to

  • He added the final touches to the letter and mailed it.

  • The candles and light jazz music added a nice touch to their dinner together.

5 

[singular]

:

a quality that can be seen in the way something is done

  • The painting showed the touch of a master.

  • Here at our hotel, we strive to provide service with a personal touch.

  • This room needs a woman’s/feminine touch. [=it needs a woman to help decorate it]

  • He has a magic touch with animals. [=he is able to calm and control animals with unusual ease]


—

see also midas touch

6 

[count]

:

an act of handling or controlling the ball in a sport (such as basketball, soccer, or American football)

  • That was her first touch of the game.

7 

[noncount]

:

the area outside of the lines that mark the long edges of the playing area in soccer or rugby

  • The ball went into touch.

  • The ball was thrown in by a player standing in touch.

a touch

:

to a small extent

:


slightly

  • She aimed a touch [=a bit, a little] too low and missed.

  • Can you turn up the radio a touch more?

a touch of

:

a small amount of (something)

:

a hint or trace of (something)

  • She noticed a touch of garlic in the sauce.

  • I think I have a touch of the flu.

in touch

1 

:

in a state in which people communicate with each other especially by calling or writing to each other

  • We kept/stayed in touch after college.

— often + with

  • I’ll be in touch with you [=I will call you, e-mail you, etc.] later this week.

  • I have been trying to get in touch with her all day.

2 

a 

:

in the state of being aware of what is happening, how a particular group of people feels, etc.

— usually + with

  • As a professor of biology, it is important to keep/stay in touch with the latest research.

  • She is in touch with the voters and their needs.

b 

:

in the state of being aware of a particular part of your character that is not easily noticed

— usually + with

  • He is in touch with his sensitive side.

  • I meditate to get in touch with my inner self.

lose touch

1 

:

to stop communicating with each other

:

to no longer know what is happening in each other’s lives

  • They were friends in college, but then they moved to different cities and lost touch.

— often + with

  • She lost touch with her college roommate after graduation.

2 

:

to stop knowing what is happening, how a particular group of people feels, etc.

— usually + with

  • I read the newspaper every morning so that I don’t completely lose touch with what’s happening in the world.

  • She seems to have lost touch with reality [=she believes things that are not true] and thinks that she can have everything she wants.

lose your touch

:

to no longer have the ability to do things that you were able to do successfully in the past

  • His last album flopped; he seems to be losing his touch.

  • I must have lost my touch; I can’t get this camera to work anymore.

out of touch

1 

:

not communicating with each other

  • I don’t know if he still lives there. We’ve been out of touch for some time.

2 

:

in a state of not knowing what is happening, how a particular group of people feels, etc.

  • I’ve been away from the business for several years and feel quite out of touch.

— usually + with

  • He is out of touch with the younger generation.

Источник
  • Albanian: prek (sq)
  • Arabic: لَمَسَ‎ (lamasa)
    Gulf Arabic: جاس‎ (jās)
    Moroccan Arabic: قاس‎ (qās)
  • Armenian: դիպչել (hy) (dipčʿel), կպնել (hy) (kpnel) (informal), շոշափել (hy) (šošapʿel), ձեռք տալ (hy) (jeṙkʿ tal)
  • Assamese: চু (su), ছু (su)
  • Asturian: tocar
  • Azerbaijani: toxunmaq (az), dəymək
  • Basque: ukitu
  • Belarusian: крана́ць impf (kranácʹ), крану́ць pf (kranúcʹ), датыка́цца impf (datykácca), даткну́цца pf (datknúcca)
  • Belizean Creole: toch
  • Bengali: ধরা (bn) (dhora), লাগা (bn) (laga)
  • Bulgarian: доко́свам се (bg) impf (dokósvam se), доко́сна се (bg) pf (dokósna se), допи́рам се (bg) impf (dopíram se), допра́ се (bg) pf (doprá se)
  • Burmese: ထိ (my) (hti.)
  • Catalan: tocar (ca)
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏒᏂᎭ (asvniha)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 接觸／接触 (zh) (jiēchù), 觸摸／触摸 (zh) (chùmō), 摸 (zh) (mō), 觸／触 (zh) (chù)
    Min Dong: 撞 (dâung)
  • Chuukese: attapa
  • Crimean Tatar: toqunmaq
  • Czech: dotýkat se impf, dotknout se pf
  • Danish: røre (da), berøre
  • Dutch: aanraken (nl), beroeren (nl), raken (nl)
  • Egyptian: (dmj)
  • Esperanto: tuŝi
  • Estonian: puudutama
  • Farefare: kalʋm
  • Faroese: nema við
  • Finnish: koskea (fi), koskettaa (fi), kosketella (fi)
  • French: toucher (fr)
  • Friulian: tocjâ, točhâ
  • Galician: tocar (gl), tanguer (gl)
  • Georgian: შეხება (šexeba)
  • German: anfassen (de), berühren (de)
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌴𐌺𐌰𐌽 (tēkan)
  • Greek: αγγίζω (el) (angízo)
    Ancient: θιγγάνω (thingánō), ἅπτομαι (háptomai)
  • Gujarati: અડવું (aḍavũ)
  • Haitian Creole: manyen, touche
  • Hebrew: נָגַע‎ (he) (nagá)
  • Hindi: छूना (hi) (chūnā)
  • Hungarian: érint (hu), megérint (hu), hozzányúl (hu), hozzáér, tapint (hu), megtapint (hu), érintkezik (hu), összeér (hu), ér (hu)
  • Iban: megai
  • Icelandic: snerta (is), koma við
  • Ido: tushar (io)
  • Indonesian: menyentuh (id), menyinggung (id)
  • Irish: bain do, bain le
  • Italian: toccare (it)
  • Japanese: 触る (ja) (さわる, sawaru), 触れる (ja) (ふれる, fureru), 接触する (ja) (せっしょくする, sesshoku suru)
  • Kabuverdianu: palpa, palpá
  • Kambera: ràma
  • Kazakh: жанасу (janasu), тию (tiü)
  • Khmer: ប៉ះ (km) (pah), ពាល់ (km) (pŏəl)
  • Korean: 닿다 (ko) (data), 만지다 (ko) (manjida)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: دەست لێدان‎ (dest lêdan)
    Northern Kurdish: dest lê dan (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: тийүү (ky) (tiyüü)
  • Lao: ຈັບຕ້ອງ (chap tǭng), ບາຍ (bāi), ແຕະຕ້ອງ (tæ tǭng)
  • Latgalian: dūrtīs
  • Latin: tangō (la), taxō (la)
  • Latvian: skart
  • Lithuanian: liesti, paliesti
  • Low German:
    German Low German: anraken, berören
  • Macedonian: допира impf (dopira), допре pf (dopre)
  • Malay: menyentuh
  • Malayalam: സ്പർശിക്കുക (ml) (spaṟśikkuka), തൊടുക (ml) (toṭuka)
  • Maltese: mess
  • Maori: whakapā, pā
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: барих (mn) (barix)
  • Norman: touchi
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: berøre
  • Nyunga: bakiny, bakiny
  • Occitan: tocar (oc), tochar (oc)
  • Old English: hrīnan
  • Oromo: tuquu
  • Ossetian: ныдзӕвын (nyʒævyn)
  • Pashto: لمسول‎ (lamsawǝ́l), بلېسول‎ (blesawə́l)
  • Persian: پرماسیدن‎ (fa) (parmâsidan), زدن‎ (fa) (zadan), لمس کردن‎ (fa) (lams kardan)
  • Polish: dotykać (pl) impf, dotknąć (pl) pf
  • Portuguese: tocar (pt)
  • Quechua: llamkhay
  • Romanian: atinge (ro)
  • Romansch: tutgar, tuccar, tutgear, tutgier, tucher, tocker
  • Russian: тро́гать (ru) impf (trógatʹ), тро́нуть (ru) pf (trónutʹ), дотра́гиваться (ru) impf (dotrágivatʹsja), дотро́нуться (ru) pf (dotrónutʹsja), каса́ться (ru) impf (kasátʹsja), косну́ться (ru) pf (kosnútʹsja), прикаса́ться (ru) impf (prikasátʹsja), прикосну́ться (ru) pf (prikosnútʹsja)
  • Sardinian: apodhicare, apoddicare, apodhigai, apodighare, podhicare, tocae, tocai, tocare, togare
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: ди́рати impf, та̀кнути pf
    Roman: dírati (sh) impf, tàknuti (sh) pf
  • Sicilian: tuccari (scn)
  • Sinhalese: please add this translation if you can
  • Slovak: dotýkať sa impf, dotknúť sa pf
  • Slovene: dotikati se impf, dotakniti se pf
  • Somali: taabasho
  • Spanish: tocar (es)
  • Swahili: kugusa (sw)
  • Swedish: röra (sv), beröra (sv), ta på (sv), tuscha (sv), toucha
  • Tajik: ламс кардан (lams kardan), даст задан (dast zadan)
  • Tatar: тиергә (tiyergä)
  • Telugu: స్పర్శ అంటుకొను (sparśa aṇṭukonu), తాకు (te) (tāku), ముట్టుకొను (te) (muṭṭukonu)
  • Thai: แตะ (th) (dtɛ̀), สัมผัส (th) (sǎm-pàt), แตะต้อง (th) (dtɛ̀-dtɔ̂ng), จับ (th) (jàp)
  • Tocharian B: täk-
  • Turkish: dokunmak (tr), ellemek (tr), değmek (tr)
  • Turkmen: degmek, ellemek
  • Tuvan: дээр (deer)
  • Ukrainian: доторка́тися impf (dotorkátysja), доторкну́тися pf (dotorknútysja), торка́ти impf (torkáty), торкну́ти pf (torknúty), торка́тися impf (torkátysja), торкну́тися pf (torknútysja)
  • Urdu: چھونا‎ (chūnā)
  • Uyghur: تېگىشمەك‎ (tëgishmek)
  • Uzbek: tegmoq (uz)
  • Venetian: tocar (vec)
  • Vietnamese: sờ (vi), rờ (vi), chạm (vi), động (vi), đụng (vi)
  • Walloon: djonde (wa)
  • Yiddish: טאַפּן‎ (tapn), באַטאַפּן‎ (batapn), נוגע זײַן‎ (negeye zayn), אָנרירן‎ (onrirn), צורירן‎ (tsurirn), באַרירן‎ (barirn), פֿינגערן‎ (fingern), טשעפּן זיך‎ (tshepn zikh)
Источник

прикасаться, касаться, прикосновение, штрих, чуточку

глагол ↓

- касаться, трогать, прикасаться, притрагиваться

to touch slightly — слегка прикоснуться 
to touch the ball — спорт. задеть мяч, коснуться мяча 
to touch a thing with the hand [with a stick] — трогать вещь рукой [палкой] 
to touch land — приземлиться 
to touch the horse with the spur, to touch one’s spurs to the horse — слегка пришпорить коня 
to touch a person on the arm [on the shoulder] — привлечь чьё-л. внимание, коснувшись руки [плеча] 
he touched his lute /the strings of his lute/ delicately — он нежно коснулся струн лютни 

- касаться, соприкоснуться

the two ships touched — два судна соприкоснулись 
our palms touched — наши ладони коснулись друг друга 

- быть каким-л. на ощупь

the rock touches rough — скала кажется шершавой на ощупь 

- трогать (пальцами, руками)

visitors are requested not to touch the exhibits — посетителей просят не трогать руками экспонаты 
nothing must be touched until the police have come — нельзя ничего трогать до прихода полиции 

- притрагиваться (к еде, вину и т. п.); есть, пить

he has not touched food for two days — два дня он ничего не ел 
I couldn’t touch anything — я не мог ничего есть 
he never touches a drop — он не пьёт ни капли 

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существительное ↓

- прикосновение; касание

at a touch — при (первом) прикосновении 
a touch of /with/ a stick — прикосновение палочкой 
a touch to the cap — приветствие прикосновением к шапке 
to give a touch — прикоснуться 
to give one’s horse a touch of the spurs — слегка пришпорить коня 
he felt a cold touch on his arm — он почувствовал на руке холодное прикосновение 
momentary touch (of the shoulders to the mat) — кратковременное соприкосновение лопаток с ковром (спортивная борьба) 

- осязание

touch is the fifth of our senses — осязание — наше пятое чувство 
sort [rough, hard, slimy] to the touch — мягкий [шероховатый, твёрдый, скользкий] на ощупь 
to know smth. by (the) touch — узнать что-л. на ощупь 
he has a delicate sense of touch — у него очень чувствительная кожа, у него очень развито осязание /чувство осязания/ 

- чувствительность; чуткость, такт

she has a wonderful touch with children — она удивительно тактична с детьми 

- тактильное ощущение

the velvety touch of fabric — бархатистость ткани 
the cold touch of marble — холод мрамора 

- соприкосновение, общение; связь, контакт

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наречие ↓

- немного, чуточку

to aim a touch too low — прицелиться чуть-чуть ниже, чем нужно 

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

this room needs a woman’s touch — этой комнате не хватает женской руки; в этой комнате не чувствуется присутствия женщины  
metal that is cold to the touch — металл, холодный наощупь  
the gentle touch of her hand — нежное прикосновение её руки  
dry to the touch — сухой на ощупь  
touch of frost — заморозки  
touch of irony — ироничный оттенок  
to keep in touch — поддерживать отношения, поддерживать контакт  
to get in touch with smb. — связаться с кем-л.  
make a touch-down — совершить посадку; совершать посадку  
an easy touch — лёгкий противник  
fall out of touch with people — потерять связь с народом  
get into touch — связываться; связаться  

Примеры с переводом

How does this touch me? 

какое это имеет ко мне отношение?

Bye. I’ll be in touch. 

До свидания. Я буду на связи.

Their hands touched. 

Их руки соприкоснулись.

‘Don’t touch me!’ she yelled. 

— Не трогайте меня! — закричала она.

Don’t touch my CDs! 

Не трогай мои диски!

Keep in close touch with me. 

Поддерживайте со мной тесную связь.

She felt a gentle touch on her shoulder. 

Она почувствовала на своём плече нежное прикосновение.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Evans was just able to touch the ball away from Wilkinson.  

Brass pans added a decorative touch to the plain brick wall.  

Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world.  

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.

Фразовые глаголы

touch down — приземляться, коснуться земли
touch in — отделывать, заканчивать рисунок
touch off — выпалить, вызывать, быстро набросать, передать сходство, сделать набросок
touch on — касаться, затрагивать, касаться вкратце, граничить с чем-л.
touch up — подкрасить, натолкнуть, исправлять, взволновать, подрисовывать, подстегнуть

Возможные однокоренные слова

retouch  — ретушь, ретуширование, ретушировать, отретушировать
touchable  — осязаемый, осязательный
touched  — тронутый, взволнованный, слегка помешанный
toucher  — тот, кто прикасается
touchiness  — обидчивость, раздражительность
touching  — трогательный, касающийся, касание, упоминание, касательно, относительно
touchy  — обидчивый, раздражительный, рискованный, повышенно чувствительный
touchily  — обидчиво, раздраженно, сварливо

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: touch
he/she/it: touches
ing ф. (present participle): touching
2-я ф. (past tense): touched
3-я ф. (past participle): touched

noun
ед. ч.(singular): touch
мн. ч.(plural): touches

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