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But at the light touch of his fingers she cried out with such an expression of pain that he drew back, trembling.Mais, comme il la touchait à peine du bout des doigts, elle poussa un cri, si désespéré, qu'il s'arrêta, tout tremblant.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
At last, thoroughly exhausted, he declared that he would touch the canvas no more; and Sandoz, on coming to see him one day, at four o'clock, did not find him at home.Enfin, épuisé, il déclara qu’il n’y toucherait pas davantage; et, ce jour-là, comme Sandoz montait le voir, vers quatre heures, il ne le trouva point.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Since the sole focus of question 2 is security of tenure, whatever other aspects of judicial independence those questions might touch on is irrelevant for the purpose of answering that question.Comme la question 2 concerne uniquement l'inamovibilité, les autres aspects de l'indépendance de la magistrature auxquels ces questions pourraient toucher ne sont pas pertinents pour répondre à la question 2.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 19.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 19.11.2011
The least touch might bring the whole edifice toppling down.'Il ne faudrait qu'une paille pour faire crouler l'édifice.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
It was necessary to touch glasses.Il fallut trinquer.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Had the word lost its power, or could the failing eye and weary sense no longer answer to the touch of that mighty inspiration?La Parole avait-elle donc perdu de sa force? ses yeux défaillants, ses sens émoussés, ne répondaient-ils plus à l’appel de cette inspiration puissante?Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
It seemed to me that the sooner I got in touch with the Foreign Office man, Sir Walter Bullivant, the better.Il me semblait que plus tôt je me mettrais en relations avec l'homme du Foreign Office, sir Walter Bullivant, mieux cela vaudrait.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
While the certification proceedings touch on the employment contracts, the competing nexus between the proceedings and the management of the base must also be considered.Même si les procédures d'accréditation touchent aux contrats de travail, il faut également considérer le lien concurrent qui existe entre les procédures et la gestion de la base.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011
And if you were to touch me, if I were to feel you too near me I could not finish, for I have not done so yet."Et, si vous me touchiez, si je vous sentais trop près de moi, je ne pourrais finir, car je n’ai pas fini. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Bumppo we are called, and I've heard it said - " a touch of human vanity glowing on his cheek, "that the time has been when the Bumppos had more standing and note among mankind than they have just now."Nous nous appelons Bumppo, et j’ai entendu dire, ajouta le jeune chasseur, les joues animées d’un peu de vanité humaine, qu’il fut un temps où la famille Bumppo figurait dans le monde plus haut qu’elle ne le fait à présent.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
He crossed the street with his eyes bent upon the ground, and thus was walking sorrowfully away, when he felt a touch upon his arm.Il traversa la rue, les yeux fixés à terre, et il s’éloignait ainsi tout tristement, lorsqu’il sentit une main se poser sur son épaule.Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficilesLes temps difficilesDickens, CharlesHard TimesDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Several coyotes had already climbed up on the slab where it lay, and were smelling around it, seemingly not caring to touch the hideous morsel.Quelques coyotes avaient déjà grimpé sur la plate-forme où était le cadavre, et flairaient tout autour, semblant hésiter devant cette masse hideuse.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Huge rocks hang over, only half resting upon fearful precipices; vast boulders that seem as though the touch of a feather would cause them to topple down.Des rochers énormes sont suspendus, à peine en équilibre, au-dessus de précipices affreux. Il semble que le choc d'une plume suffirait pour occasionner la chute de ces masses gigantesques.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
She crossed the room, disturbing several of her guests in her progress to make way for Abbé Faujas, thus giving him an importance which put the finishing touch to the prejudice against him.Elle traversa le salon, dérangea plusieurs personnes pour ouvrir un chemin à l'abbé Faujas, lui donna une importance qui acheva de mettre contre lui toutes les personnes présentes.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
If we were to touch it with the point of a needle, this point would be in contact with more than a thousand molecules of gold.Si on la touche avec la pointe d'une aiguille, cette pointe sera en contact avec plus d'un millier de molécules d'or.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
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Collocations
touch line
ligne de touche
touch screen
écran tactile
sense of touch
sens du toucher
get in touch
joindre
touch-tone telephone
téléphone à touches
touch pad
pavé tactile
double touch
touche double
touch the net
toucher le filet
victory for touch
victoire par tombé
touch judge
juge de touche
touching up
retouche
occasional touching
contact accidentel
Word forms
touch
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | touch | touches |
Possessive case | touch's | touches' |
touch
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | touched |
Imperative | touch |
Present Participle (Participle I) | touching |
Past Participle (Participle II) | touched |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I touch | we touch |
you touch | you touch |
he/she/it touches | they touch |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am touching | we are touching |
you are touching | you are touching |
he/she/it is touching | they are touching |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have touched | we have touched |
you have touched | you have touched |
he/she/it has touched | they have touched |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been touching | we have been touching |
you have been touching | you have been touching |
he/she/it has been touching | they have been touching |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I touched | we touched |
you touched | you touched |
he/she/it touched | they touched |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was touching | we were touching |
you were touching | you were touching |
he/she/it was touching | they were touching |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had touched | we had touched |
you had touched | you had touched |
he/she/it had touched | they had touched |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been touching | we had been touching |
you had been touching | you had been touching |
he/she/it had been touching | they had been touching |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will touch | we shall/will touch |
you will touch | you will touch |
he/she/it will touch | they will touch |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be touching | we shall/will be touching |
you will be touching | you will be touching |
he/she/it will be touching | they will be touching |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have touched | we shall/will have touched |
you will have touched | you will have touched |
he/she/it will have touched | they will have touched |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been touching | we shall/will have been touching |
you will have been touching | you will have been touching |
he/she/it will have been touching | they will have been touching |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would touch | we should/would touch |
you would touch | you would touch |
he/she/it would touch | they would touch |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be touching | we should/would be touching |
you would be touching | you would be touching |
he/she/it would be touching | they would be touching |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have touched | we should/would have touched |
you would have touched | you would have touched |
he/she/it would have touched | they would have touched |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been touching | we should/would have been touching |
you would have been touching | you would have been touching |
he/she/it would have been touching | they would have been touching |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am touched | we are touched |
you are touched | you are touched |
he/she/it is touched | they are touched |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being touched | we are being touched |
you are being touched | you are being touched |
he/she/it is being touched | they are being touched |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been touched | we have been touched |
you have been touched | you have been touched |
he/she/it has been touched | they have been touched |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was touched | we were touched |
you were touched | you were touched |
he/she/it was touched | they were touched |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being touched | we were being touched |
you were being touched | you were being touched |
he/she/it was being touched | they were being touched |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been touched | we had been touched |
you had been touched | you had been touched |
he/she/it had been touched | they had been touched |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be touched | we shall/will be touched |
you will be touched | you will be touched |
he/she/it will be touched | they will be touched |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been touched | we shall/will have been touched |
you will have been touched | you will have been touched |
he/she/it will have been touched | they will have been touched |