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Cool the loop by touching it to sterile agar or liquid before use
Les refroidir par contact avec élose ou un liquide stériles avant de les utiliser
© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2006
©Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2006
Towards the end of the evening, the book opened at that touching narrative of the sinning woman pouring ointment on the feet of Jesus, who forgives her and tells her to go in peace.
Vers la fin de la soirée, le livre s’ouvrit à ce touchant poème de la pécheresse versant des parfums sur les pieds de Jésus, qui lui pardonne ses péchés et lui dit d’aller en paix.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
'No one else can be found who is anywhere near touching him.'
Personne ne lui arrive à la cheville. »
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
All this was done, by the aid of Hurry's torch, simply, but with an earnestness and abstraction that would have been found touching by any spectator who happened to know the real situation of the man.
Il fit tout cela à l’aide de la torche de Hurry, de la manière la plus simple, mais avec un sérieux et une attention qui auraient touché tout spectateur qui aurait connu la véritable situation de ce jeune homme.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
One day she spoke some words, which her historians have preserved, with the view of making her passion more touching.
Elle eut, un jour, une parole que ses historiens rapportent, dans le but de rendre sa passion plus touchante.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
This tenderness was inexpressibly touching to one of Mabel's feelings; and she felt at that moment as if her future union with Pathfinder had received a solemnization that no ceremony of the Church could render more holy.
Cette tendresse était touchante au-delà de toute expression pour le cœur de Mabel, et elle sentait dans le moment que son union avec Pathfinder venait de recevoir une sanction qu’aucune cérémonie de l’église ne pouvait rendre plus sainte.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Ah! Prada's eyes, they had become so despairing, so full of the most touching and weightiest things, that the priest could read in them all the decisive reasons which were about to stay his tongue.
Ah ! les yeux, les yeux de Prada ! Ils étaient devenus si désespérés si pleins des choses les plus touchantes, les plus fortes, que le prêtre y lisait toutes les raisons décisives qui allaient l’empêcher de parler.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
However, such courage, orderliness and dignity merely surprised Pierre, without touching him.
Mais ce courage, cet ordre, cette dignité, ne faisaient que surprendre Pierre, sans le toucher.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
"Ah! Hetty, afore we land I must convarse a little with you child, and that too on matters touching your own welfare, principally.
– Avant que nous débarquions, Hetty, il faut aussi que je vous dise quelques mots, et cela sur des choses qui touchent vos propres intérêts.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
This seemed to him very touching and beautiful, knowing as he did how many contrary ideas and actions, how many moral divergencies separated them.
Cela lui parut infiniment touchant, d’une grande beauté de tendresse, au milieu de tant d’idées et d’actes contraires, de tant de ruptures morales, qui les séparaient.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
In that place I should think the bullets were touching each other."
À c’t’endroit-là, je crois bien que les balles elles se touchaient toutes…
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
When Madeleine advanced towards the door, she stepped back to avoid touching her.
Quand Madeleine s’avança vers la porte, elle fit un pas en arrière pour éviter son contact.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
It was moreover, a good action, the touching side of which relieved him of all remorse.
C'était du reste une bonne action, dont le côté attendrissant lui enlevait tout remords.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The chapter was the eleventh of John, – the touching account of the raising of Lazarus, St. Clare read it aloud, often pausing to wrestle down feelings which were roused by the pathos of the story.
C’était le onzième chapitre de l’Évangile de saint Jean, le touchant récit de la résurrection de Lazare. Saint-Clair le lut haut; de temps à autre il s’arrêtait pour dominer son émotion.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
He could not help stealthily touching her shoulder.
Il ne put s'empêcher de lui toucher furtivement l'épaule.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

touching up
retouche
occasional touching
contact accidentel
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

Word forms

touch

verb
Basic forms
Pasttouched
Imperativetouch
Present Participle (Participle I)touching
Past Participle (Participle II)touched
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I touchwe touch
you touchyou touch
he/she/it touchesthey touch
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am touchingwe are touching
you are touchingyou are touching
he/she/it is touchingthey are touching
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have touchedwe have touched
you have touchedyou have touched
he/she/it has touchedthey have touched
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been touchingwe have been touching
you have been touchingyou have been touching
he/she/it has been touchingthey have been touching
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I touchedwe touched
you touchedyou touched
he/she/it touchedthey touched
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was touchingwe were touching
you were touchingyou were touching
he/she/it was touchingthey were touching
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had touchedwe had touched
you had touchedyou had touched
he/she/it had touchedthey had touched
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been touchingwe had been touching
you had been touchingyou had been touching
he/she/it had been touchingthey had been touching
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will touchwe shall/will touch
you will touchyou will touch
he/she/it will touchthey will touch
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be touchingwe shall/will be touching
you will be touchingyou will be touching
he/she/it will be touchingthey will be touching
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have touchedwe shall/will have touched
you will have touchedyou will have touched
he/she/it will have touchedthey will have touched
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been touchingwe shall/will have been touching
you will have been touchingyou will have been touching
he/she/it will have been touchingthey will have been touching
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would touchwe should/would touch
you would touchyou would touch
he/she/it would touchthey would touch
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be touchingwe should/would be touching
you would be touchingyou would be touching
he/she/it would be touchingthey would be touching
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have touchedwe should/would have touched
you would have touchedyou would have touched
he/she/it would have touchedthey would have touched
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been touchingwe should/would have been touching
you would have been touchingyou would have been touching
he/she/it would have been touchingthey would have been touching
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am touchedwe are touched
you are touchedyou are touched
he/she/it is touchedthey are touched
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being touchedwe are being touched
you are being touchedyou are being touched
he/she/it is being touchedthey are being touched
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been touchedwe have been touched
you have been touchedyou have been touched
he/she/it has been touchedthey have been touched
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was touchedwe were touched
you were touchedyou were touched
he/she/it was touchedthey were touched
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being touchedwe were being touched
you were being touchedyou were being touched
he/she/it was being touchedthey were being touched
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been touchedwe had been touched
you had been touchedyou had been touched
he/she/it had been touchedthey had been touched
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be touchedwe shall/will be touched
you will be touchedyou will be touched
he/she/it will be touchedthey will be touched
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been touchedwe shall/will have been touched
you will have been touchedyou will have been touched
he/she/it will have been touchedthey will have been touched

touching

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetouching*touchings
Possessive casetouching's*touchings'