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Cool the loop by touching it to sterile agar or liquid before useLes refroidir par contact avec élose ou un liquide stériles avant de les utiliser© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2006http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/24/2012©Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2006http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/24/2012
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 FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, 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 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, 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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, 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 - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, 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 OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, 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 - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, 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 - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, 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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, 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 - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, 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 feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, 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 FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, 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-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, 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 TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher 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-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, 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 | |
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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 |
touching
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | touching | *touchings |
Possessive case | touching's | *touchings' |