toucher, v.a., to touch, to handle, to feel, to finger; to assay, to try (precious metals); to receive (money); to beat, to whip, to strike (animals); (mus.) to play; to express, to convey; to describe; (print.) to ink; to paint, to draw, to depict; to touch on, to allude to; to move, to affect; to concern, to regard; to interest, to inspire interest in. — le, ou du, piano; to play the piano. — un ulcère; (surg.) to touch an ulcer with caustic. — ses appointements; to receive one’s salary. Cela ne me touche point; that does not concern me. — la grosse corde; to come to, or to speak upon, the main point (of an affair). Se laisser — par les larmes de quelqu’un; to be affected, to be moved, by any one’s tears. — un mot; to let drop a hint, to send word. Je vous toucherai un mot; I’ll drop you a line. — le fond de la douleur possible; (V. Hugo) to drain to the dregs the cup of human sorrow. — un cheval; to drive on.
se toucher, v.r., to touch, to touch one another, each other, to join, to be adjoining, to meet.
toucher, v.n., to touch; to reach; to take away; to play a musical instrument; to draw near, to approach; to change, to alter; to concern, to regard, to interest; to be affected, to be moved; to drive, to drive on; (man.) to whip; to be related, to be akin; to be like; (nav.) to touch; (nav.) to ground; (nav.) to strike. Sa maison touche à la mienne; his house is next to mine. — à une île; (nav.) to touch at an island. Touchez, cocher, allons plus vite; drive on, coachman, faster, please! J’y touche de la main; I reach it with my hand. — dans la main; to strike hands (in concluding a bargain). — à un certain temps; to be very near a particular time. Il n’osa — à la religion; he dared not meddle with religion. Il y a touché; he had a hand in it. — de près à quelqu’un; to be nearly related to any one. N’avoir pas l’air d’y —; to look as if butter would not melt in one’s mouth. Ne touchez pas à la reine! hands off the queen!
toucher, n.m., touch, feeling; touch (manner of playing an instrument).
toucheur, n.m., cattle drover; (print.) inking-roller.
tou-coi, int., (hunt.) lie down! down!
toue, n.f., ferry-boat, barge.
touée, n.f., (nav.) towage, towing, warping; towline. Amarre de —; towline. Câble de —; stream-cable. Ancre de —; kedge-anchor.
touer, v.a., (nav.) to tow, to warp.
se touer, v.r., (nav.) to haul herself ahead.