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German
Etymology
From Tuch (“cloth”) + fühlen (“to feel, to touch”) + -ung, literally “a contact close enough to touch someone’s clothes”, originally used in a military context.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuːxˌfyːlʊŋ/
- Hyphenation: Tuch‧füh‧lung
Noun
Tuchfühlung f (genitive Tuchfühlung, plural Tuchfühlungen)
- (often figuratively) close contact
1922, Ernst Jünger, In Stahlgewittern [Storm of Steel]:Wir sprangen auf und rannten dem Steilhang zu. Trotzdem ich über einen tückisch durchs hohe Gras gespannten Draht stolperte und mich überschlug, kam ich doch glücklich an und brachte meine erregten Leute allerdings nur durch Anwendung höchster Energie in eine auf Tuchfühlung gedrängte Schützenlinie.- We jumped up and ran towards the cliff. Although I stumbled over a wire stretched treacherously through the tall grass and rolled over, I still arrived safely and only brought my excited people into a close contact line by applying the highest energy.
Usage notes
- Used especially in the expressions (mit jemandem) auf Tuchfühlung gehen (“to establish contact with someone (tentatively)”) or sitzen (“to sit very close to someone”) and auf Tuchfühlung sein/bleiben (“to be/stay in contact”).
Declension
Declension of Tuchfühlung
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