toucher

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English

Etymology

From Middle English toucher, equivalent to touch +‎ -er. The pejorative sense is derived from the sense of "touching" someone for money.

Pronunciation

Noun

toucher (plural touchers)

  1. One who touches.
  2. (bowls) A ball lying in contact with the jack.
  3. (Geordie, derogatory) A toucha; one who tries to get something out of others for nothing in return.

Derived terms

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French toucher, from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin *toccāre, *tuccāre (“to strike; to touch”), probably of Germanic origin, or onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation

Noun

toucher m (plural touchers)

  1. the act of touching (see below)
  2. a way of touching
  3. the sense of touch, tactility

Verb

toucher

  1. (transitive) to touch (physically)
    Ne me touche pas ! ― Don't touch me!
  2. (transitive) to affect
    La maladie touche actuellement 2 millions de personnes. ― The disease currently affects 2 million people.
  3. (transitive) to receive, to get; to earn (money)
    Synonym: gagner
  4. (transitive with à) to try, to try out
    Je n’ai jamais touché au tabac. ― I've never tried tobacco.
  5. (informal, transitive with en) to know a thing or two about
    Ce mec est un ancien critique d’art. Je peux te dire qu’il touche en peinture! ― This guy is a former art critic. Believe me, he knows a thing or two about painting!

Conjugation

Conjugation of toucher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple toucher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple touchant
/tu.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle touché
/tu.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present touche
/tuʃ/ 		touches
/tuʃ/ 		touche
/tuʃ/ 		touchons
/tu.ʃɔ̃/ 		touchez
/tu.ʃe/ 		touchent
/tuʃ/
imperfect touchais
/tu.ʃɛ/ 		touchais
/tu.ʃɛ/ 		touchait
/tu.ʃɛ/ 		touchions
/tu.ʃjɔ̃/ 		touchiez
/tu.ʃje/ 		touchaient
/tu.ʃɛ/
past historic2 touchai
/tu.ʃe/ 		touchas
/tu.ʃa/ 		toucha
/tu.ʃa/ 		touchâmes
/tu.ʃam/ 		touchâtes
/tu.ʃat/ 		touchèrent
/tu.ʃɛʁ/
future toucherai
/tuʃ.ʁe/ 		toucheras
/tuʃ.ʁa/ 		touchera
/tuʃ.ʁa/ 		toucherons
/tuʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		toucherez
/tuʃ.ʁe/ 		toucheront
/tuʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional toucherais
/tuʃ.ʁɛ/ 		toucherais
/tuʃ.ʁɛ/ 		toucherait
/tuʃ.ʁɛ/ 		toucherions
/tu.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		toucheriez
/tu.ʃə.ʁje/ 		toucheraient
/tuʃ.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present touche
/tuʃ/ 		touches
/tuʃ/ 		touche
/tuʃ/ 		touchions
/tu.ʃjɔ̃/ 		touchiez
/tu.ʃje/ 		touchent
/tuʃ/
imperfect2 touchasse
/tu.ʃas/ 		touchasses
/tu.ʃas/ 		touchât
/tu.ʃa/ 		touchassions
/tu.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		touchassiez
/tu.ʃa.sje/ 		touchassent
/tu.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — touche
/tuʃ/ 		— touchons
/tu.ʃɔ̃/ 		touchez
/tu.ʃe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: toucheren
  • → German: touchieren

References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French tochier.

Verb

toucher

  1. to touch

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of toucher
infinitive simple toucher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple touchant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle touché
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present touche touches touche touchons touchez touchent
imperfect touchois, touchoys touchois, touchoys touchoit, touchoyt touchions, touchyons touchiez, touchyez touchoient, touchoyent
past historic toucha touchas toucha touchasmes touchastes toucherent
future toucherai, toucheray toucheras touchera toucherons toucherez toucheront
conditional toucherois, toucheroys toucherois, toucheroys toucheroit, toucheroyt toucherions, toucheryons toucheriez, toucheryez toucheroient, toucheroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present touche touches touche touchons touchez touchent
imperfect touchasse touchasses touchast touchassions touchassiez touchassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — touche — touchons touchez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

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