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| touch n | (sense) (Gefühlssinn) | Gefühl Nn |
| | He has no sense of touch in his fingers. |
| touch n | (sensation, the way [sth] feels) | Gefühl Nn |
| | Many people like the touch of silk. |
| touch n | (communication) (Kommunikation) | Kontakt Nm |
| | I need to get in touch with him. Let me phone him now. |
| touch n | (awareness) | Bezug Nm |
| | The leader has lost touch with popular will. |
| touch n | figurative (manner) | Art und Weise Rdw |
| | | Verhalten Nn |
| | She has a nice touch with the customers that they appreciate. |
| touch n | (stroke of a pencil, etc.) | Verschnörkelung Nf |
| | The penman put a bold touch on every serif. |
| touch n | figurative (detail) | Detail Nn |
| | They have added some nice touches to this kitchen. Look at those details. |
| touch n | US, informal, figurative (request for money) | Bitte Nf |
| | | Nachfrage Nf |
| | | Anfrage Nf |
| | That was a touch for five thousand dollars! How rich does he think I am? |
touch,
a touch of [sth] n | (small amount) | ein bisschen Unbest Art + Pron |
| | | etwas Pron |
| | | ein wenig Unbest Art + Pron |
| | John is staying home from work today because he has a touch of fever. |
| touch⇒ vi | (be in contact) | berühren Vr |
| | The two tables touched. |
| touch [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (be in contact with) | berühren Vt |
| | The table touches the wall. |
| touch [sth/sb] vtr | (bring into contact) | berühren Vt |
| | | an etwas stehen Präp + Vi |
| | Move the sofa back so it touches the wall. |
| touch [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (rival) | an jmdn heran kommen VP |
| | She can't touch you for efficiency. You are so reliable. |
| touch [sb] vtr | figurative (reach) | erreichen Vt |
| | I asked him to talk to me about his problems, but wasn't able to touch him. |
| touch [sb] vtr | (harm) | Hand an jmdn anlegen Rdw |
| | | anfassen Vt, sepa |
| | Don't you touch her or I will kill you! |
| touch [sth]⇒ vtr | (eat) | anrühren Vt, sepa |
| | The child hadn't touched his food. |
| touch [sth] vtr | (cover, deal with) | behandeln Vt |
| | | sich mit [etw] befassen Präp + Vr |
| | This article doesn't touch the problems in Sudan. |
| touch [sb]⇒ vtr | (concern, affect) | angehen Vi, sepa |
| | Don't worry. This matter doesn't touch you. |
touch,
touch [sb] for [sth] vtr | (borrow money from) (informell) | jemanden anpumpen, jemanden anschnorren Vt, sepa |
| | | sich etwas von jemandem schnorren VP |
| | He touched me for twenty pounds yesterday. |
| touch [sth]⇒ vtr | (be a tangent to) | tangieren Vt |
| | The line touches the circle at point "A". |
| touch [sth] vtr | (damage slightly) | angreifen Vt, sepa |
| | The flowers have been touched by the frost. |
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| touch down vi phrasal | (plane: land) | landen Vi |
| | The plane had to touch down in Dallas due to severe weather. |
touch down,
touchdown vi phrasal | (American football: score) | einen Touchdown machen VP |
| touch [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | US (trigger) | auslösen Vt, sepa |
| | The new virus touched off an epidemic. |
touch on [sth],
touch upon vtr phrasal insep | figurative (mention very briefly) | etwas erwähnen Vt |
| | | etwas kurz ansprechen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas kurz nennen Adj + Vt |
| | In the course of the interview we touched upon the delicate matter of his conviction for assault. |
touch up [sb],
touch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | slang (grope sexually) (ugs) | jemanden befummeln Vt |
| | (vage) | jemanden anfassen Vt, sepa |
| | She found her boyfriend at the bar touching up another girl. |
touch [sth] up,
touch up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (improve by making minor changes) | etwas aufbessern Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas aufhübschen Vt, sepa |
| | I touched up my English paper right before turning it in. |
| touch upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (mention very briefly) | etwas erwähnen Vt |
| | | etwas kurz ansprechen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas kurz nennen Adj + Vt |
| | Her lecture did not touch upon the details of accounting. |
| | The teacher touched on each tested subject area. |
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| be in touch v expr | informal (stay in contact) | mit jemandem in Kontakt stehen Rdw |
| | Are you two still in touch? |
| | Steht ihr beiden noch in Kontakt? |
| be in touch v expr | informal (make contact) | von einander hören Rdw |
| | | in Verbindung seien Rdw |
| | We'll be in touch soon. |
| | Wir hören bald voneinander. |
| be in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (make contact) (umgangssprachlich) | von jemandem etwas hören Rdw |
| | | jemanden sehen Vt |
| | | mit jemandem Kontakt haben Rdw |
| | Have you been in touch with her recently? |
| be in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (habitually be in contact) | Kontakt haben Nm + Vt |
| | | mit jemandem in Kontakt stehen Rdw |
| | Are you still in touch with your friends from high school? |
| get in touch v expr | informal (make contact) | melden Vr |
| | | kontaktieren Vt |
| | | in Kontakt treten Rdw |
| | Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. |
| | Melden Sie sich ruhig, wenn Sie Fragen haben. |
| get in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (make contact) | sich bei jemandem melden Präp + Vr |
| | | jemanden kontaktieren Vt |
| | | mit jemandem in Kontakt treten VP |
| | I would like to get in touch with my old friends from college. |
| | Ich würde gerne meine alten Freunde von der Hochschule kontaktieren. |
| keep in touch v expr | informal (stay in contact) | in Kontakt bleiben VP |
| | | von sich hören lassen VP |
| | Cousin Andrea kept in touch by sending packages from South America. |
| | Die Cousine Andrea blieb in Kontakt, indem sie Pakete von Südamerika schickte. |
| keep in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (stay in contact with [sb]) | sich bei jmdm melden Präp + Vr |
| | | von sich hören lassen VP |
| | | in Kontakt mit jmdm bleiben VP |
| | Promise you'll keep in touch with us while you're away. |
| | Verspreche, dass du dich bei uns meldest, während du unterwegs bist. |
knock on wood (US),
touch wood (UK) expr | (said in order to avoid bad luck) | dreimal auf Holz Int |
| | | toi toi toi Int |
| | Everything's going well so far—touch wood! |
| lose touch v expr | informal (not keep in contact) | den Kontakt verlieren Rdw |
| | | nichts mehr mit jmdm zu tun haben Rdw |
| | Colin and I were great friends, but we lost touch after we left university. |
| lose touch with [sb] v expr | informal (not keep in contact with [sb]) | den Kontakt zu jmdm verlieren VP |
| | I lost touch with so many of my classmates, there was no point in going to the class reunion. |
| lose touch v expr | figurative, informal (not keep up to date) | sich nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand halten Rdw |
| | | sich über [etw] nicht mehr informieren Rdw |
| | | das Interesse an [etw] verlieren Rdw |
| | I used to be well informed about French politics, but I have lost touch since I moved out here. |
| lose touch with [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not keep up to date with [sth]) | das Gefühl für [etw] verlieren VP |
| | | nicht mehr über [etw] auf dem neuesten Stand sein VP |
| | | sich über [etw] nicht mehr informieren VP |
| | Critics have accused the leader of losing touch with the mood of the public. |
| Midas touch n | (ability to make money) (ugs) | Midas-Händchen Nn |
| | (Rdw) | eine goldene Hand haben Rdw |
| out-of-touch adj | figurative, informal (unfamiliar with what is current) | nicht auf dem Laufenden Rdw |
| | | nicht auf dem neuesten Stand Rdw |
| | It is frustrating having to deal with an out-of-touch boss. |
| be out of touch v expr | figurative, informal (not be up to date) | nicht auf dem Laufendem sein VP |
| | | nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand sein VP |
| | Many members of the team have ended up resigning because their manager is so out of touch. |
| | Viele Mitglieder des Teams traten letztendlich zurück, da der Manager überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden war. |
| be out of touch with [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not be up to date with) | nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand sein Rdw |
| | | veraltet sein Adj + Vi |
| | These systems are completely out of touch with modern business practices. |
| | Diese Systeme sind überhaupt nicht mehr auf dem neuesten Stand, was die modernen Geschäftspraktiken angeht. |
| be out of touch with [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not be familiar with) | [etw] nicht wissen Adv + Vt |
| | | nicht vertraut sein mit [etw] VP |
| | | sich keine Vorstellungen von [etw] machen können VP |
| | These problems have arisen because the government is made up of wealthy politicians who are completely out of touch with how ordinary people live. |
| | Diese Probleme entstanden, weil die Regierung aus reichen Politikern besteht, die überhaupt nicht wissen, wie normale Menschen leben. |
| be out of touch v expr | (no longer be in contact) | keinen Kontakt mehr haben VP |
| | My brother moved away ten years ago; we've been out of touch since then. |
| | Mein Bruder ist vor 10 Jahren weggezogen; seitdem haben wir keinen Kontakt mehr. |
| be out of touch with [sb] v expr | (no longer be in contact with) | keinen Kontakt mehr zu jemandem haben VP |
| | Unfortunately I'm out of touch with Rita, so I can't give her the news. |
| | Leider habe ich keinen Kontakt mehr zu Rita, also kann ich ihr die Neuigkeiten auch nicht überbringen. |
put [sb] in touch,
put [sb] and [sb] in touch v expr | informal (connect: with [sb] else) | jemand jemandem vorstellen Rdw |
| | | Kontakt herstellen Nm + Vt, sepa |
| | You've never met Jeff before, but I can put you in touch. |
| put [sb] in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (connect with [sb] else) | mit jemandem verbinden Rdw |
| | | an jemanden weiterleiten Rdw |
| | You've reached the wrong department, but I can put you in touch with someone who can help you. |
| put [sth] in touch v expr | (rugby ball: kick out of bounds) | [etw] ins Seitenaus treten VP |
| | She kicked the ball and put it in touch. |
| soft touch n | informal, figurative ([sb] who is easy to persuade) | schnell nachgeben Adj + Vi, sepa |
| | | leicht zu überreden, leicht zu überzeugen VP |
| | Ask Dad to give you the money. He's a soft touch - he's bound to say yes. |
| stay in touch v expr | informal (keep in contact) | sich melden Vr |
| | | von sich hören lassen VP |
| | | in Kontakt bleiben VP |
| | Bye. Don't forget to stay in touch. |
| | Although it's ten years since they worked together, the two colleagues have stayed in touch. |
| | Tschüss. Melde dich! |
| | Tschüss. Lass von dir hören! |
| | Auch wenn es bereits 10 Jahre her ist, dass die beiden Kollegen miteinander gearbeitet hatten, sind sie in Kontakt geblieben. |
| stay in touch with [sb] v expr | informal (keep in contact) | mit jemandem Kontakt haben VP |
| | | mit jemandem in Kontakt bleiben VP |
| | I still stay in touch with my best friend from childhood. |
| | Ich habe noch immer Kontakt mit meiner damaligen besten Schulfreundin. |
touch and go,
touch-and-go n | informal (precarious situation) | Messers Schneide Nn + Nf |
| | The surgeons said it was touch and go as they tried to repair his ruptured spleen. |
touch base,
touch bases vtr + n | US, figurative, informal (make contact) | sich bei jemanden melden VP |
| | | etwas von sich hören lassen VP |
| | We'll touch base when you've finished the first task. |
| | Wir melden uns bei Ihnen, wenn Sie mit der ersten Aufgabe fertig sind. |
touch base with [sb],
touch bases v expr | US, figurative, informal (make contact with [sb]) | sich bei jemanden melden VP |
| | (Telefon: informell) | bei jemanden durchklingeln Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | Touch base with me in a few weeks so I can see how the project's coming along. |
| | Melden Sie sich in ein paar Wochen bei mir, sodass ich sehen kann, wie es mit dem Projekt vorangeht. |
touch football,
also UK: American touch football n | (simplified US football) (Anglizismus) | Touch Football En |
| | Touch football is a version of rugby without tackling. |
touch screen,
touchscreen n | (monitor that is touch-sensitive) (Anglizismus) | Touchscreen Nm |
| | (überholt) | Berührungsbildschirm Nm |
| | (überholt) | Berührungsmonitor Nm |
| | My laptop's touchscreen is covered in sticky fingerprints. |
| touch-up n | (minor changes to improve [sth]) | Nachbesserung Nf |
| | | Verschönerung Nf |
| | (Lippenstift, Lidstrich) | nachziehen Vt, sepa |
| | After a quick touch-up to her lipstick, Jennifer was ready to go. |
| touch your heart v expr | informal, figurative (move you emotionally) | das Herz berühren Rdw |
| | | berühren Vt |
| | | rühren Vt |
| | | emotional bewegen Adj + Vt |
| | She touched my heart with her beautiful poem. |
| touch-me-not n | (plant) | Mimose Nf |
| | | Springkraut Nn |
touch-screen,
touchscreen n as adj | (using touch-sensitive screen) (Anglizismus) | mit Touchscreen Präp + Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Touchscreen- Präf |
