touché

See also: touche and tòuchè

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French touché, past participle of toucher (“to touch”). More at touch.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtuː.ʃeɪ/, /tuːˈʃeɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /tuːˈʃeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Interjection

touché

1. (fencing) An acknowledgement of a hit.
2. An acknowledgement of the validity, appropriateness, or superiority of an opponent's argument or statement in a discussion.
   • 1986, John Hughes, Pretty in Pink:

     Duckie: You know what an older woman does for me?
     Iona: Changes your diapers?
     Duckie: Touché.
     

Translations

fencing hit

Arabic: مَلْمُوس (malmūs) Catalan: touché (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 有了 (zh) (yǒule) Finnish: touché (fi) French: touché (fr) m Hebrew: נגוּע m (nagúa) Hungarian: tus (hu) Japanese: トウシュ (toushu) Korean: 투셰 (tusye) Marathi: टूशे (ṭūśe) Polish: trafienie (pl) Portuguese: touché (pt) Russian: туше́ (ru) (tušé) Spanish: touché Swedish: touché (sv)

acknowledgement

Catalan: touché (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 不錯 / 不错 (zh) (bùcuò), 說得對 / 说得对 (shuōdeduì) Czech: touché (cs), zásah (cs), trefa (cs) Dutch: touché (nl) Finnish: naulan kantaan French: touché (fr) German: touché Hungarian: touché (hu), jogos (hu), ott a pont Italian: touché (it) Japanese: 一本取られた (いっぽんとられた, ippon torareta) Portuguese: touché (pt) Russian: туше́ (ru) (tušé) Spanish: touché, buen punto m Swedish: touché (sv)

Anagrams

• Te-chou

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ʃe/

• Audio:

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Participle

touché (feminine touchée, masculine plural touchés, feminine plural touchées)

1. past participle of toucher

Anagrams

• choute

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French toucher (“to touch”).

Verb

touché

1. to touch

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French touché. Piecewise doublet of tocado.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈʃe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈʃe/, /tuˈʃɛ/

Interjection

touché!

1. touché

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈʃe/ [t̪uˈʃe]
• IPA^(key): /touˈt͡ʃe/ [t̪ou̯ˈt͡ʃe]
  • Syllabification: tou‧ché
• Rhymes: -e

Noun

touché f (plural touchés)

1. (fencing) touché