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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestouché
Pronunciation / Transliteration: too-shay
"Tu as trouvé la faille dans mon argument, touché !"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used as an acknowledgment of a clever or valid point made by someone during a discussion or argument.
"You said my project was overdue because I procrastinated, and touché, you were entirely right." - 2
An admission of a hit or successfully scored point, historically in fencing.
"The foil grazed his shoulder, and he immediately raised his hand to say touché."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the French verb toucher, meaning 'to touch'. Originally adopted into English from the terminology of fencing, where it is called out by a fencer who has been touched or hit by an opponent's weapon, and later generalized to acknowledge a clever retort or valid point in an argument.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Touché" is said worldwide
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touché
Transliteration: too-shay
"Tu as trouvé la faille dans mon argument, touché !"
treffend
Transliteration: tref-fuhnt
"Da hast du recht, touché!"
toccato
Transliteration: tok-ka-to
"Hai proprio ragione, toccato!"
tocado
Transliteration: to-ka-do
"Tienes razón en eso, ¡tocado!"
tocado
Transliteration: to-ka-du
"Bem observado, tocado!"
मान गए
Transliteration: maan gae
"आपकी बात सही है, मान गए।"
说得好
Transliteration: shuō de hǎo
"你这一针见血，说得好！"
Ttusye
Transliteration: ttu-sye
Script: 터셰
"내 약점을 찌르다니, 터셰!"
一本
Transliteration: ippon
"見事な反論だね、参った。"
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