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finishing touch SUBST

finishing touch

touche f finale

to put the finishing touches to painting, speech, room

mettre la touche finale à

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I.finish <pl finishes> [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, americ ˈfɪnɪʃ] SUBST

1. finish (end):

finish

fin f

from start to finish

du début (jusqu')à la fin

it will be a fight to the finish literal

ce sera un combat à mort

it will be a fight to the finish fig

la partie va être serrée

to be in at the finish

assister au dénouement

2. finish DESP:

finish

arrivée f

it was a close finish

l'arrivée a été serrée

an athlete with a good finish

un athlète bon au sprint final

3. finish (surface, aspect):

finish (of clothing, wood, car)

finition f

finish (of fabric, leather)

apprêt m

a car with a metallic finish

une voiture métallisée

paint with a matt/silk finish

peinture mate/satinée

a wine with a smooth finish

un vin épanoui

II.finish [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, americ ˈfɪnɪʃ] VERBO trans

1. finish (complete):

finish chapter, sentence, task

finir, terminer

finish building, novel, sculpture, opera

terminer, achever

to finish doing

finir de faire

I must get this report finished

il faut que je finisse or que je termine ce rapport

2. finish (leave):

finish work, studies

finir

I finish work at 5.30 pm

je finis (le travail) à 17 h 30

she finishes school/university next year

elle finira l'école/l'université l'année prochaine

3. finish (consume):

finish cigarette, drink, meal

finir

who finished all the biscuits?

qui a fini les biscuits?

4. finish (put an end to):

finish career

briser

5. finish (exhaust, demoralize):

finish coloq

achever coloq

person that long walk finished me!

cette longue promenade m'a achevé! coloq

this news nearly finished him

cette nouvelle a failli l'achever coloq

III.finish [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, americ ˈfɪnɪʃ] VERBO intr

1. finish (end):

finish conference, programme, term:

finir, se terminer

finish holidays:

se terminer

the meeting finishes at 3 pm

la réunion se termine à 15 h

the film finishes on Thursday

le film ne passe plus à partir de jeudi

I'll see you when the concert finishes

je te verrai à la fin du concert

wait until the music finishes

attends la fin du morceau (de musique)

as the concert was finishing

alors que le concert touchait à sa fin

after the lecture finishes we'll have lunch

nous déjeunerons quand la conférence sera terminée

I'm waiting for the washing machine to finish

j'attends que ma lessive soit finie

2. finish (reach end of race):

finish

arriver

my horse finished first

mon cheval est arrivé premier

the horse/the athlete failed to finish

le cheval/l'athlète n'a pas fini la course

3. finish (conclude):

finish speaker:

finir (de parler), conclure

he won't let me finish

il ne me laisse pas finir (de parler)

let me finish

laissez- moi finir (de parler)

she finished with a quotation

elle a conclu par une citation

4. finish (leave employment):

I finished at the bank yesterday

j'ai quitté mon travail à la banque hier

IV.finished ADJ

1. finished:

beautifully finished furniture, interior etc

avec des finitions soignées

interior finished in marble/grey

intérieur avec des finitions en marbre/finitions grises

walls finished in blue gloss

murs laqués bleu

the finished product

le produit fini

2. finished (accomplished):

finished performance

accompli

3. finished (ruined):

finished

fini, fichu coloq

as a boxer he's finished

en tant que boxeur il est fini or fichu coloq

after the scandal her career was finished

après le scandale, sa carrière était finie

I.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, americ tətʃ] SUBST

1. touch (physical contact):

touch

contact m (physique)

the touch of her hand

le contact de sa main

at the slightest touch (of hand)

au plus petit contact

at the slightest touch (of button)

à la simple pression

to long for/dread sb's touch

désirer/appréhender le contact physique de qn

I felt a touch on my shoulder

j'ai senti qu'on me touchait l'épaule

he managed to get a touch on the ball (in football)

il a réussi à toucher le ballon

2. touch (sense):

touch

toucher m

a highly-developed sense of touch

un sens très développé du toucher

soft to the touch

doux au toucher

by touch

au simple toucher

3. touch (style, skill):

touch

main f

the touch of a master

la main d'un maître

to lose one's touch

perdre la main

a fine touch at the net (in tennis)

un toucher délicat au filet

he handles the children with a firm touch

il s'y prend avec les enfants avec fermeté

the Spielberg touch

le style Spielberg

4. touch (element):

touch (gen)

touche f

touch (underlying tone)

note f

touch (tiny amount)

pointe f

this house lacks the feminine touch

on voit qu'il n'y a pas de femme dans cette maison

he lacks the human touch

il manque de chaleur humaine

with a touch of sadness in her voice

avec une note de tristesse dans sa voix

a touch of colour/of sarcasm/of garlic

une pointe de couleur/de raillerie/d'ail

to add or put the finishing touches to sth

mettre la touche finale à qc

that's a clever touch!

ça, c'est génial!

her gift was a nice touch

son cadeau était un geste délicat

there's a touch of class/of genius about her

elle a quelque chose d'élégant/de génial

he's got a touch of flu

il est un peu grippé

there's a touch of frost in the air

il y a du gel dans l'air coloq

5. touch:

a touch (a little)

un petit peu

a touch colder/heavier

un petit peu plus froid/plus lourd

just a touch (more)

un tout petit peu (plus)

6. touch (communication):

touch

contact m

to get/stay in touch with

se mettre/rester en contact avec

to lose touch with

perdre contact avec

to put sb in touch with

mettre qn en contact avec

he's out of touch with reality

il est déconnecté de la réalité

she's out of touch with the times

elle n'est plus dans la course or dans le coup coloq

7. touch DESP (area):

touch

touche f

in(to) touch

en touche

II.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, americ tətʃ] VERBO trans

1. touch (come into contact with):

touch

toucher

he touched her hand/the paint

il a touché sa main/la peinture

to touch sb on the arm/the shoulder etc

toucher le bras/l'épaule etc de qn

we touched ground at 8 o'clock

on a atterri à 8 heures

he touched his hat politely

il a porté poliment la main à son chapeau

did you touch the other car? (in accident)

tu as accroché l'autre voiture?

2. touch (interfere with):

touch

toucher à

don't touch that/my things

ne touchez pas à ça/à mes affaires

I never touched him

je ne lui ai rien fait

the police can't touch me

la police ne peut rien contre moi

she wouldn't let him touch her

elle ne lui permettait pas de s'approcher d'elle

3. touch (affect):

touch (gen)

toucher

touch (with pleasure)

toucher

touch (with sadness)

bouleverser

touch (adversely)

affecter

touch (as matter of concern)

concerner

matters which touch us all

des questions qui nous concernent tous

inflation has not touched the well-off

l'inflation n'a pas affecté les gens aisés

the paintings were not touched by the fire

les tableaux n'ont pas été touchés par les flammes

to touch the hearts of

toucher les cœurs de

we were most touched

nous avons été très touchés

this product won't touch the stains

ce produit n'agit pas sur les taches

4. touch (consume):

touch meat, vegetables

manger

touch drink, drugs

prendre

touch cigarettes

fumer

I never touch alcohol

je ne prends jamais d'alcool

you've hardly touched your meal

tu as à peine touché à ton repas

5. touch (deal in):

touch

toucher à

he'll sell most things but won't touch drugs

il vend de tout mais ne touche pas à la drogue

6. touch (ask for) coloq:

to touch sb for sth

taper qc à qn coloq

7. touch (equal):

touch

égaler

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him

pour la cuisine, personne ne peut l'égaler

8. touch (reach) price, temperature:

touch level

atteindre

III.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, americ tətʃ] VERBO intr

1. touch (come together):

touch wires, hands:

se toucher

2. touch (with hand):

touch

toucher

‘do not touch’

‘ne pas toucher’

IV.touch [Brit tʌtʃ, americ tətʃ]

to be an easy or soft touch coloq

être un pigeon coloq

to lose one's touch

perdre la main

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finishing touch SUBST

finishing touch

touche f finale

Traduções para finishing touch no dicionário inglês»francês

I.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VERBO intr

1. finish (cease, conclude):

finish

se terminer

2. finish (go on talking):

finish

finir (de parler)

3. finish DESP:

finish

finir

II.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VERBO trans

finish

finir

to finish doing sth

finir de faire qc

III.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] SUBST

1. finish DESP:

finish

arrivée f

2. finish (conclusion of process):

finish

fin f

from start to finish

du début jusqu'à la fin

3. finish (quality):

finish

fini m

finish on furniture

finition f

I.touch [tʌtʃ] SUBST

1. touch no pl (ability to feel, sense):

touch

toucher m

to do sth by touch

faire qc au toucher

to the touch

au toucher

I felt a touch on my hand

j'ai senti qu'on touchait ma main

with a touch of the button

à la pression du bouton

2. touch no pl (communication):

to lose touch with sb

perdre qn de vue

to be/keep in touch with sb

être/rester en contact avec qn

to be in/out of touch with sth

être/ne pas être au courant de qc

to be out of touch with reality/the modern world

n'avoir aucune conscience de la réalité/du monde moderne

3. touch no pl (skill):

touch

style m

to lose one's touch

perdre la main

the personal touch

la touche personnelle

4. touch no pl (small amount):

touch

pointe f

touch of garlic

pointe f

there was a touch of irony in his voice

il y avait une pointe d'ironie dans sa voix

a touch of wind

un peu de vent

a touch of flu

une petite grippe

5. touch DESP:

touch

touche f

Expressões:

to be a soft touch coloq

être une bonne poire

II.touch [tʌtʃ] VERBO trans

1. touch (feel with fingers):

touch

toucher

I touched him on the arm

j'ai touché son bras

her feet never touched the ground

elle n'a jamais posé un pied à terre

2. touch (come in contact with):

touch a. fig

toucher à

I never touched your wife/camera

je n'ai jamais touché à votre femme/votre appareil photo

they can't touch the drug barons

ils ne peuvent pas toucher aux chefs de la drogue

3. touch (eat, drink):

touch

toucher à

she won't touch meat/fried foods

elle ne mange jamais de viande/de fritures

4. touch (move emotionally):

touch

toucher

5. touch (rival in quality):

touch

égaler

you can't touch real coffee

rien ne vaut le vrai café

6. touch (concern):

touch

toucher

7. touch americ:

to touch base with sb

prendre des nouvelles de qn

to not touch sb/sth with a barge pole, to not touch sb/sth with a ten-foot pole americ

ne pas toucher à qn/qc pour tout l'or du monde

touch wood

touche(z) du bois

to touch bottom

toucher le fond

III.touch [tʌtʃ] VERBO intr

1. touch (feel with fingers):

touch

toucher

2. touch (come in contact):

touch

se toucher

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

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They repeatedly penetrated the defence, but could not put the finishing touch to the movements for some time.

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Through this preparation and infusion of cinnamon, the finishing touch is a traditional liquor called chapil or spirits.

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There wasn't any panic, it was only about the final most difficult fractions, coming up with the finishing touch.

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I suggest you approach this as a hunt for the perfect finishing touch to your total look.

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The finishing touch, the cupola, was put on in 1738.

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But the finishing touch is yet to come.

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The final finishing touch, a "reading garden" in the abandoned substation site next door, is facing neighbourhood opposition.

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A "selmelier" may focus on the use of salt as a finishing touch, allowing the crystals to remain somewhat autonomous and maximizing their impact on food.

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The roof was medium grey, and the finishing touch was to paint the window surrounds in ivory white.

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For many disciplines, the hooves are painted with either clear or black hoof polish as a finishing touch.

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