touché en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtuː.ʃeɪ/ (UK)
- /tuːˈʃeɪ/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tuːˈʃeɪ/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from French touché, past participle of toucher (“to touch”). More at touch.
Meanings
- An acknowledgement of a hit.
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(qualifier:transferred sense) An acknowledgement of the validity, appropriateness, or superiority of an opponent's argument or statement in a discussion.
Duckie: You know what an older woman does for me? Iona: Changes your diapers? Duckie: Touché.
1986, John Hughes, Pretty in Pink:
Translations (37)
sv touché (acknowledgement) · ru туше́ (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · cs trefa (acknowledgement) · mr टूशे (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · hu touché (acknowledgement) · ja トウシュ (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · ca touché (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · ar أَصَبْتَ (acknowledgement) · pl trafienie (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · es buen punto (acknowledgement) · hu tus (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · cmn 不錯 /不错 (acknowledgement) · hu ott a pont (acknowledgement) · nl touché (acknowledgement) · ar مَلْمُوس (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · hu jogos (acknowledgement) · fi touché (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · pt touché (acknowledgement) · cs zásah (acknowledgement) · fr touché (acknowledgement) · fr touché (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · de touché (acknowledgement) · ko 투셰 (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · ja 一本取られた (acknowledgement) · cmn 說得對 /说得对 (acknowledgement) · es touché (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · he נגוּע (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · fi naulan kantaan (acknowledgement) · pt touché (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · cs touché (acknowledgement) · sv touché (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · es touché (acknowledgement) · ar مَعَكَ حَقّ (acknowledgement) · cmn 有了 (fencing: acknowledgement of a hit) · it touché (acknowledgement) · ru туше́ (acknowledgement) · ca touché (acknowledgement)