French Conversation · Level 123
59 words
French word
touchant
Pronunciation
IPA/tuʃɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectivemoving
Example
Ton récit est touchant.
Your story is moving.
More examples
Le geste m'a paru touchant.
The gesture seemed touching to me.
Core concept
A person or event seems to press an emotional spot, bringing tears or tender sadness.
Common phrases
un moment touchant
a touching moment
trouver ça touchant
find that touching
un film touchant
a touching film
Similar words
émouvant: Deeply moving and likely to make someone feel close to tears.
tendre: Marked by tenderness, affection, and a calm emotional warmth.
Definition in French
Qui touche profondément les sentiments, souvent de façon émouvante ou un peu mélancolique.
Word origin
French touchant comes from the present participle of toucher, whose older physical sense of making contact extended to affecting someone's feelings.
Usage tips
- Touchant describes an affecting quality, not simply misfortune, so a sad event is touchant only when it moves the observer emotionally.