What is 'émouvant' called in English?

'émouvant' in English is called "Touching". Touching refers to: Qui suscite la sympathie ou la tendresse ; qui touche émotionnellement.

How do you pronounce 'Touching' and 'émouvant'?

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What is an example sentence for Touching in French?

English: "Her story was so touching that it brought tears to everyone's eyes." | French: "Son histoire était si émouvante qu'elle a fait pleurer tout le monde."

adjective · verb

English to French Dictionary

touching Meaning in French (touching signification en français)

adjectiveémouvant

verbtouchant

émouvant in English:touching

Phonetic:emuvɑ̃

Plural: touching

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de touching en français est émouvant, touchant. (Qui suscite la sympathie ou la tendresse ; qui touche émotionnellement.)

Definitions of Touching

1
adjective
émouvant
Causing feelings of sympathy or tenderness; emotionally moving.
Qui suscite la sympathie ou la tendresse ; qui touche émotionnellement.
2
verb
touchant
Making physical contact with something or someone.
Qui établit un contact physique avec quelque chose ou quelqu'un.

Example Sentences

casual

“Her story was so touching that it brought tears to everyone's eyes.”

Son histoire était si émouvante qu'elle a fait pleurer tout le monde.

casual

“Be careful not to leave the wires touching each other.”

Faites attention à ne pas laisser les fils se toucher.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

touchantattendrissant

In English:

movingpoignantheartfelt

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

indifférent

In English:

unemotionalcold

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivetouch

past tensetouched

agent nountoucher

adjectiveuntouched

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

touching baseexpression

To make brief contact with someone to update or check in.

touching distancecollocation

Very close to achieving something or to someone physically.