touchant

Meaning in English

1. Moving, touching, poignant: something that emotionally affects you, often in a tender or sad way.

   • Une histoire touchante → “a moving/touching story”

2. Concerning, relating to (more formal): used to introduce a topic or indicate what something is about.

   • Touchant ce point… → “concerning/regarding this point…”

As a present participle of toucher (“to touch”), it can also literally mean “touching” (in the physical sense), depending on context.

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Parts / form

• Comes from the verb toucher (“to touch”).
• Masculine singular: touchant
• Feminine singular: touchante
• Masculine plural: touchants
• Feminine plural: touchantes

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French synonyms

For “moving/poignant”:

• émouvant
• poignant
• bouleversant (stronger)
• attendrissant (tender, heartwarming)

For “concerning/regarding”:

• concernant
• au sujet de
• relatif à

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French antonyms (when applicable)

Opposites of the emotional sense (“moving”):

• indifférent
• froid
• insensible
• détaché

For the “concerning/regarding” sense, clear antonyms are generally not used.