Standard Lemma guide

touché

intj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtuː.ʃeɪ/
  • UK: /tuːˈʃeɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /tuːˈʃeɪ/
  • rhymes with -eɪ

1

intj

Meaning 1

An acknowledgement of a hit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

An acknowledgement of the validity, appropriateness, or superiority of an opponent's argument or statement in a discussion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: transferred sense

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French touché, past participle of toucher (“to touch”). More at touch.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَلْمُوس (malmūs) — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Catalan: touché — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有了 (yǒule) — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Finnish: touché — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • French: touché — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Hebrew: נגוּע (nagúa) — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Hungarian: tus — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Japanese: トウシュ (toushu) — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Korean: 투셰 (tusye) — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Marathi: टूशे (ṭūśe) — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Polish: trafienie — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Portuguese: touché — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Russian: туше́ (tušé) — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Spanish: touché — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Swedish: touché — fencing: acknowledgement of a hit
  • Arabic: أَصَبْتَ (ʔaṣabta) — acknowledgement
  • Arabic: مَعَكَ حَقّ (maʕaka ḥaqq) — acknowledgement
  • Catalan: touché — acknowledgement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不錯 /不错 (bùcuò) — acknowledgement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 說得對 /说得对 (shuōdeduì) — acknowledgement
  • Czech: touché — acknowledgement
  • Czech: zásah — acknowledgement
  • Czech: trefa — acknowledgement
  • Dutch: touché — acknowledgement
  • Finnish: naulan kantaan — acknowledgement
  • French: touché — acknowledgement
  • German: touché — acknowledgement
  • Hungarian: touché — acknowledgement
  • Hungarian: jogos — acknowledgement
  • Hungarian: ott a pont — acknowledgement
  • Italian: touché — acknowledgement
  • Japanese: 一本取られた (ippon torareta) — acknowledgement
  • Portuguese: touché — acknowledgement
  • Russian: туше́ (tušé) — acknowledgement
  • Spanish: touché — acknowledgement
  • Spanish: buen punto — acknowledgement
  • Swedish: touché — acknowledgement