toucher la corde sensible
French, verb/tu.ʃe la kɔʁ.d(ə) sɑ̃.sibl/
toucher la corde sensible is spelled T-O-U-C-H-E-R-L-A-C-O-R-D-E-S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E (22 letters). Toucher la corde sensible is a French verb meaning “to hit a raw nerve, to touch a nerve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Aborder un sujet sensible. Reprocher à quelqu'un ce qui lui est le plus sensible”.
What does toucher la corde sensible mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hit a raw nerve, to touch a nerve
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Aborder un sujet sensible. Reprocher à quelqu'un ce qui lui est le plus sensible.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of toucher la corde sensible
- toucher une corde sensible alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce toucher la corde sensible?
- /tu.ʃe la kɔʁ.d(ə) sɑ̃.sibl/
- \tu.ʃe.la.kɔʁd sɑ̃.sibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.