toucher le fond
French, verb/tu.ʃe l(ə) fɔ̃/
toucher le fond is spelled T-O-U-C-H-E-R-L-E-F-O-N-D (13 letters). Toucher le fond is a French verb meaning “to hit rock bottom, to hit the rocks, to bottom out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être au plus bas (physiquement, moralement, etc.)”.
What does toucher le fond mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto hit rock bottom, to hit the rocks, to bottom out
- 2
informalto sink to a new low
On touche le fond.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Être au plus bas (physiquement, moralement, etc.). 2. Atteindre la limite basse.
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.
How do you pronounce toucher le fond?
- /tu.ʃe l(ə) fɔ̃/
- \tu.ʃe lə fɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.