Tuchfühlung

German

Etymology

Tuch (“cloth”) +‎ fühlen (“to feel, to touch”) +‎ -ung; literally: "a contact close enough to touch someone´s clothes".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːxˌfyːlʊŋ/

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• Hyphenation: Tuch‧füh‧lung

Noun

Tuchfühlung f (genitive Tuchfühlung, plural Tuchfühlungen)

1. (figuratively) close contact

Usage notes

• Used especially in the expressions (mit jemandem) auf Tuchfühlung gehen ("to establish contact with someone (tentatively)") or sitzen ("to sit very close to someone") and auf Tuchfühlung sein or bleiben ("to be/stay in contact").

Related terms

• Stimmfühlung

Further reading

• “Tuchfühlung” in Duden online