out of touch

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

out of touch (comparative more out of touch, superlative most out of touch)

1. (idiomatic) No longer maintaining contact or communications.

   I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.

2. (idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, world; not aware or realistic.

   Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?

Antonyms

• in touch

Translations

no longer maintaining contact

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 失去聯繫／失去联系 (shīqù liánxì), 失去聯繫／失去联系 (shīqù liánxì)

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• Finnish: ei yhteydessä (fi), erossa
• Swedish: verb phrases for losing contact: tappa kontakten, glida isär, glida ifrån varandra

no longer conversant with sth

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脫節／脱节 (zh) (tuōjié), 脱节 (zh) (tuōjié)

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• Finnish: irrallaan (fi), tietämätön (fi)
• Swedish: aningslös (sv), dåligt påläst, ouppdaterad

out of touch with reality

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不食人間煙火／不食人间烟火 (bù shí rénjiān yānhuǒ), 不食人间烟火 (bù shí rénjiān yānhuǒ)

• Dutch: wereldvreemd (nl)
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• Finnish: irrallaan todellisuudesta, muissa maailmoissa
• Italian: fuori dal mondo, fuori dalla realtà
• Swedish: aningslös (sv), inte ha en susning, inte ha en aning