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touch wood

Translations

touchwoodinterjection

touch wood

/ˈtʌtʃ.wʊd/

toucher du boisS’emploie pour conjurer le mauvais sort ou souhaiter que la chance continue.

I've never had a car accident—touchwood.

Je n’ai jamais eu d’accident de voiture — toucher du bois.

Definitions

touchwoodinterjection

Chiefly British: an exclamation used to avert misfortune or to hope that good luck will continue, traditionally uttered while actually touching a piece of wood.

I've never had a car accident—touchwood.