touch of



touch of something

 
1. a mild case of some illness. I have a touch of the flu and need some more bed rest.
2. a little bit of something, particularly a small helping of food or drink. A: How about some more? What do you need? B: I'll have just a touch of that meatloaf if there's enough to go around.
See also: of, touch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LÉOnide-French
OleOL-e (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
Albin[æl'bain]
Immanuel-German, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
JaanaYAH:-nahFinnish
EmilijaEM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian