touch on

évoquer, aborder brièvement

Mentionner un sujet ou en parler brièvement sans donner beaucoup de détails.

En anglais simple : To mention or discuss a subject briefly without giving much detail.

• The talk will touch on safety.
• We touched on money but mainly discussed our plans.
• Does the book touch on her childhood?

Comment l'utiliser : touch on a subject (The report touches on housing costs.)

Synonymes : mention, refer to

Expressions courantes : touch on something, touch on costs

faire escale à, passer brièvement par

Visiter un endroit ou y faire un arrêt de courte durée.

En anglais simple : To visit or stop at a place for a short time.

• Our ship touched on the island briefly.
• The travelers touched on several ports along the coast.
• They planned to touch on Madeira before sailing south.

Comment l'utiliser : touch on a place (The ship touched on several islands during its voyage.)

Synonymes : stop at, call at, visit

Expressions courantes : touch on islands, touch on ports