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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kamzor nabz dabana
"उसकी बात ने मेरी कमजोर नब्ज़ पर हाथ रख दिया।"
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2 senses- 1
To touch upon a sensitive subject or expose a vulnerability in someone.
"When she mentioned his past failures, she really touched upon a sore spot." - 2
To hit the nail on the head regarding someone's weakness or flaw.
"His critique of the plan touched a weak point that nobody else had noticed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Portuguese idiomatic usage, combining 'tocar' (to touch, from Latin toccare), 'ponto' (point, from Latin punctum), and 'fraco' (weak, from Latin flaccus). This expression evolved in Romance language contexts to describe touching or hitting upon someone's vulnerability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tocar em um ponto fraco" is said worldwide
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toucher un point sensible
Transliteration: tu.ʃe œ̃ pwɛ̃ sɑ̃.sibl
"Il a touché un point sensible en parlant de sa carrière."
einen wunden Punkt treffen
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nən ˈvʊndən pʊŋkt ˈtʁɛfn̩
"Mit dieser Frage hat er einen wunden Punkt getroffen."
toccare un tasto dolente
Transliteration: tokˈkaːre un ˈtasto doˈlente
"Hai toccato un tasto dolente parlando di quel progetto."
tocar un punto débil
Transliteration: toˈkaɾ um ˈpunto ˈdeβil
"Sus palabras tocaron un punto débil en la negociación."
tocar em um ponto fraco
Transliteration: tuˈkaɾ ẽ w̃ ˈpõ.tu ˈfɾa.ku
"Ele tocou em um ponto fraco quando criticou o plano dela."
कमजोर नब्ज़ दबाना
Transliteration: kamzor nabz dabana
"उसकी बात ने मेरी कमजोर नब्ज़ पर हाथ रख दिया।"
触及痛处
Transliteration: chù jí tòng chù
"他的话正好触及了我的痛处。"
아픈 곳을 찌르다
Transliteration: apeun goseul jjireuda
"그의 질문은 내 아픈 곳을 찔렀다."
痛いところを突く
Transliteration: itai tokoro o tsuku
"彼の指摘はまさに私の痛いところを突いていた。"
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