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prek· vt 1 to touch 2 [Fig] to touch on [ ] 3 to affect 4 to infect • s'[ ] prek·3sg as me pupël/pendë "you can't touch [ ] with even with a feather" [ ] is too sensitive/touchy/irritable, [ ] can't stand the slightest criticism • <> prek·3sg buza në gaz <>'s lips form into a slight smile, <> smiles slightly • <> prek· në zemër/shpirt to touch <>'s heart, move <> deeply • [ ] prek· në kallo/lyth to touch [ ]'s most sensitive spot • [ ] prek· në plagë to touch [ ]'s sore point • [ ] prek· në tela to find [ ]'s soft spot • <>i prek· telat [Colloq] to know how to please <> so that <> will do what one wants: find the right button to press with <>, know how to please <> • s'e prek· tokën to think one is so high and mighty, be stuck up, have one's nose in the air • <> prek· xhepin "touch <>'s pocket" to find out how much money <> has prek|a|ta'r II§ adj 1 sensitive to the feelings of others, tactful 2 musically expressive/sensitive III§ n sensitive person pre'k·et vpr 1 to be affected deeply, be touched (emotionally) 2 to take offense 3 to get a disease, get infected • nuk prek·et (as) me krënde 1 to be so touchy that anything sets one off 2 to be too high and mighty for ordinary people to talk to