In other words are both of the following statements correct: 1  I have two siblings, that is one brother and one sister. 2  We are three siblings, that is me, my brother and my sister.
Although touch(ed) is a literal translation of the French verb, in English, touchÃ© [tÃ¼-'shay] is an interjection, used not only to acknowledge a hit in fencing but also, more commonly in conversation, to acknowledge the success or appropriateness of an argument, an accusation, or a witty point. [spelvin] For Example: Two men are fencing.
Tare is a Middle French word, that when talking about scales means the weight of a container. If you had a glass jar full of rice, and knew the tare or weight of just the jar, the difference from what the scale tells you would give you the net weight of the rice.