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masculine

/kɑ.lɛ̃/

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Translation

cuddle, hug

Word origin

From câliner ('to cuddle'), traced to an Old French chaline ('spell of warm weather'), from Latin calere ('to be warm').

Origin: Latin
Root: calere
English cognates: calorie

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcâlins

Examples

Come and give me a cuddle.

tous .

She gives her children a cuddle every evening.

' .

He does not like hugs in public.

' .

A good hug is worth more than a long speech.

, .

After the cuddle, he closed his eyes.

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This word is part of lesson 52.