embrasser
/ɑ̃.bʁa.se/
#1827 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to kiss; to embrace
Word origin
From em- ('in') plus bras ('arm'), from Latin bracchium ('arm'). To embrace is literally to take into one's arms. The same root gives English 'embrace' and 'brace'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bracchium
- English cognates
- embrace, brace
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Examples
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She kissed her son before leaving.
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They kissed in the rain.
- .
Give your grandmother a kiss from me.
enthousiasme.
He embraced his new career with enthusiasm.
tendrement .
The father tenderly kissed his baby.
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