Kilo Lingo

/ɑ̃.bʁa.se/

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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)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeembrasseembrassaisembrassaiembrasseraiembrasserais
tuembrassesembrassaisembrassasembrasserasembrasserais
il/elleembrasseembrassaitembrassaembrasseraembrasserait
nousembrassonsembrassionsembrassâmesembrasseronsembrasserions
vousembrassezembrassiezembrassâtesembrasserezembrasseriez
ils/ellesembrassentembrassaientembrassèrentembrasserontembrasseraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeembrasseembrassasse
tuembrassesembrassasses
il/elleembrasseembrassât
nousembrassionsembrassassions
vousembrassiezembrassassiez
ils/ellesembrassentembrassassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuembrasse
nousembrassons
vousembrassez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
embrassant
Past participle
embrassé · embrassée · embrassés · embrassées

Examples

.

She kissed her son before leaving.

.

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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