English-French Dictionary
French Translation of “embrace”
embrace (ɪmˈbreɪs
)
Translations
transitive verb
- (= hug) [+ person]
embrasser
,étreindre
- (= welcome, espouse)
- [+ religion, ideology]
embrasser
- [+ new idea, system]
adopter
- [+ religion, ideology]
- (= include) [+ group of people, things]
couvrir
,comprendre
intransitive verb
- (= hug)
s'embrasser
,s'étreindre
noun
- (= hug)
étreinte feminine
Similar Words
= hug, hold, cuddle, seize, squeeze, grasp, clasp, envelop, encircle, enfold, canoodle, take or hold in your arms
= accept, support, receive, welcome, adopt, grab, take up, seize, make use of, espouse, take on board, welcome with open arms, avail yourself of, receive enthusiastically
= include, involve, cover, deal with, contain, take in, incorporate, comprise, enclose, provide for, take into account, embody, encompass, comprehend, subsume
'embrace' in Other Languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: abraçar(-se)
- Chinese: 拥抱拥擁抱
- European Spanish: abrazar
- French: étreindre
- German: umarmen
- Italian: abbracciare
- Japanese: 抱きしめる
- Korean: 포옹하다
- Portuguese: abraçar(-se)
- Spanish: abrazar
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