abrazar

/abɾaˈθaɾ/, [a.β̞ɾaˈθaɾ]

embrace


Verb abrazar (first-person singular present abrazo, first-person singular preterite abracé, past participle abrazado)

  1. (transitive) to hug, to embrace (a person, an animal)
  2. to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life)
  3. (reciprocal) to hug, to embrace, to cuddle, to hold (each other, one another)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Tom intentó abrazar a Mary.

    Tom tried to hug Mary.

  • No puedo abrazar a Tom si él no quiere que le abrace.

    I can't hug Tom if he doesn't want to be hugged.

  • Tom quiere abrazar a Mary.

    Tom wants to hug Mary.

  • Después de abrazar a Tom, María cogió su maleta y se fue.

    After hugging Tom, Mary picked up her suitcase and left.

  • Esperanto nos permite abrazar el mundo.

    Esperanto allows us to embrace the world.

  • Me gusta abrazar a Verónica.

    I like hugging Veronica.


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