abbracciare
Meaning
- (transitive) to embrace, to hug
- (figuratively, transitive) to wrap
- (figuratively, transitive) to surround
- (figuratively, transitive) to span
- (figuratively, transitive) to adopt, to follow (a faith, profession, cause, etc.)
Concepts
Synonyms
prendere tra le braccia
stringere tra le braccia
portare in braccio
riscaldare tra i seni
tenersi vicino
laMBire
tenersi vicino a
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ab‧brac‧cià‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ab.bratˈt͡ʃa.re/
Etymology
From a- + braccio (“arm”) + -are, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre, from Latin ad- + bracchium + -o. Compare Spanish abrazar.
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