abraçar

Meaning

to hug, embrace

Concepts

embrace

hug

adopt

bosom

clasp

comprise

cuddle

enfold

espouse

hold

include

marry

squeeze

sweep up

contain

take up

admit

Synonyms

acariciar

abarcar

agarrar

conter

incluir

Translations

embrasser

abrazar

umarmen

abbracciare

abraçar

étreindre

omarmen

sarılmak

αγκαλιάζω

omhelzen

knuffelen

abraçar

enthalten

renfermer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.bɾaˈsa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Vulgar Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus
Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s)
Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder.
Ancient Greek -ίων (-íōn)
Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn)bor.
Vulgar Latin bracchium
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Vulgar Latin -ō
Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre
Old Galician-Portuguese abraçar
Portuguese abraçar
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abraçar, from Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre, from ad- + bracchium + -ō.
By surface analysis, a- + braço (“arm”) + -ar.

Sentences

" Antes de você ir ? eu quero abraçar você "? ela disse .

“Before you go? I want to hug you,” she said.

Mas ela não tem objeção para alguém abraçar qualquer religião .

But she has no objection to anyone embracing any religion.