acariciar

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to caress

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acariciar
transitive verb
1to caress (persona); to stroke (animal, pelo, piel)
  • la brisa acariciaba su piel -> the breeze caressed her skin
2to cherish (idea, proyecto)
acariciarse
pronomial verb
1to caress (each other) (mutuamente)
  • se acarició el pelo -> she stroked her hair

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acariciar [ah-ca-re-the-ahr’]
article & verb transitive
1To fondle, to caress, to hug.

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acariciar
verbo:transitivo
1 (hacer caricias) to caress; stroke; (sobar) to fondle; [+animal] to pat; stroke; (rozar) to brush
2 [+esperanzas] to cherish; cling to; [+proyecto] to have in mind
verbo:pronominal
acariciarse (uno al otro) to caress each other
se estaban acariciando en el asiento de atrás del coche they were caressing fondling each other on the back seat of the car;o se acariciaba la barba mientras pensaba en la respuesta he stroked his beard while he thought about the answer

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Verb Conjugation for "acariciar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo acaricio acaricié acariciaba acariciaré acaricie
Tú acaricias acariciaste acariciabas acariciarás acaricies
Ella/Él/Usted acaricia acarició acariciaba acariciará acaricie
Nosotros acariciamos acariciamos acariciábamos acariciaremos acariciemos
Vosotros acariciáis acariciasteis acariciabais acariciaréis acariciéis
Ellos/Ustedes acarician acariciaron acariciaban acariciarán acaricien
Gerund: acariciando / Participle: acariciado / Complete acariciar conjugation >
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