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Both "abraza" and "abrace" are forms of "abrazar", which is often translated as "to hug". Learn more about "abrazar" below.
abrazar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to hold)
b. to embrace
Abrazó a los refugiados, algunos de los cuales habían llegado ese mismo día.He embraced the refugees, some of whom had arrived that very day.
2. (to take up)
b. to espouse
Abrazó hace largo tiempo la causa de las mujeres oprimidas.She has long espoused the cause of oppressed women.
abrazarse
A reciprocal verb is a verb that indicates that two or more subjects perform an action on each other (e.g., Ellos se abrazan.).
b. to embrace each other
Tras haber firmado el contrato, se abrazaron.After signing the contract, they embraced each other.
