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"Kiss" is a noun which is often translated as "el beso", and "hug each other" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "abrazarse". Learn more about the difference between "kiss" and "hug each other" below.
kiss()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el beso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A kiss is often the means of breaking a spell in fairy tales.En los cuentos de hadas, un beso suele ser el medio para romper un hechizo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. besar
I love kissing my baby daughter on her chubby cheeks.Me encanta besar a mi niñita en sus cachetes gorditos.
When Jason proposed, Amelia immediately said yes and kissed him.Cuando Jason le propuso matrimonio, Amelia enseguida dijo que sí, y lo besó.
a. rozar
I just kissed the bumper of the car in front of me when I was parallel parking.Apenas rocé el parachoques del coche que tenía delante cuando estacionaba en paralelo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. besarse
Europeans tend to kiss each other on both cheeks as a greeting.Los europeos suelen besarse en ambos cachetes cuando se saludan.
hug each other()
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
