abrazar

to hug

abrazar(ah-brah-sahr)

transitive verb

1. (to hold)

a. to hug

¡Abrazo a mis seres queridos cada vez que puedo!

I hug my loved ones whenever I can!

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.

c. to hold

La abrazó con fuerza.

He held her tight.

2. (to take up)

a. to embrace

Tras su conversión, abrazó la castidad.

After her conversion, she embraced chastity.

b. to espouse

Abrazó hace largo tiempo la causa de las mujeres oprimidas.

She has long espoused the cause of oppressed women.

abrazarse

reciprocal verb

3. (to hold each other)

a. to hug each other

Se abrazaron con pasión.

They hugged each other passionately.

b. to embrace each other

Tras haber firmado el contracto, se abrazaron.

After signing the contract, they embraced each other.

abrazar

transitive verb

1. (rodear con los brazos)

a. to hug, to embrace

2. (fig)

a. to embrace

3. (fig)

a. to go into

pronominal verb

4. (general)

a. to hug, to embrace

abrazarse a alguiento hug somebody, to cling to somebody

se abrazaron con pasiónthey embraced passionately

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abrazar

transitive verb

1 [+persona] to embrace; hug; hold

2 (adoptar) [+fe] to adopt; embrace; [+doctrina] to espouse; [+oportunidad] to seize; [+profesión] to adopt; enter; take up

3 [+empresa] to take charge of

4 (abarcar) to include; take in

pronominal verb

abrazarse to embrace (each other); hug (each other)

abrazarse a [+persona] to embrace; hug; [+niño] to cling to; clutch