embrace in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for embrace in the English»French Dictionary

I.embrace [Brit ɪmˈbreɪs, ɛmˈbreɪs, Am əmˈbreɪs] N

1. embrace (affectionate):

embrace lit

étreinte f

to hold sb in a warm/fond embrace

étreindre qn chaleureusement/affectueusement

2. embrace (of ideology etc):

embrace fig

soutien m

II.embrace [Brit ɪmˈbreɪs, ɛmˈbreɪs, Am əmˈbreɪs] VB trans

1. embrace (hug):

embrace lit

embrasser, étreindre

2. embrace (espouse, adopt) fig:

embrace religion, ideology

embrasser

embrace cause

épouser

embrace policy

s'engager dans

embrace principle, technology, method

adopter

to embrace the challenge of Europe

relever le défi de l'Europe

3. embrace (include) fig:

embrace subject areas

comprendre

embrace cultures, opinions, beliefs

englober

III.embrace [Brit ɪmˈbreɪs, ɛmˈbreɪs, Am əmˈbreɪs] VB intr

embrace

s'embrasser, s'étreindre

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to extricate oneself from embrace

se dégager de

tightly embrace

bien fort

Translations for embrace in the French»English Dictionary

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embrassement

embrace

accolade

embrace

donner l'accolade à qn

to embrace sb

enlacer personne: personne

to embrace

s'enlacer personnes:

to embrace

enlacement (étreinte)

embrace

étreinte (affectueuse, amoureuse)

embrace

étreinte fatale COMPUT

deadly embrace

étreindre ami

to embrace, to hug

s'étreindre

to embrace (each other)

embrasser (entre personnalités)

to embrace

embrasser cause, religion

to embrace

s'embrasser (s'étreindre) (entre personnalités)

to embrace

embrace in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for embrace in the English»French Dictionary

I.embrace [ɪmˈbreɪs, Am em-] VB trans

1. embrace:

embrace

embrasser

2. embrace fig:

embrace idea

adopter

embrace offer

accepter

embrace opportunity

saisir

embrace religion

embrasser

II.embrace [ɪmˈbreɪs, Am em-] N

embrace

embrassade f

in your embrace

dans te bras

Translations for embrace in the French»English Dictionary

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accolade

embrace

donner l'accolade à qn

to embrace sb

enlacer

to embrace

s'enlacer

to embrace

embrasser

to embrace

s'embrasser

to embrace

étreindre ami

to embrace

s'étreindre amis

to embrace

étreinte d'un ami

embrace

embrace Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in your embrace

dans te bras

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many action films embrace a second unit taking on all of the action.

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Then flowers were thrown into the river and meetings on the bridge began to take place, complete with tears and embraces.

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She embraces them and says she has come to free them.

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When his wife went to embrace him, some of his students, not knowing who she was, sought to restrain her.

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She draws him to her and embraces him, and tells him that he is her favorite, and they seem to merge into one being.

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Although they embrace, he realises she is shaking.

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She explains to him how it is to eat without water and salt, so they embrace.

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When the brothers met, they embraced and wept.

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Overall, the federal government seems to have embraced teleworking and is attempting to create more remote working opportunities for employees.

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Further away in the dance, the pairs embraced waltz by spinning in the same place.

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