Mot du Jour: Embrasser (To hug)

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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

embrasser /ɑ̃bʀase/

1. transitive verb
   1. to kiss;
      je t'embrasse lots of love;
   2. to embrace;
      to hug;
   3. to take up [career, cause].

2. s'embrasser reflexive verb (+ v être)
   1. to kiss (each other);
   2. to embrace;
      to hug.

IDIOMS:

~ qn comme du bon pain to hug sb warmly.