hug

câlin, étreinte

Geste consistant à entourer quelqu’un de ses bras pour lui montrer de l’affection, de l’amitié ou du soutien.

En anglais simple : The act of putting your arms around someone to show love, friendship, or support.

• I need a hug.
• She gave her brother a warm hug.
• We exchanged hugs before saying goodbye.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a hug (Dad gave me a hug before I left.)

Synonymes : embrace, cuddle

Expressions courantes : give a hug, big hug, warm hug, tight hug

prendre dans ses bras, enlacer

Entourer quelqu’un de ses bras pour lui montrer de l’affection, de l’amitié ou du soutien.

En anglais simple : To put your arms around someone to show love, friendship, or support.

• Can I hug you?
• She hugged her son before he left.
• He hugs his grandmother whenever he visits.

Synonymes : embrace, cuddle

Expressions courantes : hug someone tightly, hug a friend, hug someone goodbye, hug each other

longer, raser

Se déplacer ou rester tout près de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move or remain very close to something.

• The boat hugged the shore.
• We hugged the wall as the crowd passed.
• The road hugs the coast for several miles.

Synonymes : follow closely, stay close to

Expressions courantes : hug the coast, hug the shore, hug the wall