Grammatical class

Verb

embrasser

(dated, transitive) to hug, embrace (to affectionately wrap one's arms around another)

Details

Syllables

em-bras-ser

Phonetics

ɑ̃.bʁa.se

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

1404

Freq. (movies)

1165

Freq. (news)

12296

Sentences

Je veux l'embrasser.

I want to kiss him.

A1

Il veut l'embrasser.

He wants to kiss her.

A1

Vas-tu m'embrasser ?

Are you going to kiss me?

A1

Je veux t'embrasser.

I want to kiss you.

A1

Elle m’en veut d’avoir embrassé son petit copain, et je ne pense pas qu’elle me pardonnera de sitôt.

She's mad at me for kissing her boyfriend, and I don't think she'll forgive me anytime soon.

A2

Il n'osait l'embrasser.

He dared not kiss her.

A2

Elle rêvait de l'embrasser.

She dreamed about kissing him.

A2

J'essayai d'embrasser Mary.

I tried to kiss Mary.

B1

Il mourait d'envie de l'embrasser.

He was dying to kiss her.

B1

Je mourais d'envie de l'embrasser.

I was dying to kiss her.

B1

Il toujours dit qu'il veut m'embrasser.

He always says he wants to kiss me.

B1

Qui trop embrasse mal étreint

Grasp all, lose all

C2