embrasser

French

Etymology

From Middle French embrasser, from Old French embracier, equivalent to en- +‎ bras +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bʁa.se/
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Verb

embrasser

  1. (dated, transitive) to hug, embrace (to affectionately wrap one's arms around another)
    Synonym: prendre dans ses bras
    qui trop embrasse mal étreint ― grasp all, lose all
  2. (transitive) to kiss (to touch with the lips)
    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.
    • 2018, Zaz, Saint-Valentin:
      J’irai sur l’avenue embrasser les statues. À quoi tient leur salut ? Est-ce à leurs cœurs de pierre, à leurs froides manières ?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation
Conjugation of embrasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple embrasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embrassant
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embrassé
/ɑ̃.bʁa.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embrasse
/ɑ̃.bʁas/		 embrasses
/ɑ̃.bʁas/		 embrasse
/ɑ̃.bʁas/		 embrassons
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɔ̃/		 embrassez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.se/		 embrassent
/ɑ̃.bʁas/
imperfect embrassais
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɛ/		 embrassais
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɛ/		 embrassait
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɛ/		 embrassions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sjɔ̃/		 embrassiez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sje/		 embrassaient
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɛ/
past historic2 embrassai
/ɑ̃.bʁa.se/		 embrassas
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sa/		 embrassa
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sa/		 embrassâmes
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sam/		 embrassâtes
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sat/		 embrassèrent
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɛʁ/
future embrasserai
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁe/		 embrasseras
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁa/		 embrassera
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁa/		 embrasserons
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁɔ̃/		 embrasserez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁe/		 embrasseront
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁɔ̃/
conditional embrasserais
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁɛ/		 embrasserais
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁɛ/		 embrasserait
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁɛ/		 embrasserions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 embrasseriez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sə.ʁje/		 embrasseraient
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embrasse
/ɑ̃.bʁas/		 embrasses
/ɑ̃.bʁas/		 embrasse
/ɑ̃.bʁas/		 embrassions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sjɔ̃/		 embrassiez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sje/		 embrassent
/ɑ̃.bʁas/
imperfect2 embrassasse
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sas/		 embrassasses
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sas/		 embrassât
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sa/		 embrassassions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sa.sjɔ̃/		 embrassassiez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sa.sje/		 embrassassent
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embrasse
/ɑ̃.bʁas/		 — embrassons
/ɑ̃.bʁa.sɔ̃/		 embrassez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.se/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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