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Translation of abbracciare – Italian–English dictionary

abbracciare

 
verb [ transitive ]
  /abːra'tː∫are/
● (tra le braccia)
to hug , to embrace
La madre abbracciò il figlio. The mother hugged her son.
Synonym
cingere
avvinghiare
● figurative (in sé)
to include , to cover
un’opera che abbraccia numerosi argomenti a work that covers numerous topics
Synonym
includere
comprendere
contenere
● (senza riserve)
to embrace
abbracciare un’ideologia to embrace an ideology
Synonym
aderire
darsi
seguire

(Translation of abbracciare from the GLOBAL Italian–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of abbracciare | PASSWORD Italian–English Dictionary

abbracciare

 
verb
 
embrace  [verb] to take (a person etc) in the arms; to hug
hug  [verb] to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love

(Translation of abbracciare from the PASSWORD Italian–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

 

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