étreindre

/e.tʁɛ̃dʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
étreint
past
a étreint
perfect
étreint

Meaning

  1. to hug, to embrace

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

umarmen

umarmen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to hug, to embrace."

Practice

1 What does étreindre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ son fils très fort.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches étreindre?

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