acariciar

v.

1 to caress (person).

la brisa acariciaba su piel the breeze caressed her skin

Silvia acaricia al bebé Silvia caresses the baby.

2 to cherish (idea, proyecto).

3 to consider, to cherish, to nurture, to pet.

Silvia acaricia la idea de volver Silvia considers the idea of going back.

4 to touch softly, to pet.

María acaricia su brazo Mary touches his arm softly.

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acariciar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to caress, fondle

2 (pelo, animal) to stroke

3 figurado (esperanzas etc) to cherish; (idea, plan) to have in mind

► verbo pronominal acariciarse

1 (uso recíproco) to caress each other

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verb

to caress, stroke, pet

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1. VT

1) (=hacer caricias) to caress, stroke; (=sobar) to fondle; [+ animal] to pat, stroke; (=rozar) to brush

2) [+ esperanzas] to cherish, cling to; [+ proyecto] to have in mind

2.

See:

acariciarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <persona> to caress; <mejilla/pelo> to stroke, caress; <perro/gato> to stroke

b) (liter) sol/brisa to caress (liter)

2) <idea/plan> to nurture

2.

acariciarse v pron (refl)

acariciarse la barba — to stroke one's beard

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= stroke, pet.

Ex. A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech.

Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

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* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <persona> to caress; <mejilla/pelo> to stroke, caress; <perro/gato> to stroke

b) (liter) sol/brisa to caress (liter)

2) <idea/plan> to nurture

2.

acariciarse v pron (refl)

acariciarse la barba — to stroke one's beard

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= stroke, pet.

Ex: A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech.

Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

* acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.

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acariciar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹persona› to caress; ‹mejilla/pelo› to stroke, caress; ‹perro/gato› to stroke

2 (liter); «sol/brisa» to caress (liter)

B ‹idea/plan› to nurture

■ acariciarse

v pron

(refl):

se acariciaba la barba he was stroking his beard

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acariciar (conjugate acariciar) verbo transitivo ‹persona› to caress;
‹mejilla/pelo› to stroke, caress;
‹perro/gato› to stroke
acariciar verbo transitivo
1 to caress
(a un animal) to stroke: a este perro no le gusta que lo acaricien, this dog doesn't like to be stroked
2 (rozar suavemente) to touch lightly
3 figurado (un proyecto) to cherish: acaricia la idea de convertirse en Primer Ministro, he's toying with the idea of becoming Prime Minister
'acariciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apapachar
English:
caress
- flirt
- fondle
- pat
- pet
- stroke

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acariciar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to caress;

[animal, pelo, piel] to stroke;

la brisa acariciaba su piel the breeze caressed her skin

2. [idea, proyecto] to cherish

♦ See also the pronominal verb acariciarse

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acariciar

v/t

1 caress; perro stroke

2

:

acariciar una idea fig contemplate an idea

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acariciar vt

: to caress, to stroke, to pet

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acariciar vb

1. (animal) to stroke

2. (persona) to caress