WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| abrazar⇒ vtr | (estrechar entre los brazos) (with affection) | hug⇒ vtr |
| | | hold⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | embrace⇒ vtr |
| | A las madres les gusta abrazar a sus hijos. |
| | Mothers like to hug their children. |
| abrazar vtr | (adoptar: creencia, ideología) (faith, religion) | adopt⇒, join⇒, embrace⇒ vtr |
| | | convert to vi + prep |
| | (doctrine) | espouse⇒ vtr |
| | Pedro abrazó la fe cristiana a los 21 años. Voy a abrazar el movimiento pacifista. |
| | Pedro adopted (or: joined) the Christian faith at the age of 21. I'm going to embrace the peace movement. |
| abrazarse⇒ v prnl | (estrecharse mutuamente) (two or more people) | hug⇒, embrace⇒ vi |
| | Se abrazaron para consolarse. |
| | They hugged (or: embraced) to console each other. |
| Additional Translations |
| abrazar⇒ vtr | (seguir) | join⇒, follow⇒, enter⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | embrace⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | take up vtr phrasal insep |
| | Voy a abrazar el movimiento pacifista. |
| | I'm going to join the pacifist movement. |