← Back to Fala2Meabraço (noun); abraçar (verb)
1. to hold someone closely in one's arms as a sign of affection
She hugged her friend tightly.
Ela abraçou sua amiga com força.
2. to keep something close to one's body
The boat hugged the coastline.
O barco seguiu perto da costa.
3. a close embrace of another person
I gave my mother a warm hug.
Dei um abraço caloroso na minha mãe.
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
abraço
most common and widely used across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
abraço
same as general usage; common in warm greetings
São Paulo
abraço
same as general usage; formal and informal contexts
Portugal
abraço
same usage as Brazilian Portuguese; sometimes 'abraçar' more commonly used as verb
Related Idioms & Phrases
give someone a hug
hug it out (resolve conflict through hugging)
bear hug (very tight embrace)
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