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caress

/kəˈɹɛs/ verbe C2

En français : caresser

  1. To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle. (transitive) · She loves being caressed by her boyfriend.
  2. To affect as if with a caress. (transitive)

He/she/it caresses · Prétérit caressed · Participe passé caressed · Forme en -ing caressing

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Forme de base
caress
He/she/it
caresses
Prétérit
caressed
Participe passé
caressed
Forme en -ing
caressing

Dans la bibliothèque

It happened once that the young one which was caressed and loved was smothered by the too great affection of the Mother, while the despised one was nurtured and reared in spite of the neglect to which it was exposed.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 55 · B2
She was secretly vastly pleased at Anne’s impulsive caress, which was probably the reason why she said brusquely:
Anne of Green Gables, p. 88 · C1
“Oh, Diana, will you promise faithfully never to forget me, the friend of your youth, no matter what dearer friends may caress thee?”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 124 · C1
“Yes, my boy, these were all done prematurely before my biographer had come to glorify me.” He lifted bundle after bundle in a tender, caressing sort of way.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 3 · B2

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