cuddle

cuddle
1. noun
Liebkosung, die

give somebody a cuddle — jemanden drücken od. in den Arm nehmen

have a cuddle — schmusen

2. transitive verb
schmusen mit; hätscheln [kleines Kind]
3. intransitive verb
schmusen
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1. verb
(to hug affectionately: The mother cuddled the child until he fell asleep.) herzen, knuddeln
2. noun
(an affectionate hug.) die Liebkosung
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cud·dle
[ˈkʌdl̩]
I. n [liebevolle] Umarmung, Liebkosung f
to need plenty of \cuddles sehr viel Zärtlichkeit brauchen
to give sb a \cuddle jdn umarmen
come here and give me a \cuddle komm her und drück mich ganz fest
II. vt
to \cuddle sb/sth jdn/etw liebkosen [o fam knuddeln
III. vi kuscheln
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['kʌdl]
1. n
Liebkosung f

to give sb a cuddle — jdn in den Arm nehmen

to need a cuddle — Zärtlichkeit brauchen, geknuddelt (inf) or liebkost werden wollen

to have a cuddle — schmusen

2. vt
in den Arm nehmen; (amorously also) schmusen mit
3. vi
schmusen
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cuddle [ˈkʌdl]
A v/t
1. an sich drücken, hätscheln, knuddeln umg
2. schmusen mit umg
B v/i
1. cuddle up sich kuscheln oder schmiegen (to an akk):
cuddle up together sich aneinanderkuscheln
2. schmusen umg
C s enge Umarmung, Liebkosung f
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1. noun
Liebkosung, die

give somebody a cuddle — jemanden drücken od. in den Arm nehmen

have a cuddle — schmusen

2. transitive verb
schmusen mit; hätscheln [kleines Kind]
3. intransitive verb
schmusen
* * *
v.
hätscheln v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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