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caresse nom {f} | stroke [strokes]◼◼◼(act of moving one’s hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly, see also: caress) |
caresser verbe | caress [caressed, caressing, caresses]◼◼◼(touch or kiss lovingly) pet [petted, petting, pets]◼◼◼(fondle (an animal)) stroke [stroked, stroking, strokes]◼◼◼(to move one’s hand or an object along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly) fondle [fondled, fondling, fondles]◼◼◻(to fondle) |
caresser (une idée) verbe | toy [toyed, toying, toys]◼◼◼(to ponder or consider) |
caresser dans le sens du poil verbe | butter up◼◼◼(to flatter) |
[informal] caresser dans le sens du poil verbe | bow and scrape(behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner) |