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fondle ['fɒndəl]caresser;∎ he was fondling her leg under the table il lui caressait la jambe sous la table -
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['fondl](to touch, stroke etc affectionately: He fondled the dog's ears.) caresser -
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pet [pet]1. nouna. ( = animal) animal m de compagnie2. adjectivea. [lion, snake] apprivoisé• once he gets onto his pet subject... quand il enfourche son cheval de bataille...( = fondle) câliner4. compounds* * *[pet] 1.1) ( animal) animal m de compagnie‘no pets’ — ‘les animaux domestiques ne sont pas acceptés’
2) ( favourite) chouchou/chouchoute (colloq) m/f3) ( sweet person) chou (colloq) m2. 3.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( spoil) chouchouter (colloq)2) ( caress) caresser -
6 dandle
1 to dandle a baby on one's knee faire sauter un bébé sur ses genoux ;2 ( fondle) câliner.
См. также в других словарях:
Fondle — Fon dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fondled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fondling}.] [From {Fond}, v.] To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child. Syn: Syn. See {Caress}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fondle — (v.) 1690s, treat with indulgence and affection, frequentative of fond dote upon (see FOND (Cf. fond)). Sense of caress first recorded 1796. Related: Fondled; fondling (1670s as a pp. adjective) … Etymology dictionary
fondle — pet, cosset, *caress, cuddle, dandle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fondle — [v] touch lovingly bear hug*, caress, clutch, cosset, cuddle, dandle, embrace, feel, fool around*, grab, grope, hug, love, make love to, neck, nestle, nuzzle, pat, paw, pet, play footsie*, snuggle, squeeze, stroke; concepts 190,375 … New thesaurus
fondle — ► VERB ▪ stroke or caress lovingly or erotically. ► NOUN ▪ an act of fondling. DERIVATIVES fondler noun. ORIGIN back formation from obsolete fondling «much loved or petted person», from FOND(Cf. ↑fondness) … English terms dictionary
fondle — [fän′dəl] vt. fondled, fondling [freq. of obs. v. fond < FOND1] 1. to stroke or handle in a tender and loving way; caress 2. to touch or stroke, often inappropriately, in making sexual advances 3. Obs. to pamper SYN. CARESS fondler … English World dictionary
fondle — fondler, n. fondlingly, adv. /fon dl/, v., fondled, fondling. v.t. 1. to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child. 2. Obs. to treat with fond indulgence. v.i. 3. to show… … Universalium
fondle — [[t]fɒ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] fondles, fondling, fondled VERB If you fondle someone or something, you touch them gently with a stroking movement, usually in a sexual way. [V n] He tried to kiss her and fondle her … English dictionary
fondle — UK [ˈfɒnd(ə)l] / US [ˈfɑnd(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms fondle : present tense I/you/we/they fondle he/she/it fondles present participle fondling past tense fondled past participle fondled to squeeze or rub someone or something gently,… … English dictionary
fondle — verb (fondled; fondling) Etymology: frequentative of obsolete fond to fondle Date: 1694 transitive verb 1. obsolete pamper 2. to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly ; caress intransitive verb to sh … New Collegiate Dictionary
fondle — to caress sexually Literally, to handle something or someone fondly: ... she had learned to slide her hand into his slitted pocket and fondle him. (Sanders, 1973) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms