blottir

blɔtiʁ

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of blottir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

protectionserrer quelqu'un contre soi de manière protectrice

Il blottit sa fille contre lui pendant l'orage.

câliner

serrer

positionramasser quelqu'un en position repliée et compacte

Elle blottit son bébé dans ses bras pour le calmer.

ramasser

replier

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Expressions with blottir

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se blottir

se replier sur soi pour occuper moins d'espace

Le chat se blottit sous le lit pendant l'orage.

Origin of blottir

français, blottir (se pelotonner)

Terms with blottir included in their meaning

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s'enfouir

se blottir

se cacher complètement dans un endroit douillet

se lover

confort

se blottir en s'enroulant sur soi-même

se clapir

lapin

se blottir dans un trou pour se cacher

Examples of blottir in a sentence

Elle aime se blottir dans un plaid quand il fait froid.
Le chat se blottit sous la couverture pour dormir.
Les enfants se sont blottis ensemble pendant l’orage.

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English:cuddle, nestle, ...
German:an sich drücken, kuscheln, ...
Italian:abbracciare, accoccolare, ...
Spanish:abrazar, cobijar, ...
Portuguese:abraçar, aninhar, ...
Chinese:搂在怀里, 怀抱, ...
Japanese:抱きしめる, 腕に包む, ...
Arabic:ضَمّ, ...
Hebrew:לַחְבֹּק, לְחַבֵּק בְּחֹם, ...
Russian:прижимать к себе, прижать, ...
Ukrainian:притискати до себе, притискати, ...
Catalan:estrènyer, arrupir, ...
Danish:holde ind til sig, holde tæt ind til, ...
Dutch:tegen zich aandrukken, in de armen sluiten, ...
Greek:σφίγγω προστατευτικά, αγκαλιάζω σφιχτά, ...
Hungarian:magához ölelni, összekuporítani, ...
Khmer:ឱបជាប់នឹងខ្លួន, ឱបកៀក, ...
Korean:꼭 껴안다, 꼭 안다, ...
Polish:przytulić, ...
Portuguese (BR):abraçar apertado, aninhar, ...
Romanian:a strânge la piept, a cuibări, ...
Swedish:hålla intill sig, kura ihop, ...
Thai:กอดไว้แนบตัว, กอดแนบไว้, ...
Turkish:sıkıca sarılmak, sıkıca sarmak, ...
Vietnamese:ôm chặt, ấp, ...

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