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caresser

to stroke, to caress

k a . ʁ e . s e
caress caress; stroke gently + er Infinitive
verb Rare #30,162
to stroke, to caress Often used for gently stroking a person or an animal.
FR: Elle va caresser le chat pour le calmer.
EN: She is going to stroke the cat to calm it down.
Conjugation of caresser
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First caresse —
Third caresse —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First caresse —
Third caresse —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second caresse —
caresser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third caressa —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third caressait —

Je suis allé caresser la chatte et elle a éternué sur moi.

I went to pet the cat and she sneezed on me.

Est-ce que ton chien se laisse-t-il caresser ?

Does your dog let you pet him?

J'étais en train de le caresser quand il m'a mordu.

I was petting him when he bit me.

Je suis surpris que Moon te laisse le caresser.

I'm surprised Moon lets you pet him.

J'adore caresser les animaux.

I love petting animals.

Et nous qui n'avons pas d'enfants, on devrait caresser l'idée du suicide ?

And those of us who don’t have children are supposed to entertain the idea of suicide?

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Tom ne laisse pas les gens caresser son chien.

Tom doesn't let people pet his dog.

Je peux le caresser ?

Can I pet it?

Les chats viennent sur tes genoux et tu peux les caresser.

The cats come to your lap and you can pet them.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Je peux caresser ton chat ?

Can I pet your cat?