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kiss US English

touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, reverence, or greeting

air-kiss US English

purse the lips as if kissing (someone), without making contact

deep kiss US English

a kiss involving insertion of the tongue into the partner’s mouth

kiss ass in kiss US English

behave in an obsequious or sycophantic way

kiss-ass US English

having or showing an obsequious or sycophantic eagerness to please

kiss-curl US English

British term for spit curl.

kiss-off US English

a rude or abrupt dismissal, especially from a job or romantic relationship

soul kiss US English

another term for French kiss.

French kiss US English

a kiss with contact between tongues

Judas kiss US English

an act of betrayal, especially one disguised as a gesture of friendship

kiss up to in kiss US English

behave sycophantically or obsequiously toward (someone) in order to obtain something

kiss someone's ass in kiss US English

behave obsequiously toward someone

kiss of life in kiss US English

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

kiss the rod in kiss US English

accept punishment submissively

kiss someone/something off in kiss US English

dismiss someone rudely; end a relationship abruptly

kiss and tell in kiss US English

recount one’s sexual exploits, especially to the media concerning a famous person

kiss something to make it better in kiss US English

comfort a sick or injured person, especially a child, by kissing the sore or injured part of their body as a gesture of removing pain

kiss of death in kiss US English

an action or event that causes certain failure for an enterprise

kiss of peace in kiss US English

a ceremonial kiss given or exchanged as a sign of unity, especially during the Christian Eucharist

kiss-and-tell US English

revealing private or confidential information

blow someone a kiss in blow1 US English

kiss the tips of one’s fingers then blow across them toward someone as a gesture of affection

kiss and make up in kiss US English

become reconciled

kiss English-French

baiser m

kiss English-Italian

bacio m

French kiss English-German

französischer Kuss

kiss of life English-French

bouche-à-bouche m inv

kiss of life English-Italian

respirazione f bocca a bocca

kiss of death English-Italian

colpo m di grazia

a big hug/kiss in big English-Spanish

un abrazote/besote

blow sb. a kiss in blow1 English-German

jmdm. eine Kusshand zuwerfen

to give sb a kiss in kiss English-French

embrasser qn, donner un baiser à qn

to give sb a kiss in kiss2 English-Spanish

darle* un beso a algn

kiss sb. good night/goodbye in kiss English-German

jmdm. einen Gutenacht-/Abschiedskuss geben

to kiss sb goodbye/goodnight in kiss1 English-Spanish

darle* un beso de despedida/de buenas noches a algn

give somebody the kiss of life in kiss of life English-Italian

fare la respirazione bocca a bocca a qualcuno

she gave him the kiss of life in kiss2 English-Spanish

le hizo (la) respiración artificial