Xuereuse❄corrigez&ping svp

[carmine hinge]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

Pro tip: you can rename the thread title with `.tr <thread name>`

Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[wise skiff]

Pour aimer quelqu'un qui ne t’aime pas en retour, c'est comme câliner un cactus. Plus le fort, plus fait mal.

Ca marche?

[wild yacht]

non

Aimer quelqu'un qui ne vous aime pas en retour, c'est comme faire un câlin à un cactus. Plus on serre fort, plus ça fait mal

or sth

[wise skiff]

Ok! Merci!
I missed some key little words, I see now.
Serre and câlin are not exchangeable, or can they be?

serrer vs. câliner

[wild yacht]

i replaced caliner with faire des calins bc i felt like caliner was just to touch gently but apparently it can be used to say hug

serrer is to hold tight tho

well it can be used to say hug too but its less common

less clear

serrer is like squeeze

[minor lynx]

Fancier words would be "enlacer" or "étreindre"

[wise skiff]

Ok thank you!
Those would be used more poetically and « câliner » for everyday, I think?
« I hug my cat » example.

[wise skiff]

Thank you! I can use both to clarify the intention, I understand. ✅

[wild yacht]

depends what you mean

[wild yacht]

if youre just touching it with your hand, caresser

if youre hugging it like youd hug a person, faire un calin

[wild yacht]

oh wait caresser is to pet

so yeah hug is calin