le prend à bras le corps, 'takes him in his arms

1. 14. les yeux pleins de larmes, 'with tears in his eyes' ; the article le, la, les is used instead of the possessive adj. with words expressing parts of the body whenever it can be donc without ambiguity.

1. 16. lui baisent les mains, 'kiss his hands'. Note the différence between baiser, 'to kiss' (Lat. basiaré) and baisser, 'to lower' (der. from Low Lat. bassus, 'low').