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love  (lv)
n.
1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
2. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.
3.
a. Sexual passion.
b. Sexual intercourse.
c. A love affair.
4. An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
5. A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
6. An expression of one's affection: Send him my love.
7.
a. A strong predilection or enthusiasm: a love of language.
b. The object of such an enthusiasm: The outdoors is her greatest love.
8. Love Mythology Eros or Cupid.
9. often Love Christianity Charity.
10. Sports A zero score in tennis.
v. loved, lov·ing, loves
v.tr.
1. To have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward (a person): We love our parents. I love my friends.
2. To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person).
3. To have an intense emotional attachment to: loves his house.
4.
a. To embrace or caress.
b. To have sexual intercourse with.
5. To like or desire enthusiastically: loves swimming.
6. Theology To have charity for.
7. To thrive on; need: The cactus loves hot, dry air.
v.intr.
To experience deep affection or intense desire for another.
Idioms:
for love
Out of compassion; with no thought for a reward: She volunteers at the hospital for love.
for love or money
Under any circumstances. Usually used in negative sentences: I would not do that for love or money.
for the love of
For the sake of; in consideration for: did it all for the love of praise.
in love
1. Deeply or passionately enamored: a young couple in love.
2. Highly or immoderately fond: in love with Japanese painting; in love with the sound of her own voice.
no love lost
No affection; animosity: There's no love lost between them.

[Middle English, from Old English lufu; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: love, affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation
These nouns denote feelings of warm personal attachment or strong attraction to another person. Love is the most intense: marrying for love.
Affection is a less ardent and more unvarying feeling of tender regard: parental affection.
Devotion is earnest, affectionate dedication and implies selflessness: teachers admired for their devotion to children.
Fondness is strong liking or affection: a fondness for small animals.
Infatuation is foolish or extravagant attraction, often of short duration: lovers blinded to their differences by their mutual infatuation.

love [lʌv]
vb
1. (tr) to have a great attachment to and affection for
2. (tr) to have passionate desire, longing, and feelings for
3. (tr) to like or desire (to do something) very much
4. (tr) to make love to
5. (intr) to be in love
n
1.
a.  an intense emotion of affection, warmth, fondness, and regard towards a person or thing
b.  (as modifier) love song love story
2. a deep feeling of sexual attraction and desire
3. wholehearted liking for or pleasure in something
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity
a.  God's benevolent attitude towards man
b.  man's attitude of reverent devotion towards God
5. Also my love a beloved person: used esp as an endearment
6. Brit informal a term of address, esp but not necessarily for a person regarded as likable
7. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (in tennis, squash, etc.) a score of zero
fall in love to become in love
for love without payment
for love or money (used with a negative) in any circumstances I wouldn't eat a snail for love or money
for the love of for the sake of
in love in a state of strong emotional attachment and usually sexual attraction
make love (to)
a.  to have sexual intercourse (with)
b.  Now archaic to engage in courtship (with) Related adjective amatory
[Old English lufu; related to Old High German luba; compare also Latin libēre (originally lubēre) to please]

Love
the doctrine or practice of having sexual relations without marriage or any other commitment to an obligation.
a female lover or a woman who is loved.
a male lover or a man who is loved.
Obsolete, self love; an excessive regard for oneself.
Obsolete, natural love or affection.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lovelove - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
emotion - any strong feeling
adoration, worship - a feeling of profound love and admiration
agape love, agape - selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
agape - (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind
filial love - the love of a child for a parent
ardor, ardour - intense feeling of love
amorousness, enamoredness - a feeling of love or fondness
calf love, puppy love, infatuation, crush - temporary love of an adolescent
devotedness, devotion - feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
benevolence - disposition to do good
heartstrings - your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings"
caring, lovingness - a loving feeling
loyalty - feelings of allegiance
hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
2.love - any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
3.love - a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
4.love - a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy
5.love - a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
6.love - sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
Verb1.love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
love - be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
cherish, hold dear, treasure, care for - be fond of; be attached to
dote - shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"
adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
detest, hate - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
2.love - get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
like - find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
get off - enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"
3.love - be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
romance - have a love affair with
4.love - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
have, take - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
fornicate - have sex without being married
copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

love
verb
1. adore, care for, treasure, cherish, prize, worship, be devoted to, be attached to, be in love with, dote on, hold dear, think the world of, idolize, feel affection for, have affection for, adulate, LUV (S.M.S.) We love each other, and we want to spend our lives together.
adore hate, dislike, scorn, detest, abhor, abominate
2. enjoy, like, desire, fancy, appreciate, relish, delight in, savour, take pleasure in, have a soft spot for, be partial to, have a weakness for, LUV (S.M.S.) We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes.
enjoy hate, dislike, scorn, detest, abhor, abominate
3. cuddle, neck (informal), kiss, pet, embrace, caress, fondle, LUV (S.M.S.), canoodle (slang) the loving and talking that marked an earlier stage of the relationship
noun
2. liking, taste, delight in, bent for, weakness for, relish for, enjoyment, devotion to, penchant for, inclination for, zest for, fondness for, soft spot for, partiality to, LUV (S.M.S.) a love of literature
3. beloved, dear, dearest, sweet, lover, angel, darling, honey, loved one, sweetheart, truelove, dear one, leman (archaic), inamorata or inamorato, LUV (S.M.S.) Don't cry, my love.
beloved enemy, foe
5. greetings, regards, compliments, best wishes, good wishes, kind regards, LUV (S.M.S.) She's fine and sends her love.
fall in love with someone lose your heart to, fall for, be taken with, take a shine to (informal), become infatuated with, fall head over heels in love with, be swept off your feet by, bestow your affections on I fell in love with him the moment I saw him.
for love without payment, freely, for nothing, free of charge, gratis, pleasurably She does it for love - not money.
for love or money by any means, ever, under any conditions Replacement parts couldn't be found for love or money.
in love enamoured, charmed, captivated, smitten, wild (informal), mad (informal), crazy (informal), enthralled, besotted, infatuated, enraptured She had never before been in love.
make love have sexual intercourse, have sex, go to bed, sleep together, do it (informal), mate, have sexual relations, have it off (slang), have it away (slang) After six months of friendship, one night, they made love.
Related words
adjective amatory
Quotations
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" [Elizabeth Barrett Browning Sonnets from the Portuguese]
"All that matters is love and work" [attributed to Sigmund Freud]
"Love's pleasure lasts but a moment; love's sorrow lasts all through life" [Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian Celestine]
"What love is, if thou wouldst be taught,"
"Thy heart must teach alone -"
"Two souls with but a single thought,"
"Two hearts that beat as one" [Friedrich Halm Der Sohn der Wildnis]
"Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it" [Jerome K. Jerome The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow]
"Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in life" [Douglas Jerrold Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold]
"No, there's nothing half so sweet in life"
"As love's young dream" [Thomas Moore Love's Young Dream]
"'Tis better to have loved and lost"
"Than never to have loved at all" [Alfred, Lord Tennyson In Memoriam A.H.H.]
"Love means never having to say you're sorry" [Erich Segal Love Story]
"In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove;"
"In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" [Alfred, Lord Tennyson Locksley Hall]
"Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it" [Anthony Trollope The Way we Live Now]
"Love conquers all things; let us too give in to love" [Virgil Eclogue]
"Love and do what you will" [Saint Augustine of Hippo In Epistolam Joannis ad Parthos]
"Those have most power to hurt us that we love" [Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher The Maid's Tragedy]
"My love's a noble madness" [John Dryden All for Love]
"And love's the noblest frailty of the mind" [John Dryden The Indian Emperor]
"Love's tongue is in the eyes" [Phineas Fletcher Piscatory Eclogues]
"Love is only one of many passions" [Dr. Johnson Plays of William Shakespeare, preface]
"Where both deliberate, the love is slight;"
"Whoever loved that loved not at first sight?" [Christopher Marlowe Hero and Leander]
"If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?" [Lily Tomlin]
"Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure" [Lord Byron Don Juan]
"The course of true love never did run smooth" [William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream]
"Love is not love"
"Which alters when it alteration finds" [William Shakespeare Sonnets]
"Love is like linen - often changed, the sweeter" [Phineas Fletcher Sicelides]
"O my love's like a red, red rose" [Robert Burns A Red, Red Rose]
"Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and that he is in love" [Antiphanes]
"Every man is a poet when he is in love" [Plato Symposium]
"one that lov'd not wisely but too well" [William Shakespeare Othello]
"To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god" [Jorge Luis Borges The Meeting in a Dream]
"Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away" [Dorothy Parker]
"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction" [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]
"Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret" [Aphra Behn The Lover's Watch, Four O'Clock]
"Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it" Bible: Song of Solomon
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" Bible: St. John
"O lyric Love, half-angel and half-bird"
"And all a wonder and a wild desire" [Robert Browning The Ring and the Book]
"Man's love is of man's life a thing apart,"
"'Tis woman's whole existence" [Lord Byron Don Juan]
"Whoever loves, if he do not propose"
"The right true end of love, he's one that goes"
"To sea for nothing but to make him sick" [John Donne Love's Progress]
"I am two fools, I know,"
"For loving, and for saying so"
"In whining poetry" [John Donne The Triple Fool]
"How alike are the groans of love to those of the dying" [Malcolm Lowry Under the Volcano]
"Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another" [H.L. Mencken Chrestomathy]
"After all, my erstwhile dear,"
"My no longer cherished,"
"Need we say it was not love,"
"Now that love has perished?" [Edna St. Vincent Millay Passer Mortuus Est]
"If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying: `Because it was he; because it was me.'" [Montaigne Essais]
"Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies" [John Donne The Anagram]
"Love thy neighbour as thyself" Bible: Leviticus
Proverbs
"All's fair in love and war"
"Love is blind"
"One cannot love and be wise"
"Love makes the world go round"
"Love will find a way"
Translations
love [lʌv]
A. N
1. (= affection) [of person] → amor m
I no longer feel any love for or towards himya no siento amor or cariño por él
it was love at first sightfue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazo
her love for or of her childrensu amor m por sus hijos
her children's love for herel amor de sus hijos por ella
don't give me any money, I'm doing it for loveno me des dinero, lo hago por amor al arte(hum)
to marry for lovecasarse por amor
for love of her son; out of love for her sonpor amor a su hijo, por el amor que le tiene/tenía a su hijo
for the love of God or Mike!¡por el amor de Dios!
to be/fall in love (with sb)estar enamorado/enamorarse(de algn)
they are in love (with each other)están enamorados(el uno del otro)
to make love (with/to sb) (euph) (= have sex) → hacer el amor(con algn)
to make love to sb (o.f.) (= woo) → hacer la corte or el amor a algn
there is no love lost between themno se pueden ver
I wouldn't do it for love nor moneyno lo haría por nada del mundo
it wasn't to be had for love nor moneyera imposible conseguirlo
2. (= liking) [of activity, food, place] → afición f, pasión f
her love of colour comes out in her gardensu afición f or pasión f por el colorido se refleja en su jardín
he studies history for the love of itestudia historia por pura afición
3. (in greetings, letters) (with) love (from) Jimcon cariño(de)Jim, besos(de)Jim
all my love, Jimcon todo mi cariño, Jim
give him my lovedale or mándale recuerdos míos
lots of love, Jimmuchos besos, Jim
he sends (you) his lovete da or manda recuerdos
4. (= person loved) → amor m; (= thing loved) → pasión f
she was my first lovefue mi primer amor
football was his first loveel fútbol era su principal pasión
the theatre was her great loveel teatro era su gran pasión
he was the love of her lifefue el amor de su vida
5. (as term of address) → cariño m
yes, lovesi, cariño
thanks, love (to woman) → gracias, guapa or (Sp) maja; (to man) → gracias, guapo or (Sp) majo; (to child) → gracias, cielo or cariño
my loveamor mío, mi vida
6. (= adorable person) he's a little lovees un cielo, es un encanto
be a love and make us a cup of teavenga, cielo or cariño, prepáranos una taza de té
7. (Tennis) love allcero cero
15 love15 a cero
B. VT
1. (= feel affection for) → querer, amar(frm)
you don't love me any moreya no me quieres
I loved that boy as if he were my own sonquería a ese chico como si fuera mi hijo
love thy neighbour as thyselfama al prójimo como a ti mismo(frm)
she loves her children/her cat/that carquiere mucho a or siente mucho cariño por sus hijos/su gato/ese coche
she loved him dearlylo quería muchísimo, lo amaba profundamente
I must love you and leave you > (hum) → me despido que me tengo que marchar
love me, love my dogquien quiere a Beltrán quiere a su can
she loves me, she loves me notme quiere, no me quiere
2. (= like very much) I love strawberriesme encantan las fresas
I love Madridme encanta Madrid, me gusta muchísimo Madrid
"would you like a drink?" - "I'd love one"-¿quieres tomar algo? -¡sí, por favor!
I'd love a beerdaría cualquier cosa por una cerveza
he loves swimming; he loves to swimle encanta nadar, le gusta muchísimo nadar
I'd love to comeme encantaría ir, me gustaría muchísimo ir
I'd love to!¡con mucho gusto!, ¡yo, encantado!
C. CPD love affair Naventura f (sentimental), amorío m (fig) → pasión f
her love affair with France began in 1836su pasión por Francia comenzó en 1836
she had a love affair with a younger mantuvo una aventura(sentimental) or un amorío con un hombre más joven que ella
love child Nhijo/a m/f natural
love game N (Tennis) → juego m en blanco
love handles NPLagarraderas fpl
love letter Ncarta f de amor
love life N (emotional) → vida f sentimental; (sexual) → vida f sexual
how's your love life these days?¿qué tal te va la vida últimamente en el campo sentimental or romántico?
love match Nmatrimonio m por amor
love nest Nnido m de amor
love potion Nfiltro m (de amor), bebedizo m (de amor)
love seat Nconfidente m, canapé m
love song Ncanción f de amor
love story Nhistoria f de amor
love token Nprenda f de amor, prueba f de amor
love triangle Ntriángulo m amoroso
LOVE
Love can usually be translated by querer.
 With people, pets and native lands, querer is the most typical translation:
I love you Te quiero Timmy loves his mother more than his father Timmy quiere más a su madre que a su padre When he lived abroad he realized how much he loved his country Cuando vivió en el extranjero, se dio cuenta de lo mucho que quería a su país
 Querer is commonly used with mucho in statements like the following:
I love my parents Quiero mucho a mis padres He loved his cat and was very depressed when it died Quería mucho a su gato y tuvo una gran depresión cuando murió
 Use amar, especially in formal language, to talk about spiritual or elevated forms of love:
To love God above everything else Amar a Dios sobre todas las cosas Their duty was to love and respect their parents Su deber era amar y respetar a sus padres
 Use the impersonal encantarle a uno to talk about things and people that you like very much:
He loved playing tennis Le encantaba jugar al tenis I love children (A mí) me encantan los niños

love [ˈlʌv]
n
(for person)amour m
sb's love for sb → l'amour de qn pour qn
his love for his wife and children → son amour pour sa femme et ses enfants, l'amour qu'il a pour sa femme et ses enfants
no love lost
There is little love lost between them → Ils se détestent.
not for love or money, for love nor money
You can't get a ticket for love or money → Il n'y a pas moyen d'obtenir des billets.
(for thing)amour m
love of sth [+ music, literature, animals, football] → amour de qch
(romantic, sexual)amour m
to be in love [one person] → être amoureux/euse; [couple] → s'aimer
to be in love with sb → être amoureux/euse de qn
She's in love with Paul → Elle est amoureuse de Paul.
to fall in love → tomber amoureux/euse
to fall in love with sb → tomber amoureux/euse de qn
to make love → faire l'amour
to make love to sb → faire l'amour avec qn
love at first sight → le coup de foudre
(in greetings) to send one's love to sb, to send sb one's love → adresser ses amitiés à qn
give my love to ...
Give Delphine my love → Embrasse Delphine pour moi.
love from Anne → affectueusement, Anne
love, Rosemary → amitiés, Rosemary
(= dear) (addressing loved one)mon chéri*(ma chérie); (addressing stranger)
Are you OK, love? → Ça va, madame?, Ça va, monsieur?
(TENNIS) "15 love" → "15 à rien", "15 à zéro"
vt
[+ lover, partner, child, parents] → aimer
I love you → Je t'aime.
to feel loved → se sentir aimé(e)
to love each other → s'aimer
(= like very much) [+ person] → aimer beaucoup
Everybody loves her → Tout le monde l'aime beaucoup.
[+ thing, activity] → adorer
I love chocolate → J'adore le chocolat.
I love skiing → J'adore le ski.
to love doing sth, to love to do sth → adorer faire qch
We both love dancing → Nous adorons danser tous les deux.
(expressing wishes) I'd love ... (= would like) → j'aimerais beaucoup ...
I would love a hot bath and clean clothes → J'aimerais beaucoup prendre un bain et me changer.
I'd love you to ...
I'd love you to come → J'aimerais beaucoup que tu viennes.
His wife would love him to give up his job → Sa femme aimerait beaucoup qu'il démissionne.
(response to offer)
I'd love to → Avec grand plaisir.
I'd love to come → Cela me ferait très plaisir de venir., Je serais ravi de venir.
love affair n
liaison f (amoureuse)
(with idea, activity)passion f

love
n
(= affection)Liebe f; love is …die Liebe ist …; the love he has for his wifedie Liebe, die er für seine Frau empfindet; to have a love for or of somebody/somethingjdn/etw sehr lieben; he has a great love of soccer/musicer ist ein großer Fußballanhänger/Musikliebhaber; love of learningFreude fam Lernen; love of adventureAbenteuerlust f; love of booksLiebe fzu Büchern; the love of God for his creaturesdie Liebe Gottes zu seinen Geschöpfen; love of (one’s) countryVaterlandsliebe f; for loveaus Liebe; (= free)umsonst; (= without stakes)nur zum Vergnügen; for love nor moneynicht für Geld und gute Worte; for the love ofaus Liebe zu; for the love of God!um Himmels willen!; he studies history for the love of iter studiert Geschichte aus Liebe zur Sache; to be in love (with somebody)(in jdn) verliebt sein; to fall in love (with somebody)sich (in jdn) verlieben; there is no love lost between themsie können sich nicht ausstehen; to make love (sexually) → sich lieben, miteinander schlafen; (dated) (= flirt)flirten (to sb mit jdm); (= court)den Hof machen (dated)(to sb jdm); to make love to somebody (sexually) → mit jdm schlafen; I’ve never made loveich habe noch mit keinem/keiner geschlafen; make love to meliebe mich; he’s good at making loveer ist gut in der Liebe; make love not warLiebe, nicht Krieg
(= greetings: in letters etc) with all my lovemit herzlichen Grüßen; love from Annaherzliche Grüße von Anna; give him my lovegrüß ihn von mir; to send one’s love to somebodyjdn grüßen lassen; he sends his loveer lässt grüßen
(= sb/sth causing fondness)Liebe f; yes, (my) loveja, Liebling or Schatz; she’s the love of my lifesie ist die große Liebe meines Lebens; sport is the love of her lifeSport ist ihre große Liebe; he sent some roses to his love (dated)er schickte seiner Liebsten (dated)ein paar Rosen; the child is a little lovedas Kind ist ein kleiner Schatz
(inf: form of address) → mein Lieber/meine Liebe; I’m afraid the bus is full, loveder Bus ist leider voll
(Tennis) → null; fifteen lovefünfzehn null
vtlieben; (= like) thinggern mögen; they love each othersie lieben sich; I love tennisich mag Tennis sehr gern; (to play) → ich spiele sehr gern Tennis; he loves swimming, he loves to swimer schwimmt sehr gern or für sein Leben gern; don’t be sad, you know we all love yousei nicht traurig, du weißt doch, dass wir dich alle sehr gernhaben; I’d love to be with you all the timeich wäre so gerne die ganze Zeit mit dir zusammen; I’d love a cup of teaich hätte (liebend) gern(e) eine Tasse Tee; I’d love to comeich würde sehr or liebend gern(e) kommen; I should love to!sehr or liebend gerne!; we’d all love you to come with uswir würden uns alle sehr freuen, wenn du mitkommen würdest; I love the way she smilesich mag es, wie sie lächelt; I love the way he leaves us to do all the work (iro)ist es nicht toll, wie er uns die ganze Arbeit überlässt (iro); she’s going to love you for this (iro)das wird sie dir nie vergessen (iro); she’s going to love that (iro)na, da wird sie sich aber freuen (iro)
vilieben

love:
love affair
nLiebschaft f, → Verhältnis nt; the Americans’ love with firearmsdas innige Verhältnis der Amerikaner zu Schusswaffen
lovebird
n (Orn) → Unzertrennliche(r) m; (fig inf)Turteltaube f
lovebite
nKnutschfleck m (inf)
love child
n (dated)Kind ntder Liebe (dated)

love:
love game
n (Tennis) → Zunullspiel nt; Rosewall lost 3 lovesRosewall verlor 3 Spiele zu null
love handles
pl (inf)Rettungsring m (hum inf)
love-hate relationship
nHassliebe f; they have a lovezwischen ihnen besteht eine Hassliebe
loveless
adj life, marriageohne Liebe; home, family, environmentlieblos
love letter
nLiebesbrief m
love life
nLiebesleben nt

love:
lovemaking
n (sexual) → Liebe f; (dated: = flirtation) → Flirt m; (dated: = courting) → Liebeswerben nt (dated); his expert lovesein gekonntes Liebesspiel
love match
nLiebesheirat f
love nest
nLiebesnest nt
love philtre (old), love potion
nLiebestrank m

love:
love rival
nNebenbuhler(in) m(f) (geh)
love seat
nZweiersofa
love set
n (Tennis) → Zunullsatz m
lovesick
adjliebeskrank; to be loveLiebeskummer mhaben
love song
nLiebeslied nt
love story
lovestruck
adjliebestoll
love token
nLiebespfand nt
love triangle
love truncheon
n (Brit hum sl: = penis) → Feuerlöscher m (sl)

love [lʌv]
1. n
a. love (of, for)amore m (di, per); (of hobby, object) → passione f (per)
it was love at first sight → è stato amore a prima vista or un colpo di fulmine
he studies history for the love of it → studia storia per il puro piacere di farlo
to be in love (with sb) → essere innamorato/a (di qn)
to fall in love (with sb) → innamorarsi (di qn)
to make love → fare l'amore
to make love to sb (old) (woo) → fare la corte a qn
there is no love lost between them → non si possono soffrire
love from Anne, love, Anne (in letter) → con affetto, Anne
to send one's love to sb → mandare i propri saluti a qn
b. (my) loveamore m (mio), tesoro (mio)
c. (Tennis) love allzero a zero
"15 love" → "15 a zero"
2. vt (person, spouse, child) → amare; (relative, friend) → voler bene a; (food, activity, place) → amare, adorare
he loves tennis/Florence → gli piace (molto) il tennis/Firenze
he loves swimming or to swim → gli piace (molto) nuotare
I'd love to come → mi piacerebbe molto venire

love [lʌv]
1. n
a. love (of, for)amore m (di, per); (of hobby, object) → passione f (per)
it was love at first sight → è stato amore a prima vista or un colpo di fulmine
he studies history for the love of it → studia storia per il puro piacere di farlo
to be in love (with sb) → essere innamorato/a (di qn)
to fall in love (with sb) → innamorarsi (di qn)
to make love → fare l'amore
to make love to sb (old) (woo) → fare la corte a qn
there is no love lost between them → non si possono soffrire
love from Anne, love, Anne (in letter) → con affetto, Anne
to send one's love to sb → mandare i propri saluti a qn
b. (my) loveamore m (mio), tesoro (mio)
c. (Tennis) love allzero a zero
"15 love" → "15 a zero"
2. vt (person, spouse, child) → amare; (relative, friend) → voler bene a; (food, activity, place) → amare, adorare
he loves tennis/Florence → gli piace (molto) il tennis/Firenze
he loves swimming or to swim → gli piace (molto) nuotare
I'd love to come → mi piacerebbe molto venire

love
n love [lav]
1 a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing She has a great love of music; her love for her children. liefde حُب любов láska kærlighed die Liebe αγάπη amor armastus عشق rakkaus amour אַהֲבָה, חִיבָּה प्रेम, प्यार ljubav szeretet sayang ást amore 애정 meilė, potraukis mīlestība cinta liefde kjærlighet zamiłowanie, miłość amor dragoste любовь láska ljubezen ljubav kärlek, förtjusning, passion ความรัก aşk, sevgi, sevda 喜愛 любов محبت yêu thích
2 strong attachment with sexual attraction They are in love with one another. verlief عِشْق، غَرام любов zamilovanost forelskelse; være forelsket die Liebe έρωτας, ερωτική αγάπη amor armastus عشق ورزی rakkaus amour אַהֲבָה रुचि zaljubljenost szerelem cinta ástfanginn amore 恋愛 연애 įsimylėjimas, meilė mīla; iemīlēšanās mencintai liefde forelskelse miłość amor îndrăgostit любовь zamilovanosť ljubezen zaljubljenost förälskelse หลงรัก aşık, sevdalı 愛情 закоханість; кохання عشق tình yêu
3 a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection) Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love! gelief حَبيب، مَعْشوق любов láska kærlighed; skat die Liebe έρωτας, αγάπη guapo, cielo armastus, armas عزیزم؛ عشق من rakkaus passion; chéri/-ie אֲהוּב चाह ljubav szerelme vkinek kecintaan líf og yndi; elskan amore, passione; caro 好きなもの 사랑하는 사람 meilė, mylimasis mīlestība; mīļais; mīļumiņš kegemaran; sayang lieverd, passie kjæreste, elskede; (store) kjærlighet miłość, ukochany amor pasiune; iubire страсть; любовь láska ljubezen, strast ljubav passion, älskling ความรัก aşk, tutku 愛好 предмет кохання کوئی محبوب شے یا شخص người, vật đáng yêu
4 a score of nothing in tennis The present score is fifteen love (written 15–0). stroop صِفْر، لا شيء нула nula nul null μηδέν (στο τένις) cero null امتیاز صفر در تنیس nolla (numero) (à) zéro אֶפֶס शून्य nula semmi nol núll stig zero 無得点 (테니스) 영점 nulis (sportā) nulle kosong nul null zero love (la) zero ноль nula nič nula noll แต้มศูนย์ (เทนนิส) sıfır 零分 нуль کچھ کھیلوں میں صفر کا اسکور điểm không trong tennis
v
1 to be (very) fond of She loves her children dearly. liefhê يُحِب، يَعْشَق обичам milovat elske lieben αγαπώ amar, querer armastama عاشق بودن rakastaa aimer לֶאֱהוֹב पसन्द करना voljeti szeret mencintai, menyayangi elska, þykja vænt um amare, volere bene a 愛する 사랑하다 mylėti mīlēt menyayangi houden van elske, være glad i kochać amar a iubi любить milovať ljubiti voleti älska ชอบ çok sevmek любити, кохати لگاؤ ہونا thích
2 to take pleasure in They both love dancing. lief vir يُحِب، يَتَمَتَّع في наслаждавам се milovat elske; holde af lieben μου αρέσει πολύ gustar, encantar meeldima دوست داشتن pitää jstk aimer לֶאֱהוֹב प्यार करना uživati u nečemu imád menyukai hafa dálæti á amare, piacere molto 好む 좋아하다 mėgti patikt menggemari houden van være glad i, ha glede av uwielbiać gostar de a(-i) plăcea находить удовольствие; обожать milovať ljubiti uživati u tycka mycket om, älska ชอบ büyük zevk almak 喜歡 любити پسند کرنا say mê
adj lovable
(negativeunlovable) easy to love or like; attractive a lovable child. beminlik مُحَبَّب، جَدير بالحُب обичен k pomilování elskelig liebenswert αξιαγάπητος adorable, amable armastusväärne دوست داشتنی rakastettava adorable חָמוּד, חָבִיב प्यारा privlačan, drag szeretetreméltó yang memikat elskulegur adorabile, amabile 愛らしい 사랑스러운 mielas mīļš; jauks; pievilcīgs mudah disayangi lief elskelig sympatyczny, kochany adorável ado­rabil; drăguţ милый roztomilý ljubek simpatičan älsklig, intagande น่ารัก sevimli, cici 可愛的 привабливий, милий پر کشش، غزیز dễ yêu
adj lovely
1 (negativeunlovely) beautiful; attractive She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress. lieflik جَميل، لَطيف، جَذّاب، رائِع، فاتِن прелестен rozkošný smuk; dejlig; tiltrækkende reizend όμορφος, ελκυστικός lindo, bello, hermoso ilus خواستنی viehättävä ravissant יָפֶה मनोहर ljupko, lijepo szép, ragyogó, gyönyörű cantik yndislegur delizioso, grazioso 美しい 매력적인 gražus, mielas, žavus skaists; pievilcīgs; apburošs sungguh cantik mooi nydelig, vakker, skjønn uroczy adorável drăguţ; încântător красивый; прелестный rozkošný očarljiv prelep förtjusande, vacker น่ารัก çok güzel 秀麗的, 可愛的 привабливий, милий نہایت حسین đáng yêu 丽的
2 delightful Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal. skattig, heerlik, baie lekker مُبْهِج، بَهيج، مُمْتِع очарователен výtečný god; herlig herrlich απολαυστικός estupendo, delicioso tore جذاب mainio excellent נָעִים, מְהַנֶה सुन्दर, मनोहर, दिलकश, बहुत ही दिलचस्प krasan, divan aranyos, ragyogó menyenangkan dásamlegur delizioso; divertente 愉快な 즐거운 puikus burvīgs menyeronokkan heerlijk deilig, herlig znakomity, wyborny delicioso straşnic замечательный vynikajúci sijajen divan härlig, underbar เบิกบานใจ çok hoş/güzel 令人愉快的 чудовий, прекрасний فرحت انگیز thú vị
n loveliness
beminlikheid جَمال، لَطافَه، عُذوبَه красота půvab, krása skønhed die Lieblichkeit ομορφιά encanto, hermosura ilu جذابیت viehättävyys charme יוֹפִי कमनीयता ljupkost báj(osság) kecantikan ástúð incanto 美しさ 아름다움, 즐거움 grožis, žavumas pievilcība; jaukums; burvīgums kecantikan schoonheid yndighet, skjønnhet uroda, wdzięk encanto farmec очарование, прелесть pôvab, krása očarljivost divota skönhet, förtjusning ความสวยงาม güzellik 秀麗,漂亮 чарівність; миловидність حسن sự đáng yêu 丽,
n lover
1 a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover. liefhebber مُحِب، هاوٍ любител milovník, -ice -elsker der Liebhaber λάτρης, θαυμαστής aficionado, amante huviline عاشق harrastaja amateur/-eure; amoureux/-euse אוֹהֵב प्रेमी zaljubljenik kedvelő pecinta áhugamaður, unnandi, vinur amante, appassionato 愛好者 애호가 mylėtojas, mėgėjas mīļotājs; cienītājs pencinta liefhebber -elsker, –venn, ynder miłośnik amante amator; iubitor любитель milovník, -čka ljubitelj ljubitelj []fantast, []vän คนรัก ... sever, ... düşkünü kişi 愛好者 прихильник عاشق người yêu
2 a person who is having a love affair with another. minnaar حَبيب، مَعْشوق، عَشيق любовник milenec, -ka elsker der/die Geliebte εραστής amante, enamorado armastaja عاشق rakastaja amant, maîtresse מְאַהֵב, מְאַהֶבֶת प्रेमी, यार ljubavnik szerető kekasih elskhugi, kærasti amante 愛人 연인, 애인 įsimylėjėlis, meilužis mīļākais kendak minnaar elsker, kjæreste kochanek amante iubit; amant любовник, возлюбленный milenec, -ka ljubimec ljubavnik älskare คนรัก aşık, sevgili 情人 коханець, коханка جنسی تعلق رکھنے والا tình nhân
adj loving
toegeneë, liefhebbend مُحِب، وَدود любещ milující hengiven; kærlig liebend τρυφερός, στοργικός cariñoso, tierno armastav عاشقانه rakastava aimant אוֹהֵב- स्नेही ljubeći, onaj koji voli szerető, szerelmes; kedves penuh cinta elskandi, ástúðlegur amoroso, amorevole 情のこもった 사랑하는, 애정이 깃든 mylintis, meilus mīlošs penyayang liefdevol kjær(lig), hengiven kochający amado iubitor любящий milujúci ljubeč zaljubljen kärleksfull แสดงความรัก seven 愛的 люблячий, ніжний چاہنے والا âu yếm
adv lovingly
liefderyk بِحُبٍّ ، بِمَحَبَّه любещо s láskou hengivent; kærligt liebend τρυφερά con cariño armastades عاشقانه وار rakastavasti avec amour בְּחִיבָּה मनोहर, रमणीय s ljubavlju szeretettel, kedvesen penuh cinta ástúðlega amorevolmente 愛をこめて 애정어리게 kruopščiai, su meile mīloši; ar mīlestību dengan penuh kasih sayang liefdevol kjærlig, hengivent z miłością com amor cu dragoste нежно s láskou ljubeče zaljubljeno kärleksfullt อย่างรักใคร่ sevgiyle 親愛的 ніжно چاہت سے một cách âu yếm
love affair
a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married. liefdesavontuur عُلاقَه غَراميَّه любовна история milostný poměr kærlighedsaffære die Liebesaffäre ερωτική σχέση aventura, lío, rollo armulugu رابطه عشقی rakkaussuhde liaison (amoureuse) רוֹמָן प्रेमसम्बंध ljubavna avantura viszony hubungan cinta ástarævintÿri relazione (amorosa) 情事 연애 사건 romanas mīlas dēka; romāns hubungan cinta liefdesverhouding kjærlighetsforhold/-eventyr romans caso de amor aventură (sen­ti­men­tală) любовная связь milostný pomer ljubezenska avantura ljubavna afera kärleksaffär ความสัมพันธ์ฉันชู้สาว ilişki, aşk macerası 戀愛事件 роман, любовна інтрига دو محبت کرنے والوں کے بیچ جنسی تعلقات chuyện tình
n love-letter
a letter expressing love. liefdesbrief رِسالَة غَرام любовно писмо milostný dopis kærlighedsbrev der Liebesbrief ερωτικό γράμμα, ραβασάκι carta de amor armastuskiri نامه فدایت شوم rakkauskirje lettre d'amour מִכתָב אַהֲבָה प्रेम पत्र ljubavno pismo szerelmeslevél surat cinta ástarbréf lettera d'amore ラブレター 연애 편지 meilės laiškas mīlestības vēstule surat cinta liefdesbrief kjærlighetsbrev list miłosny carta de amor scri­­soare de dragoste любовное письмо milostný list ljubezensko pismo ljubavno pismo kärleksbrev จดหมายแสดงความรัก aşk mektubu 情書 любовний лист محبت نامہ thư tình
adj lovesick
sad because of being in love a lovesick youth; lovesick glances. doodverlief مُضْنى بالحُب، وَلْهان страдащ от любов roztoužený láskou kærestesyg; forelsket liebeskrank ερωτοχτυπημένος mal de amores armuvalus بیمار عشق lemmenkipeä qui se languit d'amour חוֹלֵה אַהֲבָה प्रेमासक्त tugaljiv fülig szerelmes mabuk kepayang ástsjúkur (che soffre le pene d'amore) 恋に悩む 사랑에 번민하는 meilës kamuojamas slims aiz mīlestības mabuk kepayang smachtend van liefde elskovssyk usychający z miłości doente de amor (îndră­gos­tit) cu inima frântă томящийся от любви chorý od lásky, roztúžený, chorý láskou zaljubljen žalostan kärlekskrank เป็นไข้ใจ kara sevdalı 害相思病的 дуже закоханий بیمارِ محبت thất tình
fall in love (with)
to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for) He fell in love with her straightaway. verlief raak op يَقَع في غَرام влюбвам се zamilovat se blive forelsket sich verlieben(in) ερωτεύομαι enamorarse armuma عاشق کسی شدن rakastua tomber amoureux de לְהִתאַהֵב प्रेम में पड़ जाना zaljubiti se beleszeret jatuh cinta verða ástfanginn af innamorarsi di ~に恋する 사랑에 빠지다 įsimylėti, pamilti iemīlēties jatuh cinta verliefd worden (op) forelske seg (i) zakochać się (w) apaixonar-se a se îndrăgosti (de) влюбиться (в кого-л.) zamilovať sa zaljubiti se zaljubiti se bli kär (förälskad) i ตกหลุมรัก aşık olmak 愛上 закохатися محبت ہو جانا yêu
for love or money
in any way at all We couldn't get a taxi for love or money. dis met geen geld te betaal nie بأيَّة وَسيلَه по всякакъв начин za nic na světě på nogen som helst måde für Geld und gute Worte με τίποτα por nada del mundo mitte mingi hinna eest به هیچ وجه millään keinoin pour rien au monde בְּשוּם פָּנִים וְאוֹפֶן किसी तरीक़े से, किसी प्रकार से zbog novca semmi pénzért dengan cara apa pun ófáanlegur hvað sem í boði er (in nessun modo) どうしても 아무리 해도 jokiu būdu par katru cenu dengan apa cara sekali pun voor geen geld of goeie woorden for alt i verden za żadne skarby de modo nenhum pentru nimic în lume ни за какие деньги za nič na svete za nič na svetu nikako omöjligt, för nånting i världen ไม่มีทาง asla, hiçbir suretle 無論如何 будь-якою ціною کسی بھی طرح سے bằng mọi cách
make love
to have sexual intercourse. vry يُغازِل، يُجامِع جِنْسِيّاً правя любов (po)milovat se elske; have sex sich lieben κάνω έρωτα hacer el amor armatsema عشقبازی کردن rakastella faire l'amour לַעֲשוֹת אַהֲבָה प्रेम विहार spolno općiti szeretkezik bersetubuh elskast, hafa samfarir fare l'amore 性行為をする 성교하다 mylėtis mīlēties melakukan seks de liefde bedrijven ha samleie, elske kochać się fazer amor a face dragoste заниматься любовью milovať sa ljubiti se voditi ljubav älska, ligga med มีเพศสัมพันธ์ sevişmek, cinsel ilişkide bulunmak 做愛 злягатися مجامعت کرنا làm tình
there's no love lost between them
they dislike one another. hulle sit nie langs een vuur nie بينَهُما كَراهِيَه مُتَبادَلَه не се обичам с nesnášející se de er ikke de bedste venner nichts für einander übrig haben δεν χωνεύομαι με κπ. no se pueden ni ver, son como el perro y el gato, no se tienen ningún aprecio nad ei salli teineteist بین دو نفر عشق و علاقه ای وجود نداشتن inhota toisiaan ils ne peuvent pas se sentir הַאַהֲבָה אֵינָה שׂוֹרָה בֵּינֵיהֶם दोनों एक दूसरे को नापसंद करते हैं, दोनों में अनबन है, दोनों में पटरी नहीं बैठती ne voljeti se nem szívlelik egymást saling membenci það er misklíð á milli þeirra (si detestano) 仲が悪い 서로 싫어하다 jie nepakenčia vienas kito viņi viens otram nepatīk membenci satu sama lain zij kunnen elkaar niet luchten de er ikke akkurat bestevenner oni się nie znoszą não gostar um do outro nu se pot suferi они друг друга недолюбливают nemajú sa radi, nenávidia sa ne trpita se ne voleti se de tål inte varandra, de är inga vänner precis ไม่ชอบกัน birbirlerini sevmezler. 他們之間只有敵意. вони одне одного на дух не переносять ایک دوسرے کو ناپسند کرنا không thích nhau

love حب, يُتََيمّ ب láska, milovat elske, kærlighed Liebe, lieben αγάπη, αγαπώ amar, amor rakastaa, rakkaus aimer, amour ljubav, voljeti amare, amore 愛, 愛する 사랑, 사랑하다 houden van, liefde elske, kjærlighet miłość, pokochać amar, amor любить, любовь älska, kärlek ความรัก, รัก sevgi/aşk, sevmek tình yêu, yêu


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For as to the stage, love is ever matter of comedies, and now and then of tragedies; but in life it doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury.
In that case, Antonio, thou mayest as well do us the pleasure of singing a little, that the gentleman, our guest, may see that even in the mountains and woods there are musicians: we have told him of thy accomplishments, and we want thee to show them and prove that we say true; so, as thou livest, pray sit down and sing that ballad about thy love that thy uncle the prebendary made thee, and that was so much liked in the town.
One of the salient points of his character was the search for adventures and a love of romance.
 
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