pas·sion·ate

(păsh′ə-nĭt)

adj.

1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities.

2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric.

3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.

4. Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice.

5. Arising from or marked by passion: a teacher who is passionate about her subject.

pas′sion·ate·ly adv.

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Adv.	1.	passionately - with passion; "she kissed him passionately"
	2.	passionately - in a stormy or violent manner stormily, turbulently

passionately

adverb

1. emotionally, eagerly, enthusiastically, vehemently, excitedly, strongly, warmly, wildly, fiercely, intensely, fervently, impulsively, ardently, zealously, animatedly, with all your heart, frenziedly, impetuously, fervidly He spoke passionately about the country's moral crisis.
emotionally coldly, calmly, nonchalantly, half-heartedly, indifferently, unemotionally, unenthusiastically, apathetically

2. lovingly, with passion, erotically, ardently, sexily (informal), sensually, lustfully, amorously, steamily (informal), libidinously, desirously She kissed him passionately.
lovingly coldly, frigidly, unresponsively, unlovingly

3. furiously, angrily, violently, excitably, tempestuously, fierily, stormily, irascibly, hot-headedly She burst out passionately, `Shut up!'
furiously calmly, placidly, unexcitably

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Translations

apasionadamente

impétueusement passionnément

appassionatamente appassionato

страстно

strastno

passionately

[ˈpæʃənɪtlɪ] ADV [love, embrace, kiss] → apasionadamente, con pasión; [believe, desire] → ardientemente, fervientemente
she argued passionately in his defence → abogó con vehemencia en su favor, lo defendió con vehemencia
he was passionately devoted to his sister → sentía una devoción ciega por su hermana
I was passionately in love with him → estaba locamente enamorada de él, lo amaba apasionadamente or con pasión

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

passionately

[ˈpæʃ^ənətli] adv

(= deeply) to believe passionately in sth → croire passionnément à qch
to believe passionately that ... → être intimement convaincu(e) que ...
I believe passionately that → Je suis intimement convaincu que ...
to care passionately
The thing I care passionately about is → Ce qui me tient terriblement à cœur, c'est ...
to feel passionately that ... → avoir le sentiment intime que ...
passionately committed
He remained passionately committed to reforming society → Il était toujours passionnément attaché à l'idée d'une réforme sociale.
to be passionately interested in sth → s'intéresser passionnément à qch
He was passionately interested in painting → Il s'intéressait passionnément à la peinture.
to be passionately in love [couple] → s'aimer passionnément; [one person]
He was passionately in love with her → Il l'aimait passionnément.
to be passionately opposed to sth → être farouchement opposé(e) à qch

(= with passion) [speak] → avec passion; [kiss] → passionnémentpassion fruit n → fruit m de la passionpassion killer n → tue l'amour m invpassion play n → mystère m de la Passion

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passionately

adv → leidenschaftlich; oh yes, she said passionately → o ja, sagte sie voller Leidenschaft; she wept passionately → sie weinte heiße Tränen; to be passionately fond of something → etw unwahrscheinlich gernhaben; to be passionately in love with somebody → leidenschaftlich in jdn verliebt sein; a passionately held belief → eine felsenfeste Überzeugung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

passionately

[ˈpæʃ/ənɪtlɪ] adv (embrace, speak) → appassionatamente; (believe, desire) → ardentemente
to be passionately fond of → adorare

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