love
(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
→ my love for my children
→ She's got a great capacity for love.
→ We are united by our love of God.
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.
→ You can't get in for love or money, so queue for returns
(for thing)
amour m
love of sth [+music, literature, animals, football] amour de qch
→ a man with a genuine love of literature
(romantic, sexual)
amour m
→ Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together.
to be in love
[one person] être amoureux (-euse)
[couple] s'aimer
→ We were madly in love for about two years.
to be in love with sb être amoureux (-euse) de qn
She's in love with Paul. Elle est amoureuse de Paul.
→ I've never really been in love with anyone.
to fall in love tomber amoureux (-euse)
→ We fell madly in love.
to fall in love with sb tomber amoureux (-euse) de qn
→ I fell in love with him because of his kind nature.
→ After 18 months of friendship, they made love for the first time.
to make love faire l'amour
to make love to sb faire l'amour avec qn
→ Have you ever made love to a girl before?
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
→ They send you their love.
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?
→ Well, I'll take your word for it then, love.
(TENNIS)
"15 love" "15 à rien", "15 à zéro"
[+lover, partner, child, parents] aimer
→ You'll never love anyone the way you love your baby.
→ If you really love God begin by loving your child, your husband, your wife.
I love you. Je t'aime.
to feel loved se sentir aimé (e)
→ They make us feel loved.
to love each other s'aimer
→ We love each other.
(=like very much)
[+person] aimer beaucoup
Everybody loves her. Tout le monde l'aime beaucoup.
[+thing, activity] adorer
→ He loves football.
→ I love chocolate cake.
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
→ one of those people that loves to be outdoors
→ I love taking photographs.
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.
cupboard love
n (British) amour m intéressé
love affair
n
liaison f (amoureuse)
→ a stressful love affair with a married man
(with idea, activity)
passion f
love bite , lovebite
n suçon m
love child
n
old-fashioned enfant m/f illégitime, enfant m/f naturel (le)
love handles *
npl poignées fpl d'amour *
love-hate relationship
n relation f amour-haine
they have a love-hate relationship ils s'aiment et se détestent à la fois
love letter
n lettre f d'amour
love life
n vie f sentimentale
→ His love life was complicated, and involved intense relationships.
How's your love life? Comment vont les amours?
love nest , love-nest
n nid m d'amour
love scene
n scène f d'amour
love song
n chanson f d'amour
love story
n histoire f d'amour
love triangle
n triangle m amoureux
tough love
n amour m exigeant
→ ... the activities of black communities in identifying their own law-breaking youths and then administering tough love.
tug-of-love
n conflit entre parents divorcés pour avoir la garde d'un enfant conflit entre parents divorcés pour avoir la garde d'un enfant