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(=pasión) love ( a for)
por el amor al arte hum just for the fun of it
hacer algo por amor al arte to do sth for nothing, do sth for free
por el amor de for the love of
por (el) amor de Dios for God's sake
hacer algo con amor to do sth lovingly, do sth with love
lo hizo por amor he did it for love
casarse por amor to marry for love
matrimonio sin amor loveless marriage
una relación de amor-odio a love-hate relationship
hacer el amor to make love
hacer el amor a
(=cortejar) to court
(=hacer sexo) to make love to
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amor a primera vista love at first sight
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amor cortés courtly love
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amor de madre mother love
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amor fracasado disappointment in love
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amor interesado cupboard love
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amor libre free love
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amor maternal mother love
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amor platónico platonic love
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amor propio amour propre, self-respect
es cuestión de amor propio it's a matter of pride
picarle a algn en el amor propio to wound sb's pride
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(=persona) love, lover
mi amor, amor mío my love, my darling
¡eres un amor! you're a love!, you are sweet!
primer amor first love
buscar un nuevo amor to look for a new love
tiene un amor en la ciudad he's carrying on an affair in town
3 MODISMOS ir al amor del agua to go with the current
MODISMOS estar al amor de la lumbre to be close to the fire
MODISMOS amor con el amor se paga one good turn deserves another
iró an eye for an eye
4 amores
(=amoríos) love affair sing , romance sing
tener mal de amores to be lovesick
¡de mil amores!, ¡con mil amores! I'd love to!, gladly!
los mil amores de don Juan Don Juan's countless affairs
requebrar a algn de amores to court sb
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