Love in spanish
pronunciation: ɑmoʊɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb
love1 = amor.
Example: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.more:
» all is fair in love and war = todo vale en el amor y la guerra. [También escrito all's fair in love and war]
Example: If you've gotten to a place in your relationship where you feel like all is fair in love and war, that is a recipe for disaster.» as a sign of + Posesivo + love = en señal de + Posesivo + amor, como muestra de + Posesivo + amor.
Example: Adult children and their elderly parents also hold hands, for balance, support and as a sign of love.» be gaga in love with = caérsele la baba por, enloquecerse por, volverse loco por.
Example: Of course, an intimidated man can still be gaga in love with the strong, smart woman who intimidates him.» be head over heels (in love with) = enamorarse locamente de, perder la cabeza por, perder la chaveta por, estar perdidamente enamorado de.
Example: I am completely and utterly head over heels in love with this girl.» be madly in love with = estar locamente enamorado de.
Example: Benji is madly in love with Cameron, but she wants to take it slow -- he isn't her usual type.» be passionately in love with = estar perdidadmente enamorado de.
Example: In other words, those who were still passionately in love after decades in a relationship enjoyed the intensity of romantic love.» blind love = amor ciego.
Example: The story amounts to blind love equals bloodbath and media exploitation in rural America.» build + a love of = desarrollar el amor a/por.
Example: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.» courtly love = amor cortesano, amor cortés.
Example: In accordance with the conventions of courtly love, Dante's love was unrequited and his relationship with Beatrice remained distant until her death at the age of 24.» die of + love = morir de amor.
Example: Rees sums it up by saying: 'As for her death, whatever explanation one may give of it will amount in the end to saying that she died of love'.» divine love = amor divino.
Example: The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.» fall + deeply in love with = enamorarse locamente de, volverse loco por.
Example: Apollo fell deeply in love with Daphne, however she did not return his love.» fall + head over heels (for/in love with) = enamorarse locamente de, perder la cabeza por, perder la chaveta por, estar perdidamente enamorado de.
Example: My Dad decided to end their friendship when he fell head over heels in love with the woman who is now my stepmom.» fall in + love with = enamorarse (de).
Example: The emperor had so fallen in love with his new game, he offered the inventor a reward of anything he wanted in the kingdom.» fall + madly in love with = enamorarse locamente de.
Example: Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.» fall + passionately in love with = enamorarse perdidamente de, enamorarse apasionadamente de.
Example: We tend to fall passionately in love with people who are relatively good looking, personable, affectionate and similar to ourselves.» filial love = amor filial.
Example: Whereas Aristotelian virtue rests on practical wisdom, Confucius concentrates on filial love.» flame of love, the = llama del amor, la.
Example: It is possible to save a marriage from divorce by rekindling the flame of love back into the marriage.» flames of love = llama del amor.
Example: Lucky is the person who gets love and keeps the flames of love burning for ever.» for the love of = por (el) amor a.
Example: There's no doubt this is someone who's doing it for the love of music, unencumbered by expectation.» for the love of it = porque sí, sin más ni más.
Example: Andrew is a musician truly doing it for the love of it, what you see is what you get.» have + a love affair = tener relaciones amorosas, tener un amante, tener un lío amoroso, tener relaciones extramatrimoniales, mantener relaciones extramatrimoniales.
Example: I wonder if it's possible to have a love affair that lasts forever.» impossible love = amor imposible.
Example: Her hopes are fading of ever meeting her true love so she looks to Tom, but his heart is lost to Alice, a gorgeous filly -- another impossible love.» in love = enamorado.
Example: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.» labour of love = trabajo desinteresado, hacer Algo por amor al arte.
Example: In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.» lasting love = amor duradero.
Example: IT was indeed a grand day, full of love and celebration for the very power of lasting love.» love affair = aventura amorosa, amorío, relación amorosa.
Example: The boss of Nokia, a 1990s success story, has fostered Finland's intense love affair with the mobile phone.» love at first sight = amor a primera vista, flechazo.
Example: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.» love bite = chupetón.
Example: Rather than making it obvious by putting on a band aid and hiding it with your hair, here are some tips to get rid of love bites easily.» love boat = crucero del amor.
Example: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.» love chemistry = química del amor.
Example: By spending more time together and thinking positively about your partner your love chemistry will resparkle.» lovechild = bastardo.
Example: The article 'Lovechild of an unlikely pair of bedfellows' reports on the launch of the PowerMacintosh personal computers by Apple.» love doll = muñeca inflable, muñeca hinchable.
Example: Although most love doll models are female, male models also exist.» love fiction = novela de amor.
Example: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.» love for + Posesivo + homeland = amor al terruño.
Example: I think everyone has a deep love for his homeland and I would like to know your own reasons as to why you like your homeland.» love handles = mollas, michelines, pistoleras, cartucheras.
Example: Love handles are easily treated with liposuction, and the results are gratifying and very long lasting.» love-hate relationship = relación de amor-odio.
Example: Frequent blow-ups and makeups that happen multiple times a week are a sure sign of a love-hate relationship.» love hormone = hormona del amor.
Example: Another alluring function of oxytocin is that it is to act as the love hormone, which is primarily responsible for the mother-child bonding.» love letter = carta de amor.
Example: The film is also produced in an interactive format on DVD that lets viewers explore subjects related to Wilson, from the politics of his time to his love letters.» love life = vida afectiva, vida amorosa, vida sentimental.
Example: 'The old maid' is an 'ingenue' who put her career ahead of her love life.» lovelorn = herido de amor, herido de desamor, con amor no correspondido.
Example: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.» love nest = picadero.
Example: Before they were spotted at their 'love nest' they were unwilling to admit the relationship.» love of perfection = amor por la perfección.
Example: Witt has always done whatever she's done with all her heart -- with passion, intelligence, and a love of perfection.» love of power = ansias de poder.
Example: Man's self-conceit and love of power are the cause of most of his troubles, sins and vices.» love of work = amor al trabajo.
Example: Dedication and love of work are part of the human nature.» love potion = elixir de amor, filtro de amor.
Example: One of the oldest and best-known of these legendary love potions is Spanish fly, a powder made from ground-up beetles.» love scene = escena de amor.
Example: Close attention to the interaction of these two characters (excepting the love scenes!) provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.» love seat = sofá para dos, sofá de dos plazas.
Example: The lounge is fully furnished with a sofa bed and love seat, TV and DVD player.» lovesick = enfermo de amor, mal de amores, enamoradísimo, locamente enamorado, perdidamente enamorado, ciegamente enamorado.
Example: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days.» love story = novela de amor, historia de amor.
Example: Librarians may group novels of a certain type together, eg all the love stories, all the westerns, all the detective stories, all the historical novels, and so on.» love-stricken = enfermo de amor, enamoradísimo, locamente enamorado, perdidamente enamorado, ciegamente enamorado.
Example: In all three novels, a love-stricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.» lovestruck = enamoradísimo, locamente enamorado, perdidamente enamorado, ciegamente enamorado.
Example: Many kids experience a genuine early crush, but others feel that all their friends are lovestruck and they want to fit in.» love triangle = triangulo amoroso.
Example: Harris' defence attorney attempted to portray her as an upstanding, well-bred member of the community, and as a powerless, unwilling part of a love triangle.» make + love = hacer el amor.
Example: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.» maternal love = amor maternal.
Example: Romantic and maternal love are both linked to the perpetuation of the species and therefore have a closely linked biological function of crucial evolutionary importance.» mother love = amor de madre.
Example: Mother Love is a passionate and deeply moving book about womanhood.» not for love (n)or money = ni por todo el dinero del mundo, ni por todo el oro del mundo, ni a tiros, por nada en el mundo.
Example: We never give our mailing list nor any customer information to anyone, not for love or money.» parental love = amor paternal.
Example: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.» profess + love for = expresar amor por, manifestar amor por.
Example: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.» return + Posesivo + love = corresponder, corresponder en el amor.
Example: Apollo fell deeply in love with Daphne, however she did not return his love.» romantic love = amor romántico.
Example: In other words, those who were still passionately in love after decades in a relationship enjoyed the intensity of romantic love.» self-love = narcisismo, amor a uno mismo.
Example: She felt she was the lowliest of creatures and a great sinner, and fought the self-love that dampened her ardour.» the course of true love never did run smooth! = ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas!, ¡la vida no es un lecho de rosas!.
Example: The course of true love never did run smooth!.» the love of + Posesivo + life = el amor de + Posesivo + vida.
Example: She is an incorrigible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life.» there + be + not much/no/little love lost between = no aguantarse, no soportarse, no poderse ver, odiarse.
Example: It was obvious that there was no love lost between the two candidates during last night's political debate.» there is a thin line between love and hate = del amor al odio hay (sólo) un paso.
Example: His confident and somewhat arrogant persona makes her blood boil, but as the saying goes: there is a thin line between love and hate.» true love = amor verdadero.
Example: Couples wondering if true love will last could find out if they are a match made in heaven by subjecting themselves to a mathematical test.» unconditional love = amor incondicional.
Example: His story is also a perfect example of the unconditional love a mother has for a child.» unrequited love = amor no correspondido.
Example: And while I can be casual and even make jokes about it, the experience of unrequited love -- a concept I had relegated to angst-ridden teen years -- is deeply painful to me.love2 = amar, gustar, encantar.
Example: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.more:
» love + every minute of = disfrutar cada minuto de, disfrutar al máximo, pasárselo en grande, disfrutar como un enano, encantar, fascinar, gozar como un enano, gozar de lo lindo.
Example: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.» love it/them/'em or hate it/them/'em = te guste(n) o no.
Example: Love 'em or hate 'em, you're stuck with your roomie until the end of the semester, until the end of the year, or until another dorm opens up.» love it/them/'em or loathe it/them/'em = te guste(n) o no.
Example: Love it or loathe it, clay court tennis is the modern surface in Europe.» love + Nombre + back = corresponder, corresponder en el amor, hacer caso.
Example: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back.» love + Nombre + dearly = querer mucho, querer muchísimo, tener mucho cariño, amar mucho, amar profundamente, adorar.
Example: My freedom and new life did not come without a cost, I lost something I loved dearly and will always hold her close to my heart.» love + Nombre + in return = corresponder, corresponder en el amor.
Example: He wanted someone who would reciprocate this affection and love him in return.» love + Nombre + to bits = amar con todo + Posesivo + corazón, amar con toda + Posesivo + alma, amar con locura, querer un montón, gustar muchísimo, gustar una hartá.
Example: But it was their first car and they loved it to bits.» love + Nombre + to death = amar hasta la muerte, amar hasta morir, amar con todo + Posesivo + corazón, amar con toda + Posesivo + alma, amar con locura, querer un montón, gustar muchísimo, gustar una hartá.
Example: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!.» love + the fact that = encantar el hecho de.
Example: Your tech team will love the fact you're off their backs to make changes for testing and optimization purposes.» would + love to = encantaría.
Example: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.