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1 ♦ love
♦ love /lʌv/n.1 [u] amore; affetto; affezione: brotherly love, amore fraterno; true love, amore vero; unconditional love, amore incondizionato; unrequited love, amore non corrisposto; love of one's fellow creatures, l'amore del prossimo; love of the sea, amore per il mare; for the love of your mother, per amor di tua madre; to fall in love with sb., innamorarsi di q.; love at first sight, amore a prima vista; to send one's love to sb., mandare affettuosi saluti a q.: Send my love to your sister, saluta (affettuosamente) tua sorella da parte mia3 amore; persona amata4 (al vocat.) cara, caro; tesoro; amore; (ingl., come appellativo semplicemente amichevole) caro, cara5 ( sport, spec. tennis) zero (punti): love-all, zero pari; love-forty, zero quaranta; a love game, un game in cui il perdente è stato lasciato a zero punti; love match, incontro vinto in due (o in tre) set, tutti per 6 a 0● love affair, relazione amorosa (o sentimentale) □ ( di figlio) love-begotten, illegittimo □ (fam.) love bite, morso d'amore; succhiotto □ (volg. USA) love button, clitoride □ love child, figlio dell'amore; figlio illegittimo □ (fam.) love handles, maniglie dell'amore □ (fig.) the love doves, le (due) colombelle □ (relig.) love feast, agape □ love-in, riunione di hippy (figli dei fiori, ecc.) □ (fig.) love in a cottage, due cuori e una capanna; matrimonio senza quattrini □ (bot.) love-in-idleness ( Viola tricolor), viola del pensiero □ (bot.) love-in-a-mist ( Nigella damascena), nigella; fanciullaccia □ love knot, nodo (o nastro) d'amore □ love letter, lettera d'amore □ love life, vita sentimentale □ love-making, il fare l'amore; (antiq.) corteggiamento □ love match, matrimonio d'amore □ (fig.) love nest, nido d'amore □ love of ( one's) country, patriottismo; amor di patria □ love philtre (o love potion), filtro d'amore □ love seat, amorino; divano a esse □ ( tennis) love serve (o service), servizio vinto lasciando l'avversario a zero punti □ love shaft, dardo di Cupido □ love song, canzone d'amore □ love story, storia d'amore □ love-struck, innamorato cotto; che ha avuto il colpo di fulmine (fig.) □ ( slang USA) love tips, tette (pop.); capezzoli □ love token, pegno d'amore □ for love, per amore; per diletto □ (fam.) Oh, for the love of God!, (escl. irritata) oh, santo cielo!; sant'iddio! □ to be in love with sb., essere innamorato di q. □ to make love to sb., fare l'amore con q.; (antiq.) corteggiare q. □ not for love or (o nor) money, a nessun costo; in nessun modo: I can't get this book for love or money, questo libro non c'è proprio modo d'averlo □ to play for love, giocare per passione (non per soldi) □ There's no love lost between them, non si possono soffrire; si detestano; si odiano cordialmente.♦ (to) love /lʌv/v. t.1 amare; aver caro; voler bene a: to love one's children, amare i figli; I love you, ti amo; ti voglio bene; to love sb. dearly, amare q. teneramente2 piacere molto (impers.); desiderare; adorare; divertirsi a; provar diletto in: I simply love skiing, adoro sciare; He loves playing tennis, gli piace molto giocare a tennis; (fam.) I'd love to go to England next summer, mi piacerebbe molto andare in Inghilterra l'estate prossima; DIALOGO → - Offering a drink1- I'd love a cup of tea, mi andrebbe proprio una tazza di tè; He simply loves to find other people's mistakes, si diverte molto a scoprire gli errori degli altri● (arc.) Lord love you!, Dio ti benedica!; povero me!; che cos'hai combinato! □ ( sfogliando un fiore) Loves me, loves me not, mi ama, non mi ama □ (prov.) Love me, love my dog, o prendermi o lasciarmi; devi prendermi così come sono. -
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3 Love
I 1. [lʌv]1) (affection, devotion) amore m.to do sth. for the love of it — fare qcs. per il gusto di farlo
for the love of God! — colloq. per amor del cielo!
to be, fall in love — essere innamorato, innamorarsi ( with di)
to make love — (have sex) fare l'amore ( with, to con)
love to Don and the kids — colloq. baci a Don e ai bambini
with love from Bob, love Bob — con affetto, Bob
3) (object of affection) amore m.2.be a love and make some tea — BE colloq. sii gentile, fa' un po' di tè
modificatore [letter, song, story] d'amore••II [lʌv]1) (feel affection for) amare [ lover]; voler bene a, amare [ child]; voler bene a [pet, friend]"he loves me, he loves me not" — "m'ama, non m'ama"
2) (appreciate) amare; (stronger) adorare [activity, place] ( doing, to do fare)"dance?" - "I'd love to!" — "vuoi ballare?" - "con grande piacere!"
III [lʌv]he'll love that! — iron. ne sarà felice!
nome (in tennis) zero m.* * *1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) amore2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) amore3) (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!) amore, passione; caro4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) zero2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) amare, volere bene a2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) amare, piacere molto•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *(Surnames) Love /lʌv/* * *I 1. [lʌv]1) (affection, devotion) amore m.to do sth. for the love of it — fare qcs. per il gusto di farlo
for the love of God! — colloq. per amor del cielo!
to be, fall in love — essere innamorato, innamorarsi ( with di)
to make love — (have sex) fare l'amore ( with, to con)
love to Don and the kids — colloq. baci a Don e ai bambini
with love from Bob, love Bob — con affetto, Bob
3) (object of affection) amore m.2.be a love and make some tea — BE colloq. sii gentile, fa' un po' di tè
modificatore [letter, song, story] d'amore••II [lʌv]1) (feel affection for) amare [ lover]; voler bene a, amare [ child]; voler bene a [pet, friend]"he loves me, he loves me not" — "m'ama, non m'ama"
2) (appreciate) amare; (stronger) adorare [activity, place] ( doing, to do fare)"dance?" - "I'd love to!" — "vuoi ballare?" - "con grande piacere!"
III [lʌv]he'll love that! — iron. ne sarà felice!
nome (in tennis) zero m. -
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[lʌv]1. n1)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
to make love to sb old — (woo) fare la corte a qn
love from Anne; love, Anne — (in letter) con affetto, Anne
2)"15 love" — "15 a zero"
2. vt(person: spouse, child) amare, (relative, friend) voler bene a, (food, activity, place) amare, adorarehe loves tennis/Florence — gli piace (molto) il tennis/Firenze
he loves swimming or to swim — gli piace (molto) nuotare
I'd love to... — mi piacerebbe molto...
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5 love child
nome (pl. love children) eufem. figlio m. dell'amore* * *neuph figlio (-a) dell'amore* * *nome (pl. love children) eufem. figlio m. dell'amore -
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7 love story
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8 love-letter
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9 love letter
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10 love life
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11 love match
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12 love nest
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13 love-hate relationship n
['lʌvˌheɪtrɪ'leɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp]rapporto m amore-odio inv -
14 love-making n
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15 love-stricken ['lʌvˌstrɪkən] adj
English-Italian dictionary > love-stricken ['lʌvˌstrɪkən] adj
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16 love handles
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17 love seat
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18 love-hate relationship
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19 love story
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20 fall in love (with)
(to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for): He fell in love with her straightaway.)
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