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love affair n ( with person) liaison f (with avec ; between entre) ; (with place, car, era etc) histoire f d'amour (with avec). -
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(a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married.) liaison (amoureuse) -
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love [lʌv]1 noun(a) (for person) amour m;∎ motherly love amour m maternel;∎ we didn't marry for love nous n'avons pas fait un mariage d'amour;∎ he did it out of love for her il l'a fait par amour pour elle;∎ it was love at first sight ce fut le coup de foudre;∎ to be in love (with sb) être amoureux (de qn), French Canadian être en amour (avec qn);∎ they were deeply in love ils s'aimaient profondément;∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn), French Canadian tomber en amour (avec qn);∎ literary to make violent love to sb faire une cour ardente à qn;∎ make love not war! faites l'amour, pas la guerre!;∎ Mark sends or gives you his love Mark t'embrasse;∎ give my love to Gordon embrasse Gordon de ma part ou pour moi;∎ (lots of) love from Jayne, all my love, Jayne (in letter) affectueusement, Jayne;∎ familiar I wouldn't do it for love nor money je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde, je ne le ferais pour rien au monde□ ;∎ familiar you can't get a taxi for love nor money round here pas moyen de trouver un taxi par ici;∎ there's no love lost between them ils se détestent cordialement(b) (for object, hobby, one's country etc) amour m;∎ his love of good food sa passion pour la bonne chère;∎ he has a great love of Scotland il a beaucoup d'amour pour l'Écosse;∎ she fell in love with the house immediately elle a eu le coup de foudre pour la maison;∎ I don't do this job for the love of it je ne fais pas ce travail pour le ou par plaisir(c) (beloved person) amour m;∎ he's one of her many loves c'est un des nombreux hommes qu'elle a aimés;∎ she's the love of his life c'est la femme de sa vie;(d) (favourite activity) passion f;∎ music is his great love la musique est sa grande passion∎ (my) love mon amour;∎ 40 love 40 zéro;∎ two sets to love deux sets à rien ou à zéro∎ I like you but I don't love you je t'aime bien mais je ne suis pas amoureux de toi;∎ familiar I love my brother but he drives me round the bend j'aime beaucoup mon frère, mais il me rend chèvre;∎ familiar I'll have to love you and leave you ce n'est pas le tout mais il faut que j'y aille∎ don't you just love that little dress? cette petite robe est vraiment adorable, tu ne trouves pas?;∎ I love lying or to lie in bed on Sunday mornings j'adore faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;∎ she loves to hear you sing elle adore vous entendre chanter;∎ I'd love to come j'aimerais beaucoup venir;∎ I'd love you to come j'aimerais beaucoup que ou cela me ferait très plaisir que tu viennes;∎ she'd love to see you again elle serait enchantée ou ravie de vous revoir;∎ would you like to come too? - I'd love to voudriez-vous venir aussi? - avec grand plaisir(c) (prize → one's country, freedom etc) aimer►► love affair liaison f (amoureuse); figurative passion f;∎ his love affair with Paris sa passion pour Paris;love child enfant mf de l'amour;love knot lacs m d'amour;love letter lettre f d'amour, billet m doux;love life vie f sentimentale;∎ familiar how's your love life? comment vont tes amours?;love match mariage m d'amour;love nest nid m d'amour;love potion philtre m;love scene scène f d'amour;love song chanson f d'amour;love story histoire f d'amour;love token gage m d'amour;love triangle ménage m à trois -
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affair [əˈfεər]1. nouna. ( = event, concern) affaire fb. ( = love affair) liaison f2. plural noun• to put one's affairs in order ( = business) mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires ; ( = belongings) mettre ses affaires en ordre* * *[ə'feə(r)] 1.1) (event, incident, thing) affaire f2) ( matter) affaire fat first the conflict seemed a small affair — au début, le conflit ne paraissait pas grave
3) ( relationship) liaison f ( with avec); ( casual) aventure f4) ( concern) affaire f2.affairs plural noun1) Politics, Journalism affaires fpl2) ( business) affaires fpl -
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love [lʌv]1. nouna. (for person) amour m► for love• don't give me any money, I'm doing it for love ne me donnez pas d'argent, je le fais parce que ça me fait plaisir• all my love, Jim bises, Jimd. (British term of address) (inf) (to child) mon petit, ma petite ; (to man) mon chéri ; (to woman) ma chérie ; (between strangers) (to man) mon petit monsieur (inf) ; (to woman) ma petite dame (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► En Grande-Bretagne, ne vous étonnez pas si une vendeuse ou un conducteur d'autobus vous appelle love ou dear - cette manière de s'adresser à des inconnus n'a aucune connotation sexuelle.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. [+ person] aimer• he didn't just like her, he loved her il ne l'aimait pas d'amitié, mais d'amour• he loves reading/photography il adore lire/la photographie• I'd love to! (in answer to question) avec plaisir !• I'd love to but unfortunately... j'aimerais bien, malheureusement...• she's going to love that! (sarcastic) elle va être ravie !3. compounds• my loved ones les êtres qui me sont chers ► love handles (inf) plural noun poignées fpl d'amour (inf)• they have a love-hate relationship ils s'aiment et se détestent à la fois ► love letter noun lettre f d'amour* * *[lʌv] 1.1) (affection, devotion) amour mto be/fall in love — être/tomber amoureux/-euse ( with de)
to make love — ( have sex) faire l'amour
2) ( in polite formulas)with love from Bob —
love Bob — affectueusement, Bob
3) ( object of affection) amour mbe a love — (colloq) GB sois gentil
4) GB ( term of address) ( to adult) mon amour m, mon chéri/ma chérie m/f; ( to child) mon chéri/ma chérie m/f5) ( in tennis) zéro m2. 3.transitive verb1) ( feel affection for) aimer2) ( appreciate) aimer beaucoup ( to do faire); ( accepting invitation)‘I'd love to!’ — ‘avec plaisir!’
3) (colloq) ( in exaggerated speech) adorershe'll love that! — iron elle sera vraiment ravie! iron
••there's no love lost between them — ils/elles se détestent cordialement
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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.) amour2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) amour3) (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!) passion; chéri/-ie4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) (à) zéro2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) aimer2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) aimer•- 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 -
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[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) affaire2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) chose3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) affaire(s)4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) liaison -
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romance [rəʊˈmæns]* * *[rəʊ'mæns]1) (of era, place) charme m; ( of travel) côté m romantique2) ( love affair) histoire f d'amour; ( love) amour m; ( passing affair) aventure f4) Literature ( medieval) roman m du moyen âge -
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romance [rəʊ'mæns]1 noun(a) (love affair) liaison f (amoureuse);∎ to have a romance with sb (affair) avoir une liaison avec qn; (idyll) vivre un roman d'amour avec qn;∎ a holiday romance un amour de vacances∎ romance is in the air il y a de l'amour dans l'air;∎ everyone dreams of romance tout le monde rêve d'un grand amour∎ historical romance = roman d'amour situé à une époque ancienne∎ after a while the romance wore off après quelque temps, le charme s'estompa∎ most of what he says is just romance il invente presque tout ce qu'il raconte(f) Literature roman m de chevalerie ou d'aventureslaisser vagabonder son imagination, fabuler;∎ to romance on or about sth fabuler ou broder sur qch(person) courtiser4 Romance1 nounLinguistics roman m∎ the Romance languages les langues fpl romanes;∎ student of Romance languages romaniste mf►► romance writer romancier(ère) m,f, auteur m d'histoires romanesques -
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A n2 ( love affair) histoire f d'amour ; ( love) amour m ; to have a romance vivre une histoire d'amour ; it was the great romance of his life ça a été le grand amour de sa vie ; a holiday GB ou vacation US romance une aventure de vacances ;3 ( entertainment) ( novel) roman m d'amour ; ( film) film m d'amour ; historical romance ( love story) roman d'amour historique ; ( heroic) roman de cape et d'épée ;5 Mus romance f. -
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storybook [ˈstɔ:rɪbʊk]1. noun2. adjective[love affair] romanesque* * *['stɔːrɪbʊk]noun livre m de contes -
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unsuccessful [ˈʌnsəkˈsesfʊl]• to prove unsuccessful [search, negotiations] ne mener à rien• we regret to inform you that your application for the post has been unsuccessful nous regrettons de ne pouvoir donner suite à votre candidature au poste concerné* * *[ˌʌnsək'sesfl]1) [campaign] infructueux/-euse; [production, film] sans succès; [lawsuit] perdu; [love affair] malheureux/-euse; [search] vainto be unsuccessful — [attempt] échouer
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[in'tæŋɡl](to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) emmêler -
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1) (to get into bed: I'm sleepy - I think I'll go to bed now; What time do you usually go to bed?) (aller) se coucher2) ((often with with) to have sexual intercourse with; to have a love affair with.) coucher avec -
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1) (a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something: an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover.) amateur/-eure; amoureux/-euse2) (a person who is having a love affair with another.) amant, maîtresse -
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['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) scandale2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) scandale3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) ragots•- scandalise - scandalous - scandalously -
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['torid]1) (very hot: the torrid zone (= the area of the world on either side of the equator).) tor- ride2) (passionate: a torrid love affair.) passionné
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