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♦ 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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