Significato di love in italiano

• 0 to like someone very much and have sexual feelings for them -- amare

  • Last night he told me he loved me. Ieri sera mi ha detto che mi amava.

• 1 to like a friend or a person in your family very much -- amare

  • I’m sure he loves his kids. Sono certo che ama i suoi figli.

• 2 to like something very much -- amare

  • He loves his music. Adora la musica.

  • She loves animals. Ama gli animali.

• 3 used to say that you want something very much -- desiderare molto qualcosa/di fare qualcosa

  • I’d love some chocolate! Vorrei proprio della cioccolata!

  • I’d love to be an actor. Vorrei proprio diventare attore.

• 4 used to say that you would very much like to do something that someone is offering -- mi piacerebbe molto

  • ‘I wondered if you’d like to meet up sometime?’ ‘I’d love to.’ “Mi chiedevo se ti piacerebbe che ci incontrassimo uno di questi giorni?” “Mi piacerebbe molto.”

• 5 the feeling of liking someone very much and having sexual feelings for them -- amore

  • a love song una canzone d’amore

• 6 the feeling of liking a friend or person in your family very much -- amore, affetto

  • Nothing is as strong as the love you have for your kids. Niente è forte come l’amore che nutriamo per i figli.

• 7 a person that you love and feel attracted to -- amore

  • She was my first love. Lei è stata il mio primo amore.

• 8 something that interests you a lot -- passione

  • his love of books la sua passione per i libri

• 9 something you write at the end of a letter to a friend or someone in your family -- espressione di commiato alla fine di una lettera ad amici o parenti

  • Love, Mum Con affetto, mamma

• 10 having a strong feeling that you love someone -- innamorato

  • I’m in love with him. Sono innamorato di lui.

• 11 to start to love someone -- innamorarsi

  • I was 20 when I first fell in love. Avevo 20 anni quando mi sono innamorato per la prima volta.

• 12 to have sex -- fare l’amore

• 13 a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing -- amore

  • She has a great love of music

  • Her love for her children was clear for all to see.

• 14 strong attachment with sexual attraction -- amore

  • They are in love with one another.

• 15 a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection) -- amore, passione; caro

  • Ballet is the love of her life

  • Goodbye, love!

• 16 a score of nothing in tennis -- zero

  • The present score is fifteen love (written 15–0).

• 17 to be (very) fond of -- amare, volere bene a

  • She loves her children dearly.

• 18 to take pleasure in -- amare, piacere molto

  • They both love dancing.