Love

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1 Verb 2 Noun 3 See also: 4 Related Terms

Verb

1. To have a strong affection for.

   Translations

   • Albanian: dashuroj, dua
   • Breton: karet, radical kar-
   • Catalan: estimar
   • Chinese: 爱, 爱慕
   • Dutch: houden van, beminnen, liefhebben
   • Ekspreso: amer
   • Esperanto: ami
   • Estonian: armastama
   • Finnish: rakastaa
   • French: aimer
   • Frisian: hâlde fan
   • German: lieben
   • Guarani: ayhu (ah-)
   • Hebrew: אהבה (A'ha'va)
   • Indonesian: cinta, kasih, sayang
   • Interlingua: amar
   • Italian: amare
   • Japanese: 愛する (あいする, aisuru)
   • Korean: 사랑하다 (saranghada)
   • Latin: amare
   • Polish: kochać
   • Portuguese: amar
   • Spanish: amar, querer
   • Swedish: älska
   • Tamil: காதலி (between man and woman-sexual love)
   • Thai: รัก
   • Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)
   • Vietnamese2020: yêu, thương, yêuthương, thươngyêu, áiân
   • Volapük: löfön

2. (colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards s.o./doing s.th.; emphasized form of to like

   Ex. I'd love to join the team

3. (sexual) To copulate, perhaps from make_love.

   Ex. That girl is so hot! I wish I could make love to her ALL night long!

1. Strong affection.

   Translations

   • Albanian: dashuri f
   • Breton: karantez f
   • Catalan: amor m
   • Chinese: 爱, 爱情
   • Dutch: liefde f
   • Ekspreso: amor
   • Esperanto: amo
   • Estonian: armastus
   • Finnish: rakkaus, lempi (poetic)
   • French: amour m
   • German: Liebe f
   • Greek: Αγάπη "f" (agapi), Έρωτας "m" (erotas). Note: the word love can be translated to either Αγάπη or Έρωτας depending on its actual meaning. The first translation is used when "pure" love is implied (eg mother-child or even the non-erotic aspect of husband-wife). The second is used for erotic love (eg girlfriend-boyfriend).
   • Guarani: ayhu (t-)
   • Indonesian: cinta, kasih, sayang
   • Interlingua: amor
   • Italian: amore
   • Japanese: 愛 (あい, ai), 恋 (こい, koi), 恋愛 (れんあい, ren-ai), 愛情 (あいじょう, aijou)
   • Korean: 사랑 (sarang)
   • Latin: amor
   • Polish: miłość f
   • Portuguese: amor
   • Spanish: amor m
   • Swedish: kärlek c
   • Tamil: காதல் (between man and woman-sexual love), அன்பு, பாசம்
   • Tupinambá: aûsuba (t-)
   • Vietnamese2020: tìnhyêu, tìnhái, tìnhthương, tìnhthươngyêu, lòngthương, lòngthươngyêu, tìnháiân
   • Volapük: löf

• "I love you" in various languages