romance

romance, relación amorosa

Relación entre dos personas que se quieren como pareja.

En inglés sencillo: A loving relationship between two people.

• Their romance began at school.
• She had a brief romance with a musician.
• Did their summer romance last?

Cómo se usa: romance with someone (His romance with Anna lasted two years.)

Sinónimos: love affair, relationship

Expresiones frecuentes: summer romance, romance with someone, brief romance

romanticismo, amor romántico

Sentimientos de amor entre personas que resultan hermosos y emocionantes.

En inglés sencillo: Beautiful, exciting feelings of love between people.

• The evening was full of romance.
• They wanted to bring romance back into their marriage.
• Flowers added a touch of romance to the dinner.

Sinónimos: romantic love

Expresiones frecuentes: full of romance, bring back romance, romance in something

novela romántica, historia de amor

Libro, película u otro relato cuyo tema principal es cómo unas personas se enamoran.

En inglés sencillo: A book, film, or other story mainly about people falling in love.

• She enjoys reading romances.
• We watched a gentle romance last night.
• His latest book is a historical romance.

Sinónimos: love story

Expresiones frecuentes: read a romance, romance novel, historical romance

encanto, romanticismo

Cualidad que hace que algo parezca emocionante, hermoso o misterioso.

En inglés sencillo: A quality that makes something seem exciting, beautiful, or full of mystery.

• He loved the romance of sea travel.
• The old castle has a certain romance.
• Flying lost its romance when it became routine.

Cómo se usa: the romance of something (She was drawn to the romance of distant islands.)

Sinónimos: charm, allure

Expresiones frecuentes: romance of something, sense of romance

novela de caballerías

Antiguo tipo de relato de aventuras sobre caballeros, héroes valientes y sus viajes.

En inglés sencillo: An old kind of adventure story about knights, brave heroes, and their journeys.

• The romance tells of a brave knight.
• She studies medieval romances at university.
• A dragon guards the castle in this old romance.

Sinónimos: chivalric tale

Expresiones frecuentes: medieval romance, chivalric romance