love

amour, affection

Sentiment profond d’affection pour quelqu’un, qui peut aussi comporter une attirance amoureuse.

En anglais simple : A strong feeling of caring deeply about someone, often with romantic attraction.

• Their love grew over time.
• He fell in love with her at university.
• A parent's love can make a child feel safe.

Comment l'utiliser : love for someone (His love for his children was clear.); in love with someone (She's in love with her oldest friend.)

Synonymes : affection, devotion

Contraires : hate, hatred

Expressions courantes : love for someone, fall in love, true love, deep love

passion, amour, goût

Goût très fort pour quelque chose qui procure du plaisir.

En anglais simple : A strong liking for something that gives you pleasure.

• Her love of music started early.
• He passed his love of cooking on to his children.
• Their shared love for the sea brought them together.

Comment l'utiliser : love of/for something (We share a love of old films.)

Synonymes : fondness, passion, liking

Contraires : dislike, hatred

Expressions courantes : love of music, love for something, love of reading

amour, bien-aimé, bien-aimée

Personne pour laquelle on éprouve un profond amour romantique.

En anglais simple : A person you have strong romantic feelings for.

• He was my first love.
• She married the love of her life.
• His old love returned to the village years later.

Synonymes : sweetheart, beloved, darling

Expressions courantes : my first love, my true love, love of my life, my lost love

zéro

Score de zéro au tennis.

En anglais simple : A score of zero in tennis.

• The score is thirty love.
• She won the first game to love.
• At love forty, he faced three break points.

Synonymes : zero, nil

Expressions courantes : fifteen love, thirty love, love all, love fifteen

chéri, chérie

Mot affectueux pour s’adresser à quelqu’un, même à une personne que l’on ne connaît pas.

En anglais simple : A friendly word used when speaking to someone, even someone you do not know.

• Morning, love!
• Would you like a bag, love?
• Thanks, love, you've been very helpful.

Synonymes : dear, darling

Expressions courantes : hello love, thanks love, sorry love, yes love

aimer

Éprouver une affection profonde pour quelqu’un et vouloir son bonheur.

En anglais simple : To care deeply about someone and want them to be happy.

• I love my family.
• She loved him for many years.
• Do you still love me?

Synonymes : adore, cherish

Contraires : hate

Expressions courantes : love someone deeply, love your family, love each other, love someone dearly

aimer, apprécier

Bien pousser ou se développer dans certaines conditions, notamment en parlant de plantes.

En anglais simple : To grow or do well when given particular conditions or things.

• These flowers love the sun.
• Moss loves cool, damp places.
• The plants loved the extra water and grew quickly.

Synonymes : thrive on, need

Expressions courantes : love the sun, love damp conditions, love rich soil, love warm weather