|
English-French French grammar French words and phrases Forums French-English translation of amour
1 amour Noun, masculine (a) love; ~ fou mad passion; lettre d'~ love letter; être fou d'~ to be madly in love (pour qn, with sb); faire qch pour l'~ de qn to do sth for sb's sake; faire qch avec ~ to do sth with loving care; "pour l'~ de Dieu!" "for the love of God!", "for crying out loud!", "for God's sake!"; rapport ~-haine love-hate relationship (b) physical lovemaking; faire l'~ to make love (avec qn, to sb, with sb) (c) (has a feminine plural in literary use) love affair; (referring to person concerned) love; c'était son premier ~ she was his first love; ~ de jeunesse old flame; ~ de rencontre casual love affair (d) (as term of affection) love, sweet, sweetie; mon ~ (my) love, sweetie; un ~ de garçon a sweet little boy; passe moi le sucre, tu seras un ~ be a dear and pass me the sugar (e) ~ en cage winter cherry, Chinese lantern (f) (Art) cupid 2 Amour Noun, masculine (a) (Mythology) (le dieu) ~ Cupid Bookmark this dictionary English-French Spanish-English English-Spanish Basic French phrases and vocabulary Grammar tips and articles Translate computing terms Glossary of French business terms
Unless otherwise specified, the French dictionary and other French grammar and
translation material
provided on this site is written by Neil Coffey. Suggestions are always welcome for new material
for the French dictionary. You may also wish to visit the site's French language discussion forum,
where you
post questions on topics such as French grammar, translation, French culture or the French language in general.
For on-the-spot updates and suggestions, follow the author on Twitter.
|