| Traduções principais |
| love n | uncountable (affection) | amor sm |
| | Love is perhaps the most important human emotion. |
| | O amor é talvez a mais importante emoção humana. |
| love n | uncountable (romantic feelings) | amor sm |
| | You could see her love for him in her eyes. |
| | Você conseguia ver o amor dela por ele nos olhos dela. |
| love [sb]⇒ vtr | (feel affection for) | amar vt |
| | Of course I love my mother. |
| | Claro que eu amo a minha mãe. |
| love [sb] vtr | (be fond of) | amar, adorar vt |
| | I love Jane. She's always such fun to be with! |
| | Eu adoro a Jane. Ela é sempre uma companhia muito divertida! |
| love [sb] vtr | (have romantic feelings for) | amar vt |
| | You can tell that she loves her boyfriend by the look on her face. |
| | Dá para ver, pelo olhar dela, que ela ama o namorado. |
| love [sth]⇒ vtr | (like strongly) | amar vt |
| | I love basketball. |
| | Eu amo basquetebol. |
love doing [sth],
love to do [sth] v expr | (activity: enjoy) | amar vt |
| | | gostar vt |
| | I love jogging in the park when the weather is warm. |
| | Eu amo correr no parque quando o clima está quente. |
| love n | (lover) | amor sm |
| | | amado, amada sm, sf |
| | She was my first love. |
| | Ela foi meu primeiro amor. |
| love interj | informal (affectionate term) | amor interj |
| | | querido, querida interj |
| | Can you give me the remote control, please, love? |
| | Você pode me dar o controle remoto, por favor, amor? |
| love interj | UK, informal (friendly term of address) | querido, querida interj |
| | When I got to the bar, the barman asked me, "What would you like, love?" |
| | Quando cheguei ao bar, o barman me perguntou: "O que você gostaria, querido?" |
Formas compostas:
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| act of love n | (action motivated by love) | ato de amor sm |
| brotherly love n | (kindness towards others) | amor fraternal sm |
| | Brotherly love is the love you have for your neighbor or your fellow man. |
fall head over heels,
fall head over heels in love v expr | figurative (fall in love) (figurado) | apaixonar-se vp |
| | | perder a cabeça loc v |
| | After knowing him for just two weeks I'd fallen head over heels. |
| fall head over heels in love with [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) (figurado) | apaixonar-se vp |
| | Juliet fell head over heels in love with Romeo. |
| fall in love v expr | (couple: become infatuated) | apaixonar-se vp |
| | The couple fell in love when they were in college. |
| | O casal se apaixonou quando estavam na faculdade. |
| fall in love v expr | (become infatuated: with [sb]) | apaixonar-se vp |
| | Gina falls in love every five minutes! |
| | Gina se apaixona a cada cinco minutos. |
| fall in love with [sb] v expr | (become infatuated with [sb]) | apaixonar-se vp |
| | I think I fell in love with him the very first time we met. |
| | Acho que me apaixonei por ele na primeira vez em que o vi. |
| fall in love at first sight v expr | (become infatuated with a stranger) | apaixonar-se à primeira vista expres v |
| | As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight. |
| find true love v expr | (meet one's perfect partner) | encontrar amor verdadeiro expres v |
| | The romantic teenager hopes to find true love. |
| first love n | (first romantic partner) | primeiro amor sm |
| for love adv | (motivated by love) (motivado por amor) | por amor loc adv |
| | When I marry, I'll marry for love and nothing else. |
| for the love of prep | (out of love for) | por amor a loc adv |
| | I like gardening just for the love of seeing things grow. |
| for the love of God interj | (expression of frustration) | pelo amor de Deus! interj |
| | John, for the love of God, just sit quietly for a minute and let me think! |
| forbidden love n | (sexual relationship: taboo) | amor proibido sm |
| | My sister's child was a result of our forbidden love. |
| forbidden love n | (romantic relationship: taboo) | amor proibido sm |
| | Romeo and Juliet is a sad tale of forbidden love. |
| free love n | dated (extra-marital or promiscuous sex) (antiquado, fora de uso: sexo extraconjugal) | amor livre sm |
| goddess of love n | (mythology: Aphrodite, Venus) (mito: Afrodite, Vênus, etc.) | deusa do amor sf |
| head over heels in love expr | figurative (infatuated) | totalmente apaixonado adv + adj |
| | After Cara's first date with Matt, she was head over heels in love with him. |
I love u,
I love U expr | textspeak, abbreviation (I love you) (BRA) | Te amo! expres |
| | (POR) | Amo-te expres |
| | See you for dinner tonight. I love u. |
| I love you interj | (declaration of strong affection) (BRA) | Eu te amo interj |
| | (POR) | Amo-te!, Adoro-te! interj |
| | I love you, Mom! |
| | Eu te amo, mãe! |
| I love you interj | (declaration of strong romantic feelings) (BRA) | Eu te amo interj |
| | (POR) | Eu amo-te interj |
| | I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. |
| | Eu te amo e quero passar o resto da minha vida com você. |
| I love you so much interj | (great affection) (BRA) | Eu te amo tanto interj |
| | (POR) | Amo-te, Gosto tanto de ti interj |
| | | Amo-te do fundo do coração expres |
| | I love you so much that I can't stand to be apart from you. |
| | Eu te amo tanto que não posso ficar separado de você. |
| I'd love to interj | (enthusiastic yes) | Adoraria! interj |
| | "Would you like to go out for a drink?" "I'd love to." |
| be in love vi + adj | (infatuated) | apaixonado adj |
| | People who are in love never listen to anyone else's advice. |
| | The two of them are in love, and they spend every moment together. |
| | As pessoas que estão apaixonadas nunca ouvem os conselhos de mais ninguém. Eles dois estão apaixonados e passam todo o tempo juntos. |
| be in love with [sb] v expr | (be infatuated) (por alguém) | apaixonado adj |
| | He's so thoughtful! I am in love with him. |
| be in love with [sth] v expr | figurative (be very keen) (figurado: por alguma coisa) | apaixonado adj |
| | He is in love with the sound of his own voice. |
ladylove,
lady-love,
lady love n | poetic or humorous (female lover, girlfriend) | namoradinha sf dim |
| Lots of love expr | (for signing off a letter) (fechamento de carta) | Com muito amor expres |
| love affair n | (romantic relationship) (relacionamento romântico) | caso de amor sm + prep + sm |
| | She's having a love affair with a married man. |
| love affair n | figurative (intense liking for) | caso de amor sm + prep + sm |
| | Her love affair with all things Japanese started two years ago after holidaying there. |
| love at first sight n | (instant romantic attraction to [sb]) | amor à primeira vista sm |
| | When Harry met Sally it wasn't love at first sight; they fell in love some years later. |
| love child n | slang (illegitimate offspring) (pejorativo) | bastardo sm |
| | | filho ilegítimo sm |
| | That girl is a love child; she has never met her father. |
| Love from adv | (letter: affectionate sign-off) (fechamento de carta) | Com amor expres |
| love handles n | slang, figurative (fat midriff) (figurado, gordura abdominal) | pneus sm pl |
| | It's time to start exercising my abs and obliques; my love handles are getting noticeable! |
| love interest n | (romantic role in story) | papel romântico sm + adj |
| | The actor plays the love interest in the film. |
| love letter n | (letter expressing romantic feelings) (literal) | carta de amor loc sf |
| | He wrote her a love letter every day while he was away. |
| love letter to [sth] n | figurative (expression of affection) (fig, expressão de amor) | carta de amor loc sf |
| | The movie is his love letter to the city of Rome. |
| love life | (relationships) | vida amorosa sf |
| love seat n | (small couch, bench) | namoradeira sf |
| | This love seat was handmade in Indonesia from solid teak. |
| love song n | (song expressing romantic feelings) | música romântica sf |
| | | canção de amor sf |
| | Most pop songs are love songs. |
| love spell n | (magic spell) | feitiço sm |
| love story n | (story about a romantic relationship) | história de amor sf |
| | "Romeo and Juliet" is a tragic love story. |
| love triangle n | (relationship between three people) | triângulo amoroso sm |
| | A love triangle, causing conflict between three people, is a classic movie plot. |
love bite,
love-bite,
lovebite n | (red mark from lover's bite) (gíria) | chupão sm |
madly in love,
madly in love with [sb] expr | (infatuated) | loucamente apaixonado adv + adj |
| | I am madly in love with you. |
| make love v expr | (have sex) (figurado) | fazer amor expres v |
| | | fazer sexo expres v |
| | The survey found that the average couple make love three times a week. |
| | A pesquisa descobriu que os casais em média fazem amor três vezes por semana. |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (lema dos hippies nos anos 60) | faça amor não faça guerra! interj |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
| maternal love n | (motherly affection) | amor materno sm |
| mother love n | (affection felt by a mother for her child) | amor de mãe sm |
| my love n | informal (affectionate term) (informal) | meu amor expres |
| | Are you coming my love? |
| | Você vai vir, meu amor? |
| no love lost n | (mutual dislike) (figurado, desprezo mútuo) | não morrer de amor expres |
| | | não se bicar expres |
| | There's no love lost between those two. They've always hated each other. |
| not for love or money adv | (impossible to obtain by any means) | nem por todo o dinheiro do mundo expres |
| | You can't get a table in that restaurant for love or money. |
puppy love,
calf love n | figurative (adolescent infatuation) (informal; BRA) | namorico sm |
| | | namoro de criança sm |
| | The two teenagers had a case of puppy love. |
| self-love n | (high self-esteem) | amor próprio sm |
| | | autoestima sf |
| self-love n | (vanity) | amor próprio sm |
| | | vaidade sf |
| sexual love n | (physical passion) | amor físico sm |
| | | amor sexual sm |
| | | relacionamento sexual sm |
| sexual love n | (intercourse, sex) | sexo sm |
| | | relação sexual sf |
| | | ato sexual sm |
| love [sb] to distraction v expr | (love madly) | amar loucamente vt + adv |
| tough love n | (harsh treatment of [sb] to help them) | disciplina com carinho expres |
| | When Mariam lost her brand new phone, her parents showed tough love by insisting she get a part-time job to buy herself a replacement. |
| true love n | (romantic infatuation) | amor verdadeiro loc sm |
| | Anyone could see it was true love between the couple; they couldn't take their eyes off each other. |
| | Após anos de relacionamentos infelizes, eu finalmente encontrei o amor verdadeiro aos 39 anos. |
| true love n | (fated romantic partner) (parceiro romântico) | amor verdadeiro loc sm |
| | After eighteen years apart she was reunited with her true love. |
| with love expr | (affectionately) | com amor loc adv |
| with love expr | (used to sign off affectionately) | com amor loc adv |
| would love v expr | (used to request or accept [sth]) (adorar: futuro do pretérito) | adoraria vt |
| | I would love a cup of coffee, thank you. |
| | Eu adoraria uma xícara de café, obrigada. |