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Dictionary: a·mour   (ə-mʊr') pronunciation
n.
A love affair, especially an illicit one.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin amor, love. See amorous.]


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parfait amour

Purple-coloured liqueur, flavoured with citrus fruits and violets.

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noun

    An intimate sexual relationship between two people: affair, love, love affair, romance. See love/hatred, sex/asexual.

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Definition: romance
Antonyms: dislike, hate, hatred


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IN BRIEF: n. - A usually secretive or illicit love relationship.

Tutor's tip: Wearing "armor" (protective clothing, often made from metal) that you keep in an "armoire" (closet) protects you from an "armer" (someone handling weapons) but not from an "amour" (love affair).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kærlighedsaffære

Nederlands (Dutch)
avontuurtje, affaire

Français (French)
n. - aventure, intrigue amoureuse, liaison

Deutsch (German)
n. - Liebschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ερωτοδουλειά, ερωτικός δεσμός

Italiano (Italian)
tresca, amoretto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - namoro (m), aventura (f) ou intriga (f) amorosa, galanteio (m)

Русский (Russian)
любовь, любовная интрига

Español (Spanish)
n. - aventura amorosa, amorío

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kärleksaffär

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
奸情, 恋情

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 姦情, 戀情

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정사(육체 관계), 간통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 情事, 浮気, 密通

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) علاقه غراميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרשת אהבה בייחוד סודית, רומן חשאי‬


 
 
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