Love words: слова любви в английском языке
- love sb to bits
idiom, UK informal
Значение: to love someone very much.
Перевод: безумно кого-то любить.
- all’s fair in love and war
idiom
Значение: in love and war you do not have to obey the usual rules about reasonable behaviour.
Перевод: в любви и на войне все средства хороши.
- love me, love my dog
humorous saying
Значение: said to warn someone that if they want to be in a relationship with you, they must be willing to accept everything about you.
Перевод: принимай меня таким, какой я есть.
- be no/little love lost between
idiom
Значение: if there is no/little love lost between two people, they do not like each other.
Перевод: недолюбливать друг друга.
- lovebirds
noun, humorous
Значение: two people who are obviously very much in love with each other.
Перевод: влюбленные, любовники, «голубки».
- lover
noun
1 Значение: the person you are having a sexual relationship with, but are not married to.
Перевод: любовник/любовница, возлюбленный/возлюбленная.
2 Значение: someone with a strong liking for something.
Перевод: любитель, поклонник, приверженец.
- love rat
noun, UK informal
Значение: a man who has had a secret sexual relationship with someone he is not married to or who is not his regular sexual partner.
Перевод: изменник, ходок налево.
- love-hate relationship
noun
Значение: strong feelings about someone or something that are a mixture of love and hate.
Перевод: отношения любви и ненависти.
- love affair
noun
[‘lʌvəˌfeə]
1 Значение: a romantic and sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other.
Перевод: роман, любовная связь.
2 Значение: a strong liking for a particular activity or place.
Перевод: увлечение.
- love life
noun
Значение: the romantic relationships in a person’s life.
Перевод: личная жизнь.
- love match
noun, informal
Значение: a marriage or relationship between two people who love each other very much.
Перевод: брак по любви.
- love triangle
noun
[‘traɪæŋgl]
Значение: a situation in which two people both love a third person.
Перевод: любовный треугольник (вид романтических отношений между тремя людьми).
- love bite (UK) / hickey (US)
noun
[baɪt] / [‘hɪkɪ]
Значение: a temporary red mark on someone’s skin, often the neck, where someone has sucked or bitten it as a sexual act.
Перевод: засос.
- love-making
noun
Значение: sexual activity.
Перевод: физическая близость.
- love lock
noun
Значение: a padlock that is fixed to a bridge as a sign of love between two people.
Перевод: замóк любви.
- love letter
noun
Значение: a letter that you write to someone that you are having a romantic relationship with.
Перевод: любовное письмо.
- love seat
noun
Значение: a small sofa that is only long enough for two people.
Перевод: диван на двоих.
- love child
noun, old-fashioned
Значение: a child whose parents are not married to each other.
Перевод: внебрачный ребёнок.
- love-struck
adjective
Значение: so in love with someone that it is difficult to behave as usual or even think of anything else except the person you love.
Перевод: по уши влюбленный, безумно влюбленный.
- loving
adjective
[‘lʌvɪŋ]
Значение: showing a lot of love towards someone.
Перевод: любящий, верный.
- lovingly
adverb
[‘lʌvɪŋlɪ]
Значение: in a way that shows a lot of love or care.
Перевод: с любовью, нежно.
- lovey-dovey
adjective, informal disapproving
[ˌlʌvɪ’dʌvɪ]
Значение: if two people in a romantic relationship are lovey-dovey, they show their love for each other in public by touching each other and saying loving things.
Перевод: влюбленная парочка, влюбленные, которые очень открыто демонстрируют свои романические отношения.
- lovable
adjective
[‘lʌvəbl]
Значение: having qualities that make a person or animal easy to love.
Перевод: привлекательный, приятный.
- lovelorn
adjective
[‘lʌvlɔːn]
Значение: sad because the person you love does not love you.
Перевод: безнадежно влюбленный, страдающий от безнадежной любви.
- lovesick
adjective
[‘lʌvsɪk]
Значение: sad because the person you love does not love you.
Перевод: томящийся от любви.
* love handles
noun, humorous
[‘hændlz]
Значение: the layer of fat around the middle of a person’s body.
Перевод: жировые складки.
Литература:
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Hogvarts ♡