Kilo Lingo

amuʁø

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Translation

in love

Word origin

From Latin amorosus ('loving, full of love'), from amor ('love'). The same root gives English amorous and, more distantly, amateur.

Origin
Latin
Root
amorosus
English cognates
amorous, amateur

Grammar

Feminineamoureuse
Masc pluralamoureux
Fem pluralamoureuses

Examples

' .

He fell in love with her at first sight.

follement .

They are madly in love.

collegue.

She is in love with her colleague.

.

The young lovers were holding hands on the bridge.

.

My father remained in love with my mother all his life.

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This word is part of lesson 14.