love

a very strong feeling of affection and care for someone or something

amor, cariño

• love sb/sth

Collocations love your family · love animals

• I have a lot of love for my pets.

  Tengo mucho amor por mis mascotas.

to like someone or something very much

gustar, encantar

• love doing sth

Collocations love cooking · love reading books

• She loves playing the piano.

  Ella le encanta tocar el piano.

a strong feeling of sexual attraction for someone

pasión, deseo

• have a love affair with sb

Collocations love affair · fall in love

• They had a passionate love.

  Tenían una pasión ardiente.

a strong feeling of devotion or loyalty to someone or something

devoción, lealtad

• love your country

Collocations love for one's country · love of freedom

• He has a deep love for his homeland.

  Él tiene un profundo amor por su patria.

an action that shows affection or care

cariño, gesto de amor

• show love

Collocations a gesture of love · an act of love

• She gave her child a big hug as an expression of love.

  Ella dio un gran abrazo a su hijo como expresión de amor.

a relationship based on strong affection and care

relación de amor, relación afectiva

• be in love with sb

Collocations love relationship · romantic love

• They have a strong love for each other.

  Tienen un fuerte amor el uno por el otro.

a feeling of affection and care towards someone or something

sentimiento de amor, cariño

• show love

Collocations express love · share love

• He expressed his love for her in a letter.

  Él expresó su amor por ella en una carta.

an attitude of affection and care towards someone or something

actitud de cariño, amor

• show love

Collocations attitude of love · love for life

• She has a great love for nature.

  Ella tiene un gran amor por la naturaleza.