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1 amour Noun, masculine (a) love; ~ fou mad passion; lettre d'~ love letter; être fou d'~ to be madly in love (pour qn, with sb); faire qch pour l'~ de qn to do sth for sb's sake; faire qch avec ~ to do sth with loving care; "pour l'~ de Dieu!" "for the love of God!", "for crying out loud!", "for God's sake!"; rapport ~-haine love-hate relationship
(b) physical lovemaking; faire l'~ to make love (avec qn, to sb, with sb)
(c) (has a feminine plural in literary use) love affair; (referring to person concerned) love; c'était son premier ~ she was his first love; ~ de jeunesse old flame; ~ de rencontre casual love affair
(d) (as term of affection) love, sweet, sweetie; mon ~ (my) love, sweetie; un ~ de garçon a sweet little boy; passe moi le sucre, tu seras un ~ be a dear and pass me the sugar
(e) ~ en cage winter cherry, Chinese lantern
(f) (Art) cupid

2 Amour Noun, masculine (a) (Mythology) (le dieu) ~ Cupid

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