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What is love in Brazil?
Te amo. The most traditional way to say ‘I love you’ in Brazilian Portuguese is te amo. Like its English translation, it can be used among close friends and as the first definite declaration of the beginning of a serious relationship.
Is amore Italian or Spanish?
If you’d like to say “my love” to someone in Italian, you would say “amore mio”. But that’s just the beginning of Italian terms of endearment, as the language has no shortage of loving words. While the basis of it all is “amore” (love), here are some other useful loving expressions: Tesoro mio = My treasure.
What does Benzinho mean?
benzinho m (plural benzinhos) Diminutive of bem. honey (a term of affection)
Which is the best English translation of the word love?
British English: love /lʌv/ NOUN. Love is the very strong warm feeling that you have when you care very much about someone, or you have strong romantic feelings for them. In the four years since we married, our love has grown stronger. American English: love. Arabic: حُبٌ. Brazilian Portuguese: amor. Chinese: 爱.
What is the meaning of the word love?
Love is the very strong warm feeling that you have when you care very much about someone, or you have strong romantic feelings for them. In the four years since we married, our love has grown stronger. care about If you love someone, you care very much about them. enjoy If you love something, you like it very much.
Where does the word affection come from in Portuguese?
The Portuguese word for ‘affection’ is carinho and is often used between people who share a close relationship; if you gently stroke, massage or soothe someone, it’s said you are dando carinho or ‘giving affection’. It comes from the Spanish word cariño, which may have derived from the same word in Aragonese that means ‘beloved’.
Where does the word passion come from in Portuguese?
The Portuguese word for ‘passion’ originates from two roots, both of which are based in religion: the Latin word passiō, which means ‘sufferings of Christ on the cross’, and passion, which comes from Old French and means ‘Christ’s passion and physical suffering’.