Ein Synonyme-Lexikon

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Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), lit. (literary), n. (noun), pl. (plural), sl. (slang), v. (verb), vul. (vulgar)

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Liebe, die n. (love)

Also see lieben below.

ROMANTIC / PASSIONATE LOVE
Amouren (pl.) amour(s), love
e Beziehung relationship
e Leibelei flirtation
e Liebesbeziehung affair, relationship
e Leidenschaft passion
e Passion passion
e Minne courtly love
e Romanze romance
e Zärtlichkeit tenderness

FAVOR / PREFERENCE
s Gefühl feeling
e Neigung inclination
e Sympathie sympathy (agreement)
e Zuneigung inclination

SEXUAL LOVE
r Beischlaf sexual intercourse
r Geschlechtsakt sex act, coitus
r Geschlechtsverkehr sexual intercourse
r Koitus coitus
r Eros eros
e Erotik eroticism
körperliche Liebe physical love
r Sex sex, sexual intercourse

EXPRESSIONS / IDIOMS:
aus Liebe heiraten to marry for love
Liebe auf den ersten Blick love at first sight

SLANG / INFORMAL:
r One-Night-Stand one-night stand
r Quickie quickie
r Seitensprung affair, fling
s Schäferstündchen lovers' tryst

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lieben v. (to love)

anhimmeln worship
beischlafen have sex, sleep together
gern haben like
huldigen honor, pay tribute to
jdn mögen like sb
sich verlieben (in, acc.) fall in love (with)
schätzen appreciate, treasure

SLANG / INFORMAL:
Feuer fangen catch fire
ins Bett gehen to go to bed
liebkosen caress
schmusen (kiss and) cuddle
turteln bill and coo
verknallen fall head over heels (in love)

EXPRESSIONS / IDIOMS:
Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben to have giddy feelings of love
(For more see the Word of the Day definition.)

RELATED:
Geliebte(r) lover
r Liebhaber lover (m.)
e Liebhaberin lover (f.)
Liebling darling, sweetheart
e Liebeskummer love troubles
e Mätresse mistress, lover
r Schatz darling, treasure
verliebt adj. in love
(angetan, hingerissen, betört, verhext, verknallt, verzaubert, zugetan)

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