lover (of) — (enthusiast) appassionato (-a) (di)
he's a lover of good food — è un buongustaio, è un amante della buona tavola
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Lover — Lov er (l[u^]v [ e]r), n. 1. One who loves; one who is in love; usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. Gower. [1913 Webster] Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lover — lov|er [ lʌvər ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who is in a loving or sexual relationship with another person: She gazed into the eyes of her lover. young lovers: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare s most famous young lovers become lovers: They were… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lov|er|ly — «LUHV uhr lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. like a lover: »loverly attentions. –adv. in the manner of a lover … Useful english dictionary
lover — lov|er W3 [ˈlʌvə US ər] n 1.) someone s lover is the person they are having a sexual relationship with but who they are not married to →↑mistress ▪ He killed his wife s lover. ▪ Nicola and I were lovers. ▪ a pair of young lovers 2.) someone who… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lover — lov•er [[t]ˈlʌv ər[/t]] n. 1) a person who is in love with another 2) a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another 3) cvb paramour 1) 4) a devotee of something: a lover of music[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225 … From formal English to slang
lover — lov·er … English syllables
lov·er — /ˈlʌvɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 a : a partner in a romantic or sexual relationship often plural They were friends for many years before they became lovers. 1 b : someone with whom a married person is having a love affair His wife accused him o … Useful english dictionary
Truth-lover — Truth lov er, n. One who loves the truth. [1913 Webster] Truth lover was our English Duke. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Free-lover — Free lov er, n. One who believes in or practices free love. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lady Chatterley's Lover — Lady Chat|ter|ley s Lov|er a novel by D. H. Lawrence which was written in 1928, but could not legally be sold in the UK until 1960 because the story contained a lot of descriptions of sex and was considered to be very shocking. It is about Lady… … Dictionary of contemporary English
free-lover — free lovˈer noun A person who advocates, or is thought to advocate, free love, eg (with cap) a Perfectionist (see under ↑perfect) • • • Main Entry: ↑free … Useful english dictionary
