make love
To engage in sexual intercourseTo engage in sexual intercourse.
» You can't make someone love you.
Liebe kann man nicht erzwingen.
Неможливо примусити себе любити.
Meaning
2 senses(euphemistic)To engage in sexual intercourse.
I caught them making love on my couch.
Liebe machen
занима́ться любо́вьюzanimátʹsja ljubóvʹju, заня́ться любо́вьюzanjátʹsja ljubóvʹju
коха́тисяkoxátysja, займа́тися любо́в'юzajmátysja ljubóvʺju
have sexual intercourse with
(archaic)To make amorous approaches (to); to woo, romance, court.
Examples
136 sentencesYou can't make someone love you.
Неможливо примусити себе любити.
deLiebe kann man nicht erzwingen.
I can't make Tom love me.
You can't make me love you.
ruТы не можешь заставить меня тебя любить.
deDu kannst mich nicht dazu bringen, dich zu lieben.
I can't make you love me.
Я не можу тебе примусити себе кохати.
It's painful making love.
Боляче кохатися.
deLiebe machen tut weh.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Old Occitan far amor, Middle French faire l'amour.Calque of Old Occitan far amor, Middle French faire l'amour.
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Forms
makes love, making love, made love, made love| Base form | make love · to make love |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes love |
| Present participle | making love |
| Past simple | made love |
| Past participle | made love |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
132 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle