B2adjective · common

passionate

pas·sion·ate

passionate · more passionate · most passionate

пристрасний

страстный, пылкий

heiß, intensiv, leidenschaftlich, stürmisch

Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or bothGiven to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.

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/ˈpæʃənɪt/

» Tom gave Mary a passionate kiss.

Meaning

3 senses

Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
Mandy is a passionate lover.
Fired with intense feeling.
leidenschaftlich, intensiv, feurig
стра́стныйstrástnyj, пы́лкийpýlkij
при́страснийprýstrasnyj
(obsolete)Suffering; sorrowful.

More definitions

having or expressing strong emotions

Examples

189 sentences

Tom gave Mary a passionate kiss.
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Tom is very passionate, isn't he?
deTom ist sehr leidenschaftlich, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
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Tom is very passionate about that.
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Tom isn't really passionate about basketball.
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What are you most passionate about?
ruЧем ты больше всего увлечён? — LanguagesLover
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

fired with intense feeling:

Русский

By meaning 1

fired with intense feeling:

Deutsch

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fired with intense feeling:

Origin

From Middle English passionat, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus (“affected, impassioned, li

From Middle English passionat, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus (“affected, impassioned, libidinous, easely angered”). Equivalent to passion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French passionné.

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