A2verb · transitive · common

romance

romance · romances · romanced · romancing

займатися любов'ю, кохатися

заниматься любовью, заняться любовью

Liebe machen

To woo; to courtTo woo; to court.

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UK/rə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/US/ˈroʊˌmæn(t)s/

» I like reading romance novels.

Ich lese gerne Liebesromane. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Я люблю читати романи про кохання. — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To woo; to court.
(intransitive)To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
tell romantic or exaggerated lies
(intransitive)To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air.

Examples

165 sentences

I like reading romance novels.
Я люблю читати романи про кохання. — deniko
deIch lese gerne Liebesromane. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You've seen too many romance movies.
deDu hast zu viele Liebesfilme gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I don't have time for romance.
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I thought you didn't like romance movies.
ruЯ думал, ты не любишь романтические фильмы. — marafon
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Tom says he's not interested in romance.
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Origin

From Middle English romauns, roumance, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French romanz, r

From Middle English romauns, roumance, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French romanz, romans (the vernacular language of France, as opposed to Latin), from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman language”, adverb), from Latin rōmānicus (“roman”, adjective) from rōmānus (“a Roman”). Doublet of Romansch.

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