amour/a.muʁ/
noun / prop.n. · A1 · Frequency 330
nounmasculine
Meanings
love
Commonly used to express affection towards others or passion for things.
Examples
L’amour de ses parents lui a donné confiance en lui.
His parents’ love gave him self-confidence.
Elle a choisi ce métier par amour des animaux.
She chose this profession out of love for animals.
Après plusieurs années, leur amour est toujours aussi solide.
After several years, their love is still just as strong.
Collocations
- un amour sincèrea sincere love
Common mistakes
un amour fort
un grand amour
In French, to express strong love, 'grand amour' is commonly used instead of 'amour fort'.
Related words
antonymhainehatred; hate
prop.n.masculine
Meanings
Amur River
Used as a geographical proper noun, no register restriction.
Amur Oblast
Used as a geographical proper noun, no register restriction.
Examples
L'Amour forme une partie de la frontière entre la Russie et la Chine.
The Amur forms part of the border between Russia and China.
Le fleuve Amour se jette dans le détroit de Tartarie.
The Amur River flows into the Strait of Tartary.
L'oblast de l'Amour a pour centre administratif Blagovechtchensk.
The administrative centre of Amur Oblast is Blagoveshchensk.
Collocations
- Le fleuve Amour sépare la Russie et la ChineThe Amour River separates Russia and China
- L'oblast d'Amour a Blagoveshchensk comme capitaleThe Amour oblast has Blagoveshchensk as its capital
- Amour est un nom géographique important en RussieAmour is an important geographical name in Russia
Common mistakes
le Amour
l'Amour
The proper noun Amour uses the elided article l' instead of le.
Related words
synonymfleuve AmourAmur River
synonymoblast AmourAmur Oblast
nounmasculine
Meanings
love
Commonly used to express affection towards others or passion for things.
Examples
Ses amours de jeunesse restent un souvenir précieux.
His youthful loves remain a precious memory.
Elle parle rarement de ses amours avec ses collègues.
She rarely talks about her love affairs with her colleagues.
Les amours peuvent rendre les périodes difficiles plus supportables.
Love can make difficult periods more bearable.