infatuation [ɪnˌfætjʊˈeɪʃən]
infatuation
infatuation(
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fah
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chu
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shuhn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (intense passion)
a. el encaprichamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't know if what Anna feels for Felipe is love or just an infatuation.No sé si lo que Anna siente por Felipe es amor o solo encaprichamiento.
Infatuation makes you act crazy, but love calms you.El encaprichamiento te hace actuar como loco, pero el amor te calma.
b. el capricho pasajero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The love of one person beats the infatuation of multiple girls.El amor de una mujer vence al capricho pasajero por múltiples muchachas.
c. la pasión pasajera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Teenagers often have infatuations with certain bands.Los adolescentes suelen tener pasiones pasajeras por ciertas bandas.
d. el enamoramiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
As a young girl, I had many literary infatuations.De pequeña, tuve muchos enamoramientos literarios.
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