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Paixão — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • infatuation noun An intense but often short-lived attraction or passion for someone.
  • passion noun An intense feeling or enthusiasm, especially love or strong interest.

Senses

Paixão is used for these senses in English:

  • Passion (Christianity) The sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion.
  • infatuation An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
  • infatuation (obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.
  • passion An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.

passion — full definition

  1. noun An intense feeling or enthusiasm, especially love or strong interest.
  2. noun In Christian tradition, the suffering of Jesus in the period leading up to his crucifixion.

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