adore

adorer, chérir

Aimer quelqu'un très profondément.

En anglais simple : To love someone very much.

• I adore my little sister.
• He adored his wife throughout their long marriage.
• Do your grandchildren adore you as much as you love them?

Synonymes : love, cherish, dote on

Contraires : hate

Expressions courantes : adore someone, adore your children, absolutely adore someone, truly adore someone

adorer, raffoler de

Aimer énormément quelque chose et y prendre beaucoup de plaisir.

En anglais simple : To like something very much and take great pleasure in it.

• I adore your new shoes.
• We adored the food at that little restaurant.
• She adores walking along the beach in winter.

Comment l'utiliser : adore doing something (She adores baking cakes for her friends.)

Synonymes : love, really like

Contraires : hate, dislike

Expressions courantes : adore something, adore doing something, absolutely adore something

adorer, vénérer

Montrer un amour et un respect religieux profonds envers un dieu ou un être sacré.

En anglais simple : To show deep religious love and respect for a god or holy being.

• They gathered to adore God.
• The worshippers knelt and adored Christ.
• Believers adore the Lord through prayer and song.

Synonymes : worship, venerate

Expressions courantes : adore god, adore the lord, adore christ