make love

make love
1) (to smb.) ухаживать (за кем-л.) [этим. фр. faire l'amour или ит. far l'amore]

Julia could not tell if he knew that she was in love with him. He never made love to her. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. III) — Джулия не была уверена, знает ли Майкл о ее любви к нему. Он ведь никогда за ней не ухаживал.

...he had never looked upon Miss Wilkinson like that; it seemed incredible that anyone should make love to her. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 33) — ...никогда еще он не пробовал взглянуть на мисс Уилкинсон с этой стороны; ему и в голову не приходило, что с ней можно завести роман.

Laura said it was not good enough for Alf's daughter to be made love to by any drunken scoundrel. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 4) — Это никуда не годится, возмущалась Лора; она не допустит, чтобы всякий забулдыга увивался за дочерью Альфа Брайерли!

2) заниматься любовью, предаваться любви

But honestly, I'd be tickled to death if she'd really go making love with somebody. (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. V) — Но клянусь честью, я был бы на седьмом небе, если б она действительно завела любовника.

In my bedroom we would pass the hours making love or talking and only too often quarrelling. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Comedians’, part III, ch. II) — Мы проводили долгие часы у меня в спальне, предавались любви, разговаривали и - увы! - слишком часто ссорились.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Смотреть что такое "make love" в других словарях:

  • make love to — 1. To have sexual intercourse with 2. To make romantic or sexual overtures or advances to, to woo (old) • • • Main Entry: ↑love make good, make light of, make little of, make love to, make merry see under ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Make Love to Me — may refer to one of two different songs. Mann/Weiss/Gannon song (1941) With music by Paul Mann and Stephan Weiss, and lyrics by Kim Gannon, it was recorded in 1942 by Helen Forrest with the Harry James Orchestra. It has also been performed by… …   Wikipedia

  • make love — ► make love 1) have sexual intercourse. 2) (make love to) dated pay amorous attention to. Main Entry: ↑love …   English terms dictionary

  • make love — verb have sexual intercourse with (Freq. 1) This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm Adam knew Eve Were you ever intimate with this man? • Syn: ↑sleep together, ↑roll in the hay, ↑love, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • make love to —    to copulate with    In gentler times, it meant no more than to court:     ... generally they had made love to her, and, if they did not, she presumed they did not care about her, and gave them no further attention. (Somerville and Ross, 1894,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • make love — 1》 have sexual intercourse. 2》 (make love to) dated pay amorous attention to. → love …   English new terms dictionary

  • make love — to have sex with someone. We went back to his apartment and made love. I was just thinking how nice it would be to make love to you. (often + to) …   New idioms dictionary

  • make love — embrace in a loving way and have intercourse    I can t describe how I feel when we make love. It s breathtaking! …   English idioms

  • Make Love (song) — Make Love Single by Keri Hilson from the album In a Perfect World... Released June 23, 2009 (2009 06 23) Recorded No Ex …   Wikipedia

  • Make Love, Not Warcraft — South Park episode Episode no. Season 10 Episode 8 Directed by Trey Parker Written by …   Wikipedia

  • Make Love & Peace — ラブにピース (Rabu ni Pīsu) Manga Written by Takane Yonetani Published by Ohzora Shuppan …   Wikipedia


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»