passion

passion
passion [{{t}}'pæʃən]
1 noun
(a) (love) passion f;
to have a passion for sb aimer qn passionnément;
{{}}figurative{{}} to have a passion for music/painting/cars avoir la passion de la musique/de la peinture/des voitures;
to have a passion for Chinese cooking adorer la cuisine chinoise;
crime of passion crime m passionnel;
his latest passion is Faulkner sa dernière passion, c'est Faulkner
(b) (emotion) passion f;
to play with great passion jouer avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme ou d'ardeur;
passions are running high on this issue ce sujet déchaîne les passions;
she sings with great passion elle chante avec beaucoup de passion;
nationalist passions passions fpl nationalistes;
to hate sb/sth with a passion avoir horreur de qn/qch
(c) {{}}literary{{}} (fit of anger) (accès m de) colère f;
he tore it up in a (fit of) passion il l'a déchiré dans un accès de colère;
to be in a passion about sth être fou de colère à cause de qch;
to fly into a passion s'emporter
2 Passion noun
{{}}Music{{}} & {{}}Religion{{}} the Passion la Passion
►► passion fruit fruit m de la Passion;
Passion play mystère m de la Passion;
Passion Sunday le dimanche de la Passion;
Passion Week la semaine de la Passion
✾ Music 'St Matthew Passion' Bach 'La Passion selon saint Matthieu'

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