How do you use "love triangle" in a sentence?

It turned into a messy love triangle. Every soap opera has a love triangle. I refuse to be part of a love triangle.

love triangle

Q: What does "love triangle" mean?

three people in romantic conflict A situation where three people are romantically involved in a complicated way - typically one person torn between two others.

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Meaning: three people in romantic conflict

三个人陷入恋爱纠葛。

Tres personas en un conflicto amoroso.

三人が恋愛で揉める状況。

세 사람이 얽힌 복잡한 연애 관계

A situation where three people are romantically involved in a complicated way - typically one person torn between two others.

三个人以复杂的方式卷入恋爱关系的局面——通常是一个人在另外两个人之间左右为难。

Una situación en la que tres personas están implicadas románticamente de forma complicada, normalmente una persona dividida entre otras dos.

三人が複雑に恋愛関係に絡み合う状況。典型的には一人が二人の間で揺れ動く。

세 사람이 복잡하게 얽힌 연애 상황. 보통 한 사람이 두 사람 사이에서 갈등하는 경우를 말한다.

Examples

It turned into a messy love triangle.
变成了一场混乱的三角恋
Se convirtió en un lío de triángulo amoroso
「ドロドロの三角関係になった」
엉망진창인 삼각관계가 돼 버렸어
Every soap opera has a love triangle.
每部肥皂剧都有三角恋
Toda telenovela tiene un triángulo amoroso
「昼ドラには必ず三角関係がある」
모든 드라마에는 삼각관계가 있어
I refuse to be part of a love triangle.
我拒绝卷入三角恋
Me niego a formar parte de un triángulo amoroso
「三角関係には巻き込まれたくない」
삼각관계에 끼고 싶지 않아

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: drama, relationships

Tone: dramatic

✓ Do Say

Describe romantic complications
描述恋爱纠葛
Describir complicaciones sentimentales
恋愛のもつれを表現する
복잡한 연애 상황을 묘사할 때 사용

✗ Don't Say

For polyamorous relationships by choice
不用于自愿的多元恋爱关系
No se usa para relaciones poliamorosas por elección
合意のもとでのポリアモリーには使わない
합의에 의한 다자 연애에는 사용하지 않음

Origin & History

Geometric metaphor for the three points of romantic entanglement. A staple of drama and literature.

Cultural Context

Era: timeless

Generation: all ages

Social background: all