puppy love
Slang Term
BritishAmericanAustralian
Unknown
informal
Meaning: youthful romantic infatuation
年少时的浪漫迷恋。
Enamoramiento juvenil.
若い頃のロマンチックな恋心。
풋사랑, 어린 시절의 짝사랑
The intense but often short-lived romantic feelings of young people. Suggests innocence but also immaturity.
年轻人强烈但往往短暂的恋爱感情。暗示纯真但也暗示不成熟。
Los sentimientos románticos intensos pero a menudo efímeros de los jóvenes. Sugiere inocencia pero también inmadurez.
若者の激しいが短命になりがちな恋愛感情。純粋さを示すが、未熟さも暗示する。
젊은 사람들의 강렬하지만 대개 오래가지 않는 로맨틱한 감정. 순수함을 암시하지만 미성숙함도 내포한다.
Examples
- It's just puppy love - she'll get over it. 只是少年时的迷恋而已,她会忘记的Es solo un amor de juventud, se le pasaráただの初恋だよ、すぐ忘れるさ그냥 풋사랑이야, 곧 잊을 거야.
- What started as puppy love became a marriage. 从少年时的迷恋发展成了婚姻Lo que empezó como amor juvenil acabó en matrimonio初恋から結婚に発展した풋사랑으로 시작한 것이 결혼으로 이어졌다.
- Don't dismiss it as puppy love. 别把它当作少年迷恋而不当回事No lo desestimes como un amor de juventud初恋だと軽く見ないで풋사랑이라고 무시하지 마.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: youth, romance
Tone: dismissive or nostalgic
✓ Do Say
- Describe teenage infatuation用来描述青少年的迷恋para describir enamoramiento adolescente10代の恋心を表現する時に使う10대의 짝사랑을 묘사할 때
✗ Don't Say
- To teenagers - dismissive对青少年说会显得轻蔑Decírselo a adolescentes es despectivo10代に対して使うと見下しているように聞こえる10대에게 직접 - 무시하는 느낌을 줄 수 있음
Origin & History
From the eager, uncritical affection puppies show. Applied to teenage romance since the 19th century.
Cultural Context
Era: timeless
Generation: all ages
Social background: all
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