love at first sight

noun

An instantaneous attraction.

“For the young striker and the fans, it was love at first sight.”

Meanings

nounlove at first sight (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableAn instantaneous attraction.

    For the young striker and the fans, it was love at first sight.

    Synonyms: instalove, coup de foudre

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instantaneous attraction.

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Translations

Arabic الْحُبُّ مِنَ النَّظْرَةِ الْأُولَى
  • الْحُبُّ مِنَ النَّظْرَةِ الْأُولَى (al-ḥubbu mina n-naẓrati l-ʔūlā)an instantaneous attraction
Bulgarian любо́в от пръв по́глед
  • любо́в от пръв по́глед (ljubóv ot prăv pógled)an instantaneous attraction
Chinese Mandarin 一見鍾情 /一见钟情, 一見傾心 /一见倾心
  • 一見鍾情 /一见钟情 (yījiàn zhōngqíng)an instantaneous attraction
  • 一見傾心 /一见倾心 (yījiàn qīngxīn)an instantaneous attraction
  • 一見生情 /一见生情 (yījiàn shēngqíng)an instantaneous attraction
Czech láska na první pohled
  • láska na první pohledan instantaneous attraction
Danish kærlighed ved første blik
  • kærlighed ved første blikan instantaneous attraction
Dutch liefde op het eerste gezicht
  • liefde op het eerste gezichtan instantaneous attraction
Esperanto fulmofrapo
  • fulmofrapoan instantaneous attraction
Estonian armastus esimesest silmapilgust, armastus esimesest pilgust
  • armastus esimesest silmapilgustan instantaneous attraction
  • armastus esimesest pilgustan instantaneous attraction
Finnish rakkaus ensi silmäyksellä
  • rakkaus ensi silmäykselläan instantaneous attraction
French coup de foudre
  • coup de foudrean instantaneous attraction
German Liebe auf den ersten Blick
  • Liebe auf den ersten Blickan instantaneous attraction
Greek κεραυνοβόλος έρωτας
  • κεραυνοβόλος έρωτας (keravnovólos érotas)an instantaneous attraction
Hebrew אהבה ממבט ראשון
  • אהבה ממבט ראשון (ahavá mi-mabát rishón)an instantaneous attraction
Hindi पहली नज़र में प्यार
  • पहली नज़र में प्यार (pahlī nazar mẽ pyār)an instantaneous attraction
Hungarian szerelem első látásra
  • szerelem első látásraan instantaneous attraction
Indonesian cinta pada pandangan pertama
  • cinta pada pandangan pertamaan instantaneous attraction
Italian amore a prima vista, amore al primo sguardo
  • amore a prima vistaan instantaneous attraction
  • amore al primo sguardoan instantaneous attraction
  • colpo di fulminean instantaneous attraction
Japanese 一目惚れ
  • 一目惚れ (hitomebore)an instantaneous attraction
Korean 첫눈에 반한 사랑
  • 첫눈에 반한 사랑 (cheonnun-e banhan sarang)an instantaneous attraction
Latvian mīlestība no pirmā acu uzmetiena
  • mīlestība no pirmā acu uzmetienaan instantaneous attraction
Lithuanian meilė iš pirmo žvilgsnio
  • meilė iš pirmo žvilgsnioan instantaneous attraction
Norwegian Bokmål kjærlighet ved første blikk
  • kjærlighet ved første blikkan instantaneous attraction
Polish miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia
  • miłość od pierwszego wejrzeniaan instantaneous attraction
Portuguese amor à primeira vista
  • amor à primeira vistaan instantaneous attraction
Romanian dragoste la prima vedere
  • dragoste la prima vederean instantaneous attraction
Russian любо́вь с пе́рвого взгля́да
  • любо́вь с пе́рвого взгля́да (ljubóvʹ s pérvovo vzgljáda)an instantaneous attraction
Slovak láska na prvý pohľad
  • láska na prvý pohľadan instantaneous attraction
Spanish flechazo, amor a primera vista
  • flechazoan instantaneous attraction
  • amor a primera vistaan instantaneous attraction
Swedish kärlek vid första ögonkastet
  • kärlek vid första ögonkastetan instantaneous attraction
Tagalog pag-ibig sa unang sulyap, pag-ibig sa unang tingin
  • pag-ibig sa unang sulyapan instantaneous attraction
  • pag-ibig sa unang tinginan instantaneous attraction
Thai รักแรกพบ
  • รักแรกพบ (rák-rɛ̂ɛk-póp)an instantaneous attraction
Turkish ilk görüşte aşk
  • ilk görüşte aşkan instantaneous attraction
Ukrainian любо́в з пе́ршого по́гляду, коха́ння з пе́ршого по́гляду
  • любо́в з пе́ршого по́гляду (ljubóv z péršoho póhljadu)an instantaneous attraction
  • коха́ння з пе́ршого по́гляду (koxánnja z péršoho póhljadu)an instantaneous attraction
Urdu پَہْلی نَظَر میں پْیار
  • پَہْلی نَظَر میں پْیار (pahlī nazar mẽ pyār)an instantaneous attraction
Vietnamese tình yêu sét đánh
  • tình yêu sét đánhan instantaneous attraction
Welsh cariad ar yr olwg gyntaf
  • cariad ar yr olwg gyntafan instantaneous attraction
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