Meanings
nounlove triangle (plural love triangles)
plural love triangles
- A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.
La Battaglia di Legnano is a patriotic melodrama with a love triangle theme included.
1961 December 12, The Times, p.5 col. F1 more example
By placing Max and Onno in a love triangle with Ada, Mr. Mulisch achieves an emotional depth that recalls Francois Truffaut's classic film “Jules and Jim.”
1997 January 5, Jack Miles, “On a Mission From God”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2015
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Afrikaans liefdesdriehoek, driehoeksverhouding
- liefdesdriehoeksituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
- driehoeksverhoudingsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Arabic مُثَلَّث حُبّ, ثُلَاثِيَّة حُبّ
- مُثَلَّث حُبّ (muṯallaṯ ḥubb)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
- ثُلَاثِيَّة حُبّ (ṯulāṯiyyat ḥubb)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Bulgarian любо́вен триъ́гълник
- любо́вен триъ́гълник (ljubóven triắgălnik)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Catalan triangle amorós
- triangle amoróssituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Chinese Mandarin 三角戀 /三角恋
- 三角戀 /三角恋 (sānjiǎoliàn)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Czech milostný trojúhelník
- milostný trojúhelníksituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Dutch driehoeksverhouding
- driehoeksverhoudingsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Esperanto amotriangulo
- amotriangulosituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Estonian armukolmnurk
- armukolmnurksituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Finnish kolmiodraama
- kolmiodraamasituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
French triangle amoureux
- triangle amoureuxsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
German Dreiecksverhältnis
- Dreiecksverhältnissituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Greek ερωτικό τρίγωνο
- ερωτικό τρίγωνο (erotikó trígono)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Hebrew משולש אהבה
- משולש אהבהsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Hungarian szerelmi háromszög
- szerelmi háromszögsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Icelandic ástarþríhyrningur
- ástarþríhyrningursituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Indonesian cinta segitiga
- cinta segitigasituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Irish triantán suthain
- triantán suthainsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Italian triangolo amoroso
- triangolo amorososituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Japanese 三角関係
- 三角関係 (sankaku kankei)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Korean 삼각관계
- 삼각관계 (samgakgwan'gye)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Polish trójkąt miłosny
- trójkąt miłosnysituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Portuguese triângulo amoroso
- triângulo amorososituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Russian любо́вный треуго́льник
- любо́вный треуго́льник (ljubóvnyj treugólʹnik)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Scottish Gaelic triantan gaoil
- triantan gaoilsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Slovak milostný trojuholník
- milostný trojuholníksituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Spanish triángulo amoroso
- triángulo amorososituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Swedish triangeldrama, kärlekstriangel
- triangeldramasituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
- kärlekstriangelsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Tamil முக்கோண காதல்
- முக்கோண காதல் (mukkōṇa kātal)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Thai รักสามเส้า
- รักสามเส้า (rák-sǎam-sâo)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Turkish aşk üçgeni
- aşk üçgenisituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Ukrainian любо́вний трику́тник
- любо́вний трику́тник (ljubóvnyj trykútnyk)situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Vietnamese tình tay ba
- tình tay basituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
Welsh triongl cariad
- triongl cariadsituation in which two people vie for the love of a third
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