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amar a

to love

→ amar
phrase Very common #1,335
to love Used when amar takes a person or other specific animate direct object. The a here is the personal a, so it is part of the pattern rather than a separate word meaning to.
SP: Es fácil amar a quienes nos entienden.
EN: It's easy to love those who understand us.

Uno debe amar a su patria.

One must love one's country.

Yo quería amar a Tom.

I wanted to love Tom.

Necesitas amar a los que te ayudan y ayudar a los que amas.

You need to love those who help you and help those you love.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Pero Dios dice que tenemos que perdonar y amar a nuestros enemigos.

But God says that we must forgive and love our enemies.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Ahora todo lo que quiere es amar a un hombre americano.

Now all she wants is to love an American man.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

Amar la vida es amar a Dios.

To love life is to love God.

Todas las cosas pasan, excepto amar a Dios.

Everything passes, except loving God.

Es imposible no amar a Edgar.

It's impossible not to love Edgar.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Siento amar a tu amigo en vez de a ti.

I feel bad about loving your friend instead of you.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Debes amar a tu madre.

You must love your mother.

La Biblia nos dice que deberíamos amar a nuestro prójimo.

The Bible tells us that we should love our neighbor.

Amar a la gente no los salva.

Loving people doesn't save them.

— Mommy (2014)

No quiero amar a Tom, pero lo amo.

I don't want to love Tom, but I do.

Debemos amar a nuestro país así como amamos a nuestros padres.

We must love our country as much as we love our parents.

Sami sí que aprendió a amar a Layla.

Sami did learn to love Layla.

Ella no es capaz de amar a ningún hombre.

She is incapable of loving any man.

Él gradualmente llegó a amar a su padre.

He gradually came to love his father.

No quiero amar a Mary, pero la amo.

I don't want to love Mary, but I do.

Soy un vegetariano, no por amar a los animales, sino porque odio a las plantas.

I am a vegetarian, not because I love animals, but because I hate plants.

Sami realmente aprendió a amar a Layla.

Sami really learned to love Layla.

Amar a quien nos odia nos libera.

Loving those who hate us sets us free.