caso amoroso, romance, affair
1. A love affair, especially a secret or illicit romantic relationship
The scandal involved the mayor's amour with a young actress.
O escândalo envolveu o caso amoroso do prefeito com uma jovem atriz.
2. A person with whom one is having a love affair; a lover or beloved
She was his amour during his travels in Paris.
Ela era seu amor durante suas viagens em Paris.
3. Archaic or poetic: love or the feeling of love
He wrote poems of amour and longing.
Ele escreveu poemas de amor e saudade.
The word 'amour' is borrowed from French and carries a somewhat literary, romantic, or old-fashioned connotation in English. It's often used when discussing scandalous or secret romantic relationships, particularly in historical or gossip contexts. In Brazilian Portuguese, 'caso amoroso' or simply 'caso' is more commonly used in everyday speech, while 'amour' itself would be recognized as a French loanword.
NYC Slang
fling, thing, situation
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