- apasionar
- v.1 to fascinate.le apasiona la música he's mad about music2 to impassion, to excite, to stir, to rouse.* * *apasionar► verbo transitivo1 to excite, fascinate, thrill■ me apasiona el queso I adore cheese■ me apasiona la música clásica I'm very fond of classical music► verbo pronominal apasionarse1 to get excited, become enthusiastic (por/de, about)2 (enamorarse) to fall head over heels in love (por/de, with)* * *verbto excite, love* * *1. VT1) (=entusiasmar)
le apasiona el teatro de Shakespeare — he loves Shakespeare's plays
le apasionan los ordenadores — he's mad about computers
el grupo que apasiona a las quinceañeras — the group the teenagers are mad about
a mí el fútbol no me apasiona — I'm not exactly passionate about football
2) frm (=afligir) to afflict, torment2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivola música le apasiona — she has a passion for music
2.no es un tema que me apasione — the subject doesn't exactly fascinate me
apasionarse v pronapasionarse por algo: se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast; se apasionó por la música — she developed a passionate interest in music
* * *= electrify.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.----* apasionarse = fire up.* * *1.verbo intransitivola música le apasiona — she has a passion for music
2.no es un tema que me apasione — the subject doesn't exactly fascinate me
apasionarse v pronapasionarse por algo: se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast; se apasionó por la música — she developed a passionate interest in music
* * *= electrify.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
* apasionarse = fire up.* * *apasionar [A1 ]vtla música la apasiona she has a passion for musicno es un tema que me apasione the subject doesn't exactly fascinate me■ apasionarsev pronapasionarse POR algo:se apasiona por los toros he's a tremendous bullfighting enthusiast, he has a passion for bullfightingse apasionó por la música desde muy temprano from an early age she developed a passionate interest in music* * *
apasionar (conjugate apasionar) verbo intransitivo:◊ le apasiona la música she has a passion for music;
no es un tema que me apasione the subject doesn't exactly fascinate me
apasionar verbo transitivo to excite, thrill: le apasionan los libros, he is mad about books
'apasionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- entusiasmar
* * *apasionar♦ vtto fascinate;lo apasiona la música he's mad about music;no es un deporte que me apasione it's not a sport I'm particularly keen on, it's not a sport that does a lot for me♦ See also the pronominal verb apasionarse* * *apasionarv/t fascinate* * *apasionar vt: to enthuse, to excite♦ See also the reflexive verb apasionarse* * *apasionar vb to love
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.