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1. wordhistories.net › 2020/07/14 › amour-fou‘amour fou’: meaning and origin – word histories

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   Jul 14, 2020 · A borrowing from French, the phrase amour fou, literally mad love, denotes uncontrollable or obsessive passion or infatuation. It was introduced into English as a theme of drama, prose narrative and cinema.

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   What does Amour Fou mean?

   • A borrowing from French, the phrase amour fou, literally mad love, denotes uncontrollable or obsessive passion or infatuation. It was introduced into English as a theme of drama, prose narrative and cinema. In French, the phrase occurs, for example, in Les Amours d’un interne (Paris: E. Dentu, 1881), by the French author Jules Claretie (1840-1913):

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   When did the phrase 'Amour Fou' come out?

   • The first mentions of the French phrase in English refer to L’Amour fou ou La Première surprise, the title of a comedy by the French playwright André Roussin (1911-1987), first produced at the Théâtre de la Madeleine (Paris, France) on 24th September 1955:

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   Where does the phrase 'I'd like L'amour fou' come from?

   • The phrase then occurs in Fete ( New York: Albert A. Knopf, Inc., 1961), the translation by Peter Wiles of La Fête (Paris: Gallimard, 1960), a novel by the French author Roger Vailland (1907-1965)—this is an extract from Fete: “I’d like l’amour fou.”“That’s all right by me,” said Léone, “if it’s useful to you. I hope you will find l’amour fou.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › amour fouAmour fou Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   5 days ago · The meaning of AMOUR FOU is mad love : obsessive passion.

4. dictionnaire.lerobert.com › en › definitionamour fou - French definitions, synonyms, pronunciation ...

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   Sep 16, 2019 · Ouest-France, 29/10/2020. Et cet amour fou, c'est celui qui reproduit justement les conditions de la détresse de l'enfant. Psychotropes, 2014, Catherine Audibert (Cairn.info) Mais, l'une et l'autre semblent ne faire qu'un dans un amour fou privé de réflexivité.

5. www.oxfordenglishdictionary.co.uk › amour-fou_namour fou, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   amour fou, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

6. www.linguee.com › french-english › translationamour fou - English translation – Linguee

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   Many translated example sentences containing "amour fou" – English-French dictionary and search engine for English translations.

7. senor206.com › 2015/08/07 › amour-fou-lappel-du-videAmour Fou, L’Appel du Vide, and other French Phrases Worth ...

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   Aug 7, 2015 · Amour fou. Used in English since the early 1900s, an amour fou is an uncontrollable and obsessive passion for someone, and in particular one that is not reciprocated. It literally means “insane love.”

8. dictionary.reverso.net › french-english › amour+fouamour fou translation in English | French-English dictionary ...

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   amour fou translation in French - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'déclaration d'amour, film d'amour, mariage d'amour, roman d'amour', examples, definition, conjugation.