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passion in English:

1. a very strong liking for something



2. desire


The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
A chance to do as we please, especially to do as little hard work as possible, is a secret desire of almost everybody.
conscious desire
When he claims to desire eternal life, in reality man merely wishes to avoid a premature, violent or gruesome death.
A young woman most penitently confessed to a friend of mine that an unholy desire to read women's magazines was her besetting 'temptation'.
When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.
A high household savings rate in Japan is attributed, among other things, to people's desire to save money to buy a home.
The Bible, as a revelation from God, was not designed to give us all the information we might desire, nor to solve all the questions about which the human soul is perplexed, but to impart enough to be a safe guide to the haven of eternal rest.
I know you're at an age where sexual desire flourishes and you want to do 'you-know-what' with 'that' but... well, sit down there.
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.
In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more mathematics.
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give to each one that to which he is entitled. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of matters divine and human, and the comprehension of what is just and what is unjust.
1. Failure was proof the desire wasn't strong enough. / 2. It's weird how strong that desire is. / 3. It's desire that drives me.

3. passionate


What are some things you are passionate about?
passionate love
Michelle's personal, passionate speech.
Being able to smile while in great distress is not duck soup for a passionate individual.
So passionate was his letter that she was moved to tears.
Tatoeba: Where nothing ruins a passionate night of sentence-making like a poorly placed comma or, even worse, a careless typo.
Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn and the poem which it is based on share a dreamy, ethereal, but nonetheless passionate feel.
Joe is passionate about baseball (= he likes it very much).
Although he doesn't earn much, he's passionate about his job.
Their relationship was very passionate. I listened to his passionate speech.
Jessica spoke in a low, passionate voice
I suspect they were done doing some passionate endeavor...
The discussion was very in-depth and very passionate
Laurie is a talented musician and is passionate about the blues.
A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it! "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."

English word "passion"(passionate) occurs in sets:

The adjective - practice

4. passionate about


I am passionate about skiing.
he is passionate about

5. raw


Against my advice, he fed his dog some raw pork.
It's possible to eat green beans raw.
Even though her vet told her not to, she continued to feed her dog raw vegetables.
raw meat
Ah, a raw egg for me! "Is one enough?" "Yep, if I need more I'll top it up."
Raw fish easily goes bad.
Sam got a raw deal when he was laid off just before his job would have become permanent.
American Indians have a fair historical right to claim they got a raw deal from the government.
Raw minced beef served with rings of onion and raw yolk is called tatar in Polish.
These fish are often eaten raw. This information is only raw data and will need further analysis.
He cleared the harpoon line and let it run slowly through his raw hands.
I agree, he's raw, but just give him a chance.
Those who remembered his raw potential... now saw the results of a lifetime of hard work.
Discover how eating raw food helps balance your body and aids digestion.
Tom is completely raw to presenting in public, he won't manage.

6. keen interest in something