Phrase guide

love at first sight

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

an instantaneous attraction

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • For the young striker and the fans, it was love at first sight.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: instalove, coup de foudre

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلْحُبّ مِن اَلنَّظْرَة اَلْأُولَى (al-ḥubb min an-naẓra l-ʔūlā) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Belarusian: любо́ў з пе́ршага по́гляду (ljubów z pjéršaha póhljadu) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Belarusian: каха́нне з пе́ршага по́гляду (kaxánnje z pjéršaha póhljadu) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Bulgarian: любо́в от пръв по́глед (ljubóv ot prǎv pógled) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一見鍾情 /一见钟情 (yījiàn zhōngqíng) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一見傾心 /一见倾心 (yījiàn qīngxīn) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一見生情 /一见生情 (yījiàn shēngqíng) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Czech: láska na první pohled — an instantaneous attraction
  • Dutch: liefde op het eerste gezicht — an instantaneous attraction
  • Esperanto: fulmofrapo — an instantaneous attraction
  • Estonian: armastus esimesest silmapilgust — an instantaneous attraction
  • Estonian: armastus esimesest pilgust — an instantaneous attraction
  • Finnish: rakkaus ensi silmäyksellä — an instantaneous attraction
  • French: coup de foudre — an instantaneous attraction
  • Galician: frechazo — an instantaneous attraction
  • Galician: amor a primeira vista — an instantaneous attraction
  • German: Liebe auf den ersten Blick — an instantaneous attraction
  • Greek: κεραυνοβόλος έρωτας (keravnovólos érotas) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Hebrew: אהבה ממבט ראשון — an instantaneous attraction
  • Hungarian: szerelem első látásra — an instantaneous attraction
  • Indonesian: cinta pada pandangan pertama — an instantaneous attraction
  • Italian: amore a prima vista — an instantaneous attraction
  • Italian: amore al primo sguardo — an instantaneous attraction
  • Italian: colpo di fulmine — an instantaneous attraction
  • Japanese: 一目惚れ (hitomebore) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Khmer: ស្រឡាញ់នៅមើលឃើញជាលើកដំបូង (srɑɑlañnɨwməəlkhəəñciələəkdɑmboung) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Korean: 첫눈에 반하다 (cheonnune banhada) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Latvian: mīlestība no pirmā acu uzmetiena — an instantaneous attraction
  • Lithuanian: meilė iš pirmo žvilgsnio — an instantaneous attraction
  • Mongolian: анхны харцаар дурлах (anxny xarcaar durlax) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Mongolian: ᠠᠩᠬᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠴᠠ ᠪᠠᠷ ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (angqan-u karača-bar duralaqu) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Polish: miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia — an instantaneous attraction
  • Portuguese: amor à primeira vista — an instantaneous attraction
  • Romanian: dragoste la prima vedere — an instantaneous attraction
  • Russian: любо́вь с пе́рвого взгля́да (ljubóvʹ s pérvovo vzgljáda) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Serbo-Croatian: љубав на први поглед — an instantaneous attraction
  • Serbo-Croatian: ljubav na prvi pogled — an instantaneous attraction
  • Slovak: láska na prvý pohľad — an instantaneous attraction
  • Slovene: ljubezen na prvi pogled — an instantaneous attraction
  • Spanish: flechazo — an instantaneous attraction
  • Spanish: amor a primera vista — an instantaneous attraction
  • Swedish: kärlek vid första ögonkastet — an instantaneous attraction
  • Tagalog: pag-ibig sa unang sulyap — an instantaneous attraction
  • Tagalog: pag-ibig sa unang tingin — an instantaneous attraction
  • Thai: รักแรกพบ — an instantaneous attraction
  • Turkish: ilk görüşte aşk — an instantaneous attraction
  • Ukrainian: любо́в з пе́ршого по́гляду (ljubóv z péršoho póhljadu) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Ukrainian: коха́ння з пе́ршого по́гляду (koxánnja z péršoho póhljadu) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Urdu: پہلی نظر میں پیار (pahli nazar mẽ pyār) — an instantaneous attraction
  • Vietnamese: tình yêu sét đánh — an instantaneous attraction
  • Welsh: cariad ar yr olwg gyntaf — an instantaneous attraction