Phrase guide

love triangle

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

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  • /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/
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noun

Meaning 1

A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: liefdesdriehoek — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Afrikaans: driehoeksverhouding — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Arabic: مُثَلَّث حُبّ (muṯallaṯ ḥubb) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Arabic: ثُلَاثِيَّة حُبّ (ṯulāṯiyyat ḥubb) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Armenian: սիրային եռանկյունի (sirayin eṙankyuni) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Azerbaijani: sevgi üçbucağı — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Belarusian: любо́ўны трохку́тнік (ljubówny troxkútnik) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Bulgarian: любо́вен триъ́гълник (ljubóven triǎ́gǎlnik) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Catalan: triangle amorós — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三角戀 /三角恋 (sānjiǎoliàn) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Czech: milostný trojúhelník — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Dutch: driehoeksverhouding — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Esperanto: amotriangulo — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Estonian: armukolmnurk — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Finnish: kolmiodraama — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • French: triangle amoureux — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • West-Frisian: trijehoeksferhâlding — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Galician: triángulo amoroso — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Georgian: სასიყვარულო სამკუთხედი (sasiq̇varulo samḳutxedi) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • German: Dreiecksverhältnis — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Greek: ερωτικό τρίγωνο (erotikó trígono) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Hebrew: משולש אהבה — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Hungarian: szerelmi háromszög — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Icelandic: ástarþríhyrningur — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Indonesian: cinta segitiga — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Irish: triantán suthain — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Italian: triangolo amoroso — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Japanese: 三角関係 (sankaku kankei) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Korean: 삼각관계 (samgakgwan'gye) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Macedonian: љубовен триаголник (ljuboven triagolnik) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Polish: trójkąt miłosny — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Portuguese: triângulo amoroso — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Russian: любо́вный треуго́льник (ljubóvnyj treugólʹnik) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Scottish Gaelic: triantan gaoil — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Serbo-Croatian: љубавни троугао — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Serbo-Croatian: љубавни трокут — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Serbo-Croatian: ljubavni trougao — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Serbo-Croatian: ljubavni trokut — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Slovak: milostný trojuholník — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Slovene: ljubezenski trikotnik — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Spanish: triángulo amoroso — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Swedish: triangeldrama — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Swedish: kärlekstriangel — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Tamil: முக்கோண காதல் (mukkōṇa kātal) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Telugu: ముక్కోణ ప్రేమ (mukkōṇa prēma) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Thai: รักสามเส้า (rák-sǎam-sâo) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Turkish: aşk üçgeni — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Ukrainian: любо́вний трику́тник (ljubóvnyj trykútnyk) — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Vietnamese: tình tay ba — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third
  • Welsh: triongl cariad — situation in which two people vie for the love of a third