Meaning of grande passion | Babel Free

Definitions

An overwhelming love affair or infatuation for someone.

Examples

“And if in fact she takes to a grande passion, / It is a very serious thing indeed: / Nine times in ten 't is but caprice or fashion, / Coquetry, or a wish to take the lead […].”

“He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera dancer, Céline Varens, toward whom he once cherished what he called a "grande passion".”

“‘A grande passion is the privilege of people who have nothing to do.’”

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