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affection

/əˈfek.ʃən/

Translation

n [u]
cariño
to have great affection for somebody
sentir mucho cariño por alguien
Distinto de condition (afección)
Véase tb: a display of {affection/anger}; to dally with sb's affections
(Definition of affection n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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