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passion

 
 
/ˈpæʃən/ noun

Translation

SEX [U] a strong, sexual feeling for someone
ihtiras, şehvet
She saw the passion in his eyes.2165
BELIEF [C, U] a strong belief in something or a strong feeling about a subject
tutku, düşkünlük, merak
She spoke with passion about the injustice.1067
a passion for sth when you like something very much
bir şeye tutku/düşkünlük; aşırı merak
a passion for football1067
(Definition of passion noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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