B1 — Intermediate❤️ Love & Family
Amare alla follia
To love madly
Literal Translation
"To love to madness"
What it means
To love madly; to be wild about someone. One of the most intense Italian expressions of love, implying that love has crossed into a kind of beautiful irrationality. Common in song and speech.
Example in context
"La ama alla follia — farebbe qualsiasi cosa per lei."
"He loves her madly — he would do anything for her."
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