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love story
A story in a book, film, or play that is about the romantic relationship between two or more people. The term can also refer to the actual romantic relationship itself.
„Romeo und Julia“ ist die wohl bekannteste Liebesgeschichte der Weltliteratur.
"Romeo and Juliet" is probably the best-known love story in world literature.
The word is made up of 'Liebe' (love), the linking '-s', and 'Geschichte' (story). So it literally means a 'story about love'.
Sie erzählte mir die romantische Liebesgeschichte ihrer Großeltern.
She told me the romantic love story of her grandparents.
'Liebesgeschichte' (love story) can refer both to a fictional story in a book or film and to the actual romantic relationship between two people in real life.
Dieser Film erzählt eine sehr berührende Liebesgeschichte.
This film tells a very moving love story.
'Liebesgeschichte' (love story) is often combined with adjectives that describe the type of relationship, for example 'eine tragische' (a tragic), 'eine glückliche' (a happy), 'eine komplizierte' (a complicated), or 'eine ungewöhnliche' (an unusual) love story.
Viele berühmte Opern basieren auf einer tragischen Liebesgeschichte.
Many famous operas are based on a tragic love story.
romance
Both words can describe the content of a film or book involving love between people. „Die Liebesgeschichte“ neutrally names the plot, while „Romanze“ additionally emphasizes an emotional genre or mood. Use „Liebesgeschichte“ when talking about the events of the story and „Romanze“ when referring to the romantic nature of the work.
Der Film erzählt die Liebesgeschichte zweier Menschen, die sich langsam näherkommen.
The film tells the love story of two people who slowly grow closer.
Der Film ist eine gefühlvolle Romanze mit einer idealisierten Liebesgeschichte.
The film is a moving romance with an idealized love story.
