English translation of "voler bene sul serio" - "he is likely to love (someone) deeply"

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157 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Italian > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	voler bene sul serio
Context:	Non sposerò mai Henry per is suoi denari," protestò Betty. "D'altra parte Henry non è un..
Keywords:	...uomo esilarante," e Betty usò il termine "thrilling". "Questo lo sai anche tu. Ma è capace di voler bene sul serio, ed una donna vicino a Henry si sente sicura."

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157 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

he'd make a good husband [see comment]

My comment:

he'd make a good [i.e. loving, caring] husband

157 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

he is capable of truly loving somebody

157 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

He can really love a woman, though.

My comment:

Or: He can love for real, though.

Hope it helps. :=)

157 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

to like intensely

157 months ago

Giorgio Vellani wrote:

but he's capable of loving truly...

157 months ago

Giorgio Vellani wrote:

But he is able to be a true lover

157 months ago

Giorgio Vellani wrote:

he is likely to love (someone) deeply

My comment:

i.e. he will not betray you, or is not selfish/immature

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157 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

he is likely to love (someone) deeply

My comment:

i.e. he will not betray you, or is not selfish/immature

The asker rated this answer best

157 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

loving deeply/true love/a true romantic

My comment:

voler bene = to love
"He's capable of loving deeply/capable of true love..." Depending on what he's like, maybe "he's a true romantic" might work better. But that's the general idea.

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