darling

[US]/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. persona amada (usado como un término de cariño); querido.
Word Forms
Pluraldarlings

Phrases & Collocations

little darling

querido/a

Example Sentences

She's his darling daughter

Ella es la adorada hija de él

He called her darling

Él la llamó cariño

Darling, can you pass me the salt?

Cariño, ¿me puedes pasar la sal?

The little girl hugged her darling teddy bear

La niña pequeña abrazó a su osito de peluche adorado

Darling, let's go for a walk

Cariño, vayamos a dar un paseo

He whispered sweet nothings to his darling

Él le susurró palabras dulces a su cariño

She's the darling of the family

Ella es la adorada de la familia

Darling, I missed you so much

Cariño, te extrañé mucho

Their darling dog followed them everywhere

Su querido perro los seguía a todas partes

Real-world Examples

Oh, darling, darling don't be such a baby.

Ay, cariño, cariño, no seas tan niño.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

Never look back darling, it distracts from the now.

Nunca mires atrás, cariño, te distrae del presente.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

He becomes the darling of the French car manufacturers.

Él se convierte en el ídolo de los fabricantes de automóviles franceses.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

" Oh, what a darling man." --" What a darling dog! "

" Oh, qué hombre tan encantador." --" Qué perro tan encantador!"

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

So why are attachment styles the darlings of the Internet?

¿Entonces, por qué los estilos de apego son los ídolos de Internet?

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

Oh, good boy. Hey, my darling.

Oh, buen chico. Hey, mi cariño.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

From that day forward, I became the darling of the art world.

A partir de ese día, me convertí en el ídolo del mundo del arte.

Source: Popular Science Essays

It is a huge one for Rappi, a Colombian food-delivery darling.

Es un gran logro para Rappi, un servicio de entrega de alimentos colombiano muy popular.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Every one of the quintuplets are their darlings, but the mother especially dotes on the youngest.

Cada uno de los quintillizos son sus ídolos, pero la madre especialmente consiente al más joven.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

He is a cardinal and he becomes the darling of the people.

Él es un cardenal y se convierte en el ídolo del pueblo.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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