🎄Reine Des Sapins 🎄corrige-moi

[merry bane]

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[gray stag]

"aimer" is the overall more versatile verb, being more about the feeling, while "adorer" is specifically about active enjoyment
they're used differently whether you speak about things or people

for things, "aimer" shows how your feel toward a thing or activity. You can also add modifiers like "bien" to soften it or "beaucoup" to reinforce it for instance.
"adorer" tends to be a bit stronger, indicating active personal enjoyment or investment

for people, "aimer" is the strongest emotion there is, and anything you add can only soften it. On its own, it shows romantic or familial love. You can soften it with a modifier like "bien" to show amicality
"adorer" is also weaker than "aimer", and cannot convey a strong relationship, usually depicting you're enjoying that person's company

(if a potential flirt says "je t'adore" or "je t'aime bien" that's friendzone territory)

[brave patrol]

Ah ok interesting I understand better now, merci

Je l’aime bien I guess ?

Or does that go back to friend zone?

[gray stag]

retelling the facts to someone else, it could work and be left ambiguous
but you'd probably use uncertainty like "je pense que..."/"je crois que..." or other constructions like "avoir un crush"

[brave patrol]

Je vois 🤔😅

[brave patrol]

Gotta love when there’s no translation for the concept you’re trying to explain 🥲

[blazing magnet]

there is

to like someone is bien aimer

it's not any less ambiguous in english

[gray stag]

(it's not exactly conveying the same, and this is all about nuances)