amindumo

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Etymology

From amindumi +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Noun

amindumo (accusative singular amindumon, plural amindumoj, accusative plural amindumojn)

  1. courtship; flirtation; advances
    • William Auld (translator), La Ĉashundo de la Baskerviloj (The Hound of the Baskervilles) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 9,
      Ke lia amindumo estis rifuzita tiel bruske sen atento al la opinio de la damo, kaj ke la damo akceptis tiun situacion senproteste, estas vere konsterne.
      That his advances should be rejected so brusquely without any reference to the lady's own wishes, and that the lady should accept the situation without protest, is very amazing.
    • Stellan Engholm (translator), Gösta Berling (Gösta Berling’s Saga) by Selma Lagerlöf, Chapter 17,
      Kaj Gösta scias, ke ne ekzistas pli bona loko por lunlumaj promenoj kaj amindumo ol la bordvojoj laŭ la rivero, preter la akvofalo kaj malsupren al la forĝejo
      And Gösta knew well that there was no better place for moonlight promenades and lovemaking than that long walk beside the shore, past the waterfall, down to the foundry (Lillie Tudeer translation, American Scandinavian Foundation, 1918)
    • Kazimierz Bein (translator), La Faraono (Faraon / The Pharaoh and the Priest) by Bolesław Prus, Part 3, Chapter 20,
      hodiaŭ mi preferus aŭskulti interparoladojn de saĝaj pastroj, ol kantojn kaj amindumojn de elegantaj junuloj.
      to-day I would rather hear learned priests than songs and declarations from youthful exquisites. (Jeremiah Curtin translation, Little, Brown & Co., 1902)