affaire
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She was again named best supporting actress in 1982 and best actress the following year for Une étrange affaire and La Balance.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
If a non-affaire affaire can elicit this degree of discontent, people are already deeply unhappy, looking for a reason to vent.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 2, 2018
The startling turnaround in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affaire has nothing to do with what happened May 14 in the now famous Sofitel hotel room 2806.
From Time ● Jul. 2, 2011
The affaire Bergamini-Galveston almost became a diplomatic incident.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her next affaire occured when she was travelling to Rome with her brother Pizzicato, who was to become a chorister at the Vatican.
From Terribly Intimate Portraits by Lorn Loraine
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