affaire de coeur
Americannoun
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affaires de coeur
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of affaire de coeur
Literally, “affair of the heart”
Example Sentences
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Though, after all, I was not so sure about the last part, for I did not feel half satisfied concerning my affaire de coeur, and was strolling somewhat listlessly along, when Clara pinched my arm.
From A Fluttered Dovecote by George Manville Fenn
In this last he gave free rein to the morbid imaginations to which his unhappy affaire de coeur and the mental excitement of the period predisposed P. 63him.
From The Life of John Ruskin by W. G. (William Gershom) Collingwood
His affaire de coeur with the Senator's daughter was progressing more smoothly than ever, and nothing now seemed likely to interfere with his carefully prepared plans to capture an American heiress.
From The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life by Charles Klein
And amongst those who fought for the faith an affaire de coeur with a pretty pagan was held to be a sin as deadly as heresy or magic.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Sir Richard Francis Burton
"May one call it an affaire de coeur?" asked Vassili, with his grim smile.
From The Sowers by Henry Seton Merriman
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