affaire de coeur
Americannoun
plural
affaires de coeurnoun
Etymology
Origin of affaire de coeur
Literally, “affair of the heart”
Example Sentences
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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 Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)
It is a delicate matter, entre nous, une affaire de coeur.
From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace
I don't think, in the first case, that this was an affaire de coeur, as the Frenchmen say.
From The Drone A Play in Three Acts by Mayne, Rutherford
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 Klein, Charles
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 Fenn, George Manville
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