affaire de coeur

[ a-fer duh-kœr ]
/ a fɛr dəˈkœr /
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noun, plural af·faires de coeur [a fer duh-kœr] /a fɛr dəˈkœr/. French.

a love affair.

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Also called affaire.

Origin of affaire de coeur

literally, affair of the heart

Words nearby affaire de coeur

affable, affair, affaire, affaire d'amour, affaire d'honneur, affaire de coeur, affairs, affect, affectation, affected, affecting
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Words related to affaire de coeur

affair, love, relationship, dalliance, fling, adultery, tryst, liaison, passion, flirtation, involvement, courtship, infidelity, devotion, amour, entanglement, hanky-panky, intrigue, romance, seduction

British Dictionary definitions for affaire de coeur

affaire de coeur
/ French (afɛr də kœr) /

noun plural affaires de coeur (afɛr də kœr)

an affair of the heart; love affair
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