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
affability, affable, affair, affaire, affaire d'amour, affaire de coeur, affaire d'honneur, affairs, affect, affectation, affected
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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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