affaire

See also: affairé

French

Etymology

a- +‎ faire

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.fɛʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ
  • Homophone: affaires

Noun

affaire f (plural affaires)

  1. affair, business
  2. deal
  3. (informal) (usually used in the plural) belonging (something physical that is owned)
  4. (informal) things; stuff
    • 1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, →ISBN, page 66:
      "Cibole! C'est pas le genre d'affaire qu'on oublie!" — Dangit! It's not the kind of stuff you just forget!
  5. (Quebec, informal) thingamajig
  6. (Louisiana) thing

Usage notes

  • In the meaning of "thing, stuff", the word is also used as a plurale tantum.

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French affaire.

Noun

affaire m (invariable)

  1. Political controversy

Norman

Etymology

From Old French afaire, from Latin ad + faciō.

Noun

affaire f (uncountable)

  1. (Guernsey) things

Old French

Noun

affaire f (oblique plural affaires, nominative singular affaire, nominative plural affaires)

  1. Alternative form of afaire

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French affaire.

Noun

affaire m (plural affaires)

  1. affair, love affair
    Synonyms: aventura, affair

Further reading

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