"love affair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: love affairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} love affair (plural love affairs)
  1. An affair; a usually adulterous relationship between people who are not married to each other. Related terms: have an affair, love connection Translations (adulterous relationship): عَلَاقَة غَرَامِيَّة (ʕalāqa ḡarāmiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), рама́н (ramán) [masculine] (Belarusian), любо́ўная су́вязь (ljubóŭnaja súvjazʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), любо́вна връ́зка (ljubóvna vrǎ́zka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 偷香竊玉 (illicit) (Chinese Mandarin), 偷香窃玉 (tōuxiāngqièyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 風流韻事 (romantic) (Chinese Mandarin), 风流韵事 (fēngliúyùnshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 外遇 (wàiyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 私情 (sīqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), kærlighedsaffære [common-gender] (Danish), affære [common-gender] (Danish), amafero (Esperanto), amaĵo (Esperanto), amintrigo (Esperanto), armuafäär (Estonian), fjas (Faroese), rakkausseikkailu (Finnish), rakkausjuttu (Finnish), rakkaussuhde (Finnish), aventure [feminine] (French), liaison [feminine] (French), Liebesabenteuer [neuter] (German), Liebesaffäre [feminine] (German), Liaison [feminine] (German), Techtelmechtel [neuter] (German), Seitensprung [masculine] (German), Bettgeschichte [feminine] (German), Liebschaft [feminine] (German), Affäre [feminine] (German), ερωτοδουλειά (erotodouleiá) [feminine] (Greek), szerelmi viszony (Hungarian), szívügy (Hungarian), ástarævintýri [neuter] (Icelandic), relazione amorosa [feminine] (Italian), affare di cuore [masculine] (Italian), tresca [feminine] (Italian), legame sentimentale [masculine] (Italian), storia [feminine] (Italian), avventura [feminine] (Italian), 情事 (jōji) (alt: じょうじ) (Japanese), 色恋沙汰 (irokoizata) (alt: いろこいざた) (Japanese), 色恋 (irokoi) (alt: いろこい) (Japanese), ラブアフェア (rabu afea) (Japanese), 不倫 (furin) (alt: ふりん) (Japanese), 러브 어페어 (reobeu eopeeo) (Korean), 정사 (jeongsa) (alt: 情事) (Korean), 연애 사건 (yeonae sageon) (alt: 戀愛事件) (Korean), 련애 사건 (ryeonae sageon) (alt: 戀愛事件) [North-Korea] (Korean), 불륜 (bullyun) (alt: 不倫) (Korean), amōrēs [masculine, plural] (Latin), cōnsuētūdō [feminine] (Latin), attiecības [feminine, plural] (Latvian), meilės santykis [masculine] (Lithuanian), љубовна врска (ljubovna vrska) [feminine] (Macedonian), афе́ра (aféra) [feminine] (Macedonian), kjærlighetsaffære [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kjærleiksaffære (Norwegian Nynorsk), romans [masculine] (Polish), caso [masculine] (Portuguese), рома́н (román) [masculine] (Russian), любовное похожде́ние (ljubovnoje poxoždénije) [neuter] (Russian), любо́вная интри́га (ljubóvnaja intríga) [feminine] (Russian), любо́вная связь (ljubóvnaja svjazʹ) [feminine] (Russian), шу́ры-му́ры (hanky-panky) [feminine, plural] (Russian), ша́шни (šášni) [masculine, plural] (Russian), аму́ры (amúry) [masculine, plural] (Russian), ligue [masculine] (Spanish), escarceo amoroso (Spanish), aventura [feminine] (Spanish), devaneo [masculine] (Spanish), affaire (english: (fem. in Argentina and Uruguay)) [masculine] (Spanish), lío [masculine] (Spanish), rollo [masculine] (Spanish), idilio [masculine] (Spanish), romance [masculine] (Spanish), amorío [masculine] (Spanish), kärleksaffär [common-gender] (Swedish), affär [common-gender] (Swedish), förhållande [neuter] (Swedish), рома́н (román) [masculine] (Ukrainian), любо́вний зв'язо́к (ljubóvnyj zvʺjazók) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-love_affair-en-noun-Iszf14Ua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'adulterous relationship': 94 6
  2. A feeling of enthusiasm or strong liking for something; a fondness. Categories (topical): Love Translations (fondness): 喜愛 (Chinese Mandarin), 喜爱 (xǐ'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), rakkaussuhde (Finnish), passione [feminine] (Italian), predisposizione [feminine] (Italian), പ്രണയം (praṇayaṁ) (Malayalam), привя́занность (privjázannostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), любо́вь (ljubóvʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-love_affair-en-noun-1lq43904 Disambiguation of Love: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'fondness': 12 88

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          "word": "szerelmi viszony"
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          "word": "szívügy"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
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          "word": "ástarævintýri"
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          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "relazione amorosa"
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          "word": "affare di cuore"
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          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "tresca"
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          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "legame sentimentale"
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          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "storia"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "avventura"
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          "alt": "じょうじ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jōji",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "alt": "いろこいざた",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "irokoizata",
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          "word": "色恋沙汰"
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          "roman": "irokoi",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rabu afea",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "word": "ラブアフェア"
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        {
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          "alt": "ふりん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "furin",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "word": "不倫"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "reobeu eopeeo",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "word": "러브 어페어"
        },
        {
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          "alt": "情事",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeongsa",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "word": "정사"
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          "alt": "戀愛事件",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeonae sageon",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "word": "연애 사건"
        },
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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          "word": "cōnsuētūdō"
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          "word": "attiecības"
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          "roman": "ljubovna vrska",
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          "word": "љубовна врска"
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          "roman": "aféra",
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          "word": "афе́ра"
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          "word": "romans"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "caso"
        },
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          "roman": "román",
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          ],
          "word": "рома́н"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubovnoje poxoždénije",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "любовное похожде́ние"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubóvnaja intríga",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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          "word": "любо́вная интри́га"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubóvnaja svjazʹ",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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          "word": "любо́вная связь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "hanky-panky",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
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          "word": "шу́ры-му́ры"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "šášni",
          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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            "masculine"
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          "tags": [
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "偷香竊玉"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "tōuxiāngqièyù",
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      "word": "偷香窃玉"
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      "word": "風流韻事"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "cmn",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "sīqíng",
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "da",
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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "amintrigo"
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "armuafäär"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "fjas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "rakkausseikkailu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "rakkausjuttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "rakkaussuhde"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "aventure"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Liebesabenteuer"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Liebesaffäre"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Techtelmechtel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seitensprung"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Liebschaft"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ástarævintýri"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "affare di cuore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tresca"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "legame sentimentale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "storia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avventura"
    },
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      "alt": "じょうじ",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jōji",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "情事"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いろこいざた",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "irokoizata",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "色恋沙汰"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いろこい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "irokoi",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "色恋"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rabu afea",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "ラブアフェア"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふりん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "furin",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "不倫"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "reobeu eopeeo",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "러브 어페어"
    },
    {
      "alt": "情事",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeongsa",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "정사"
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    {
      "alt": "戀愛事件",
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeonae sageon",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "연애 사건"
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    {
      "alt": "戀愛事件",
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      "roman": "ryeonae sageon",
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    {
      "alt": "不倫",
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "афе́ра"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "kjærleiksaffære"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "romans"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caso"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "román",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubovnoje poxoždénije",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubóvnaja intríga",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubóvnaja svjazʹ",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "любо́вная связь"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "hanky-panky",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "шу́ры-му́ры"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šášni",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ша́шни"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "amúry",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "аму́ры"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ligue"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "word": "escarceo amoroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aventura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "devaneo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "(fem. in Argentina and Uruguay)",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "affaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lío"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rollo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idilio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "romance"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amorío"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kärleksaffär"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "affär"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "förhållande"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "román",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рома́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ljubóvnyj zvʺjazók",
      "sense": "adulterous relationship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "любо́вний зв'язо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "word": "喜愛"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xǐ'ài",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "word": "喜爱"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "word": "rakkaussuhde"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "passione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "predisposizione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "praṇayaṁ",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "word": "പ്രണയം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "privjázannostʹ",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "привя́занность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubóvʹ",
      "sense": "fondness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "любо́вь"
    }
  ],
  "word": "love affair"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": šúry-múry vs. hanky-panky",
  "path": [
    "love affair"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "love affair",
  "trace": ""
}

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