"affaire" meaning in French

See affaire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.fɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-affaire.ogg Forms: affaires [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: Inherited from Old French afaire. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|afaire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French afaire, {{inh+|fr|fro|afaire}} Inherited from Old French afaire Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} affaire f (plural affaires)
  1. business; matter; affair Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-2FhMhvGj Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 9 7 15 3 12 12 3 14 3 9 8 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 7 15 3 12 12 3 14 3 9 8 3 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 5 24 2 4 6 1 1
  2. deal, transaction, bargain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-ynYK2OB1 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 9 7 15 3 12 12 3 14 3 9 8 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 7 15 3 12 12 3 14 3 9 8 3 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 5 24 2 4 6 1 1
  3. business, enterprise Tags: feminine Synonyms: société, entreprise
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-c5S5-eWN
  4. affair, scandal Tags: feminine Synonyms: scandale
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-y106yD5A Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 9 7 15 3 12 12 3 14 3 9 8 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 7 15 3 12 12 3 14 3 9 8 3 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 5 24 2 4 6 1 1
  5. (law) case, trial Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-0h0gtlTc Topics: law
  6. (informal) things; stuff Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-pagNcnOL
  7. (informal, chiefly in the plural) belonging (something physical that is owned) Tags: feminine, in-plural, informal
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-XuTpp6ap
  8. (informal, Quebec) thingamajig Tags: Quebec, feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-jiXtODRv Categories (other): Quebec French
  9. (informal, Louisiana) thing Tags: Louisiana, feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-affaire-fr-noun-XelNaRrj Categories (other): Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: affairement, affairer, faire
Derived forms: affaire de cœur, affairiste, avoir affaire à, faire l’affaire, faire son affaire, hors d’affaire, la belle affaire, lâcher l’affaire, se mêler de ses affaires, sorti d’affaire, s’occuper de ses affaires, tiré d’affaire, toute affaire cessante

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "expansion": "→ German: Affäre",
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      "text": "→ German: Affäre"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: affaire",
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      "text": "→ Italian: affaire"
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          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: афера (afera)",
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: afera",
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          "english": "important business",
          "text": "affaire importante",
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          "english": "It is a matter of honor.",
          "text": "C’est une affaire d’honneur.",
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        {
          "english": "It's a matter of a minute.",
          "text": "C’est l’affaire d’une minute.",
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          "english": "It's my business, not yours.",
          "text": "C’est mon affaire, pas la vôtre.",
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          "english": "to close a deal",
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          "english": "to set up a business",
          "text": "monter une affaire",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "They took over the family business.",
          "text": "Ils ont repris l’affaire familiale.",
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        {
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          "english": "the Dreyfus affair",
          "text": "l’affaire Dreyfus",
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        {
          "english": "Fillon affair",
          "text": "Affaire Fillon",
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          "english": "The O. J. Simpson case was one of the most publicized.",
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          "english": "\"Dangit! It's not the kind of stuff you just forget!\"",
          "ref": "1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, →ISBN, page 66:",
          "text": "\"Cibole! C’est pas le genre d’affaire qu’on oublie!\"",
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        "(informal) things; stuff"
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        "(informal, chiefly in the plural) belonging (something physical that is owned)"
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      "word": "faire l’affaire"
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      "word": "faire son affaire"
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      "word": "hors d’affaire"
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      "word": "la belle affaire"
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      "word": "lâcher l’affaire"
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    {
      "word": "se mêler de ses affaires"
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    {
      "word": "sorti d’affaire"
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      "word": "s’occuper de ses affaires"
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      "word": "tiré d’affaire"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: affair"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Affäre",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Affäre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Affäre"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "affaire",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: affaire",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: affaire"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "афера",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: афера (afera)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: афера (afera)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "afera",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: afera",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: afera"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "afazer",
            "3": "affaire",
            "bor2": "1",
            "calque1": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: → afazer (calque), → affaire",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: → afazer (calque), → affaire"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "афера",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: афера (afera)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: афера (afera)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "афера",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: афера",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: афера"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "affaire",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: affaire",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: affaire"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "affär",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: affär",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: affär"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "afaire",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old French afaire",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "afaire"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old French afaire",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French afaire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "affaires",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "affaire f (plural affaires)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "affairement"
    },
    {
      "word": "affairer"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "important business",
          "text": "affaire importante",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It is a matter of honor.",
          "text": "C’est une affaire d’honneur.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It's a matter of a minute.",
          "text": "C’est l’affaire d’une minute.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It's my business, not yours.",
          "text": "C’est mon affaire, pas la vôtre.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "business; matter; affair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to close a deal",
          "text": "conclure une affaire",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deal, transaction, bargain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deal",
          "deal"
        ],
        [
          "transaction",
          "transaction"
        ],
        [
          "bargain",
          "bargain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to set up a business",
          "text": "monter une affaire",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They took over the family business.",
          "text": "Ils ont repris l’affaire familiale.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "business, enterprise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ],
        [
          "enterprise",
          "enterprise"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "société"
        },
        {
          "word": "entreprise"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the Dreyfus affair",
          "text": "l’affaire Dreyfus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Fillon affair",
          "text": "Affaire Fillon",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "affair, scandal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ],
        [
          "scandal",
          "scandal"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scandale"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "fr:Law"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The O. J. Simpson case was one of the most publicized.",
          "text": "L’affaire O.J. Simpson fut une des plus médiatisées.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "case, trial"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "case",
          "case"
        ],
        [
          "trial",
          "trial"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) case, trial"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French informal terms",
        "French terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "\"Dangit! It's not the kind of stuff you just forget!\"",
          "ref": "1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, →ISBN, page 66:",
          "text": "\"Cibole! C’est pas le genre d’affaire qu’on oublie!\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "things; stuff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) things; stuff"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "belonging (something physical that is owned)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "belonging",
          "belonging"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, chiefly in the plural) belonging (something physical that is owned)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "in-plural",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French informal terms",
        "Quebec French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thingamajig"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thingamajig",
          "thingamajig"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, Quebec) thingamajig"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Quebec",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French informal terms",
        "Louisiana French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, Louisiana) thing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.fɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-affaire.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/82/Fr-affaire.ogg/Fr-affaire.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Fr-affaire.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛʁ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "affaires"
    }
  ],
  "word": "affaire"
}

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