"avoir affaire à" meaning in French

See avoir affaire à in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /a.vwa.ʁ‿a.fɛ.ʁ‿a/, /a.vwa.ʁ‿a.fe.ʁ‿a/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-avoir affaire à.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir affaire à
  1. to have to deal with
    Sense id: en-avoir_affaire_à-fr-verb-Mn3badoi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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