affaire de coeur

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af·faire de coeur

(ä-fâr′ də kœr′)

n. pl. af·faires de coeur (ä-fâr′)

A love affair.

[French : affaire, affair + de, of + cœur, heart.]

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affaire de coeur

(afɛr də kœr)

n, pl affaires de coeur (afɛr də kœr)

an affair of the heart; love affair

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