affaire

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.fɛʁ/, X-SAMPA: /a.fER/
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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ
• Homophones: affaires

[edit] Noun

affaire f. (plural affaires)

1. affair, business
2. deal
3. (Quebec, informal) Things; stuff;
   • 1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, ISBN 2-89021-276-9, page 66:

     "Cibole! C'est pas le genre d'affaire qu'on oublie!" — Dangit! It's not the kind of stuff you just forget!

4. (Quebec, informal) Thingamajig.

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Related terms

• faire
• affairement
• affairer

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

French

[edit] Noun

affaire m. inv.

1. Political controversy