affaire

See also: affairé

French

Etymology

a- +‎ faire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ
• Homophone: affaires

Noun

affaire f (plural affaires)

1. affair, business
2. deal
3. (informal) (usually used in the plural) belonging (something physical that is owned)
4. (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!

5. (Quebec, informal) thingamajig

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• avoir affaire à

Related terms

• faire
• affairement
• affairer

Further reading

• “affaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

affaire m (invariable)

1. Political controversy

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French afaire, from Latin ad + faciō.

Noun

affaire f (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) things

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Old French

Noun

affaire f (oblique plural affaires, nominative singular affaire, nominative plural affaires)

1. Alternative form of afaire

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Spanish

Noun

affaire m (plural affaires)

1. affair, love affair