affaire

/a.fɛʁ/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les affaires

Meaning

  1. matter, business, affair

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

chose

Close — on the sense of "matter, thing."

Similar in other languages

German

Affäre

Affäre is the German word for the same thing — both mean "affair, matter."

Practice

1 What does affaire mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce n'est pas mon ___, mais je suis inquiet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches affaire?

noun

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