Affaire
[ə'feə(r)]
Examples
- Oscillation upon the pavement always means an affaire de coeur. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Toute Anglaise, et, par conséquent, toute bégueule qu'elle soit--elle fera mon affaire, ou je saurai pourquoi. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As for Tapeworm, the Charge d'Affaires, he rose up in his box and bowed and simpered, as if he would represent the whole empire. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Tapeworm, the Charge d'Affaires, who had abused her so cruelly, came to dine with Jos, and then came every day to pay his respects to Becky. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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