Affaire De Coeur

Pronunciation: /ˌæfɛr də kər/

Definitions of affaire de coeur

noun a romantic relationship or love affair

Example Sentences

A1 She had an affaire de coeur with her high school sweetheart.

A2 Their affaire de coeur caused quite a scandal in their small town.

B1 The novel's main plot revolves around a complicated affaire de coeur.

B2 The movie portrayed the protagonist's affaire de coeur in a very realistic manner.

C1 The politician's affaire de coeur was exposed by the media, causing a public outcry.

C2 The artist's affaire de coeur inspired many of his famous works.

Examples of affaire de coeur in a Sentence

formal The affair de coeur between the two diplomats caused quite a scandal in diplomatic circles.

informal Their affair de coeur was the talk of the town for weeks.

slang Their secret affaire de coeur was finally exposed to their friends.

figurative The artist's affaire de coeur with her muse inspired some of her most beautiful work.

Grammatical Forms of affaire de coeur

• past tense: had an affair of the heart
• plural: affaires de coeur
• comparative: more of a heart affair
• superlative: most of a heart affair
• present tense: has an affair of the heart
• future tense: will have an affair of the heart
• perfect tense: has had an affair of the heart
• continuous tense: is having an affair of the heart
• singular: affaire de coeur
• positive degree: affaire de coeur
• infinitive: to have an affair of the heart
• gerund: having an affair of the heart
• participle: having had an affair of the heart

Origin and Evolution of affaire de coeur

First Known Use: 1700 year

Language of Origin: French

Story behind the word: The phrase 'affaire de coeur' originated in French.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a romantic or love affair, the term has evolved to encompass any deeply emotional or passionate involvement, not necessarily romantic in nature.