Affäre
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noun
- a delicate, problematic or annoying affair, business that forces one to act carefully; especially
- a scandal, a situation where someone’s actions have come under scrutiny on suspicion of misconduct
- a romantic affair, flingadulterous relationship
Forms
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Affäre | Affären |
| genitive | Affäre | Affären |
| dative | Affäre | Affären |
| accusative | Affäre | Affären |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Über die Affäre von 1994 redet im Hafen niemand.Nobody in the harbour talks about the affair of 1994.B1Noch einmal, bitte (15) — Once more, please (15) (B1)
- Im Roman hat der Bürgermeister eine Affäre mit der Apothekerin.In the novel the mayor is having an affair with the chemist.B1Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (B1)
- Über die Affäre von 1988 redet niemand und alle wissen es.Nobody talks about the affair of 1988 and everybody knows about it.B1Noch einmal, bitte (8) — Once more, please (8) (B1)
- Ein Boulevardblatt schlagzeilt jeden Tag über die Affäre des Senators.A tabloid headlines the senator's affair every day.B2Noch einmal, bitte (21) — Once more, please (21) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- Liebschaftliaison
- Seitensprungaffair, (instance of) infidelity (temporary, often sexual relationship with someone other than one's partner); jump or hop to the side
- Skandalscandal; noise, a racket
- Verhältnisrelation, ratio; relationship
- Vorfallincident (event or occurrence); prolapse
- Zwischenfallincident