l'
feminine
/a.fɛʁ/
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Translation
matter, affair, case
Word origin
From the phrase a faire ('to do'), from the verb faire ('to make, to do'), which comes from Latin facere. An affaire is literally 'a thing to be done'.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- a faire
- English cognates
- affair, fact
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Examples
C' serieuse, .
This is a very serious matter, we must act quickly.
.
The police have been investigating this case for six months.
- - .
Mind your own business and leave me alone.
, c' .
That's my business and not yours.
.
He set up his own business after ten years in a company.
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