Affäre

== German == === Alternative forms === Affaire (obsolete) === Etymology === 17th century, borrowed from French affaire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈfɛːrə/, [ʔaˈfɛː.ʁə], [-ˈfeː-] Hyphenation: Af‧fä‧re === Noun === Affäre f (genitive Affäre, plural Affären, diminutive Affärchen n) a delicate, problematic or annoying affair, business that forces one to act carefully; especially Synonyms: heikle Angelegenheit, ärgerliche Geschichte; Vorfall, Zwischenfall a scandal, a situation where someone’s actions have come under scrutiny on suspicion of misconduct Synonym: Skandal a romantic affair, fling (adulterous relationship) Synonyms: Liebschaft, Seitensprung, Verhältnis ==== Usage notes ==== Not in the general sense of “matters, concerns, actions”, for which use Sache or Angelegenheit. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Affäre” in Duden online “Affäre”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)