affaire de coeur
Example Sentences
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I don't think, in the first case, that this was an affaire de coeur, as the Frenchmen say.
From The Drone A Play in Three Acts by Mayne, Rutherford
C’est une affaire de coeur, ees it not, mon ami?
From She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)
It is a delicate matter, entre nous, une affaire de coeur.
From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace
His affaire de coeur with the Senator's daughter was progressing more smoothly than ever, and nothing now seemed likely to interfere with his carefully prepared plans to capture an American heiress.
From The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life by Klein, Charles
She has a promising affaire de coeur with a tenor called Dohme, Hungarian by birth, and, I should say, anything by nature.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
