affaire de coeur
Example Sentences
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Though, after all, I was not so sure about the last part, for I did not feel half satisfied concerning my affaire de coeur, and was strolling somewhat listlessly along, when Clara pinched my arm.
From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville
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
No adequate reason could be guessed at for such eccentricity, not even the excuse of an affaire de coeur, which would go further in the minds of Frenchmen than any other justification of capricious courses.
From Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
It is a delicate matter, entre nous, une affaire de coeur.
From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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)
