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affaire d'honneur

[ a-fer daw-²Ô²Õ°ù ]

noun

French.
plural affaires d'honneur
  1. a duel.


affaire d'honneur

/ afÉ›r dÉ”²Ô²Õ°ù /

noun

  1. a duel
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of affaire d'honneur1

Literally, “affair of honorâ€
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Example Sentences

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One blue-rimmed plate on the wall shows two men in traditional Alsatian garb squaring up awkwardly ahead of a wrestle: “Une Affaire d’Honneur,†or matter of honor, reads the legend.

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An "affaire d'honneur" originated from this, and the parties met this morning.

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In the course of this he delivered a powerful speech, full of passion and invective, drawing a parallel between this affaire d'honneur and the historic one between Alceste and Oronte in Molière's drama.

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Une affaire d'honneur make me flee.

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In studies he went through the first year's course without any difficulty, but unfortunately an affaire d'honneur—a "dipper fight"—caused him to be put back one year in his studies.

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