How the word "l'affaire" is translated into English
Nous avons conclu une grosse affaire avec ce client.
[nuz‿ avɔ̃ kɔ̃kly yn ɡʁos afɛʁ avɛk sə kliɑ̃.]
We closed a big deal with this client.
Mon père dirige une petite affaire familiale.
[mɔ̃ pɛʁ diʁiʒ‿ yn pətit afɛʁ familjal.]
My father runs a small family business.
Il est en voyage pour affaires cette semaine.
[il‿ ɛt‿ ɑ̃ vwajaʒ puʁ afɛʁ sɛt səmɛn.]
He's traveling on business this week.
"l'affaire" is in the lesson "Business 1" (Level 33), along with 12 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.