Phrase guide

have an affair

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship while being married. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 有外遇 (yǒu wàiyù) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有染 (yǒurǎn) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胡搞 (húgǎo) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戀愛 /恋爱 (liàn'ài) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相好 (xiānghǎo) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偷腥 (tōuxīng) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有一腿 (yǒuyītuǐ) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有一手 (yǒuyīshǒu) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偷老婆 (tōu lǎopó) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Dutch: vreemdgaan — engage in a relationship while married
  • Dutch: uitlopen — engage in a relationship while married
  • Finnish: olla suhteessa — engage in a relationship while married
  • Finnish: pettää — engage in a relationship while married
  • German: eine Affäre haben — engage in a relationship while married
  • Hungarian: viszonya van — engage in a relationship while married
  • Japanese: 浮気する (uwaki suru) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Japanese: 不倫をする (furin o suru) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Korean: 불륜하다 (bullyunhada) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Korean: 정부를 두다 (jeongbureul duda) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Korean: 관계를 갖다 (gwan'gyereul gatda) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Korean: 바람을 피우다 (barameul piuda) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Polish: romansować — engage in a relationship while married
  • Polish: flirtować — engage in a relationship while married
  • Portuguese: ter um caso — engage in a relationship while married
  • Russian: име́ть рома́н (imétʹ román) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Russian: име́ть любо́вную связь (imétʹ ljubóvnuju svjazʹ) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Russian: крути́ть аму́ры (krutítʹ amúry) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Russian: изменя́ть (izmenjátʹ) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Russian: измени́ть (izmenítʹ) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Russian: гуля́ть (guljátʹ) — engage in a relationship while married
  • Spanish: tener una aventura — engage in a relationship while married
  • Spanish: tener un desliz — engage in a relationship while married
  • Spanish: tener un amorío — engage in a relationship while married
  • Spanish: ser infiel — engage in a relationship while married