have an affair

verb

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

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Meanings

verbhave an affair (third-person singular simple present has an affair, present participle having an affair, simple past and past participle had an affair)

present singular third person has an affair · participle present having an affair · participle past had an affair · past had an affair

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

Translations

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

have an affair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20an%20affair

MLA

“have an affair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20an%20affair. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have an affair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20an%20affair.

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