have a fling
to have a romantic relationship
TRANSLATION
have a fling with someone = ein Techtelmechtel, eine Affäre mit jmd. haben --- GOOGLE INDEX have a fling (with someone): approximately 500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has confessed that he HAD A FLING WITH singer-actress Kylie Minogue while filming "Street Fighter".
(news24online.com)
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Prison officer who HAD A FLING WITH a convict appears in court
(The Guardian)
(news24online.com)
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Prison officer who HAD A FLING WITH a convict appears in court
(The Guardian)
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fling
noun
- a brief romantic relationship
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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The noun fling, as in an affair, stems from the verb fling, a 13th century term of uncertain (but probably Scandinavian) origin that at first meant to attempt or attack. From this original sense, the verb further developed into several other meanings including:
- to throw with violence (She flung a glass against the wall after discovering her husband had a fling with the neighbour)
- to put or send unexpectedly (The fling she had with an old boyfriend flung the couple into a crisis)
- to engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy (They flung themselves into a month-long fling)
- to abandon, throw away (Even though they worked together, they flung all common sense away and had a secret fling)
The noun form of fling developed later and in addition to a short romantic relationship can also refer to a brief period of giving in to some kind of temptation.
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SYNONYMS
affair, entanglement, hanky-panky, liaison, love affair, romance, relationship rendezvous
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"It's no secret that they've been having a fling."
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noun
- a brief romantic relationship
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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The noun fling, as in an affair, stems from the verb fling, a 13th century term of uncertain (but probably Scandinavian) origin that at first meant to attempt or attack. From this original sense, the verb further developed into several other meanings including:
- to throw with violence (She flung a glass against the wall after discovering her husband had a fling with the neighbour)
- to put or send unexpectedly (The fling she had with an old boyfriend flung the couple into a crisis)
- to engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy (They flung themselves into a month-long fling)
- to abandon, throw away (Even though they worked together, they flung all common sense away and had a secret fling)
The noun form of fling developed later and in addition to a short romantic relationship can also refer to a brief period of giving in to some kind of temptation.
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SYNONYMS
affair, entanglement, hanky-panky, liaison, love affair, romance, relationship rendezvous
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"It's no secret that they've been having a fling."
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Thanks to Volker for suggesting today's word!
