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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
end of the affair
What does affair mean in 'the end of the affair'?
It's the end of the affair.
Attaching a 'love lock' to the Pont des Arts before throwing the key into the River Seine in Paris has become a tourist tradition.
But the romantic gesture has turned into an eyesore and also a hazard. The bridge is weighed down with nearly 50 tonnes of metal.
Last year, one section of the railings gave way.
The bridge has been closed as workers remove the locks.
It's the end of the affair.
Attaching a 'love lock' to the Pont des Arts before throwing the key into the River Seine in Paris has become a tourist tradition.
But the romantic gesture has turned into an eyesore and also a hazard. The bridge is weighed down with nearly 50 tonnes of metal.
Last year, one section of the railings gave way.
The bridge has been closed as workers remove the locks.
Top answer
It means the end of the matter, the end of the thing that is happening. There is also a deliberate hint of the other meaning of "affair", a romantic involvement, which is related to the significance of the locks, which symbolize the permanence of the relationships of the people attaching the locks.
- It means the end of the matter, the end of the thing that is happening.
- There is also a deliberate hint of the other meaning of "affair", a romantic involvement, which is related to the significance of the locks, which symbolize the permanence of the relationships of the people attaching the locks.
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It means the end of the matter, the end of the thing that is happening. There is also a deliberate hint of the other meaning of "affair", a romantic involvement, which is related to the significance of the locks, which symbolize the permanence of the relationships of the people attaching the locks.
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