affair

af·fair  (-fâr)

n.

1. Something done or to be done; business.

2. affairs Transactions and other matters of professional or public business: affairs of state.

3.

a. An occurrence, event, or matter: The senator's death was a tragic affair.

b. A social function.

4. An object or a contrivance: Their first car was a ramshackle affair.

5. A matter of personal concern.

6. affairs Personal business: get one's affairs in order.

7. A matter causing public scandal and controversy: the Dreyfus affair.

8. A romantic and sexual relationship, sometimes one of brief duration, between two people who are not married to each other.

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[Middle English affaire, from Old French afaire, from a faire, to do : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + faire, to do (from facere; see dh- in Indo-European roots).]

Synonyms: affair, business, concern, lookout
These nouns denote something that involves one personally: I won't comment on that; it's not my affair. That's none of your business. Mind your own concerns. It's your lookout to file your application on time.

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affair

Noun

1. an event or happening: the Irangate affair

2. a sexual relationship outside marriage

3. a thing to be done or attended to: my wife's career is her own affair

4. something previously specified: lunch was a subdued affair [Old French à faire to do]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affair - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" matter, thing concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" least - something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"
	2.	affair - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship affaire, amour, liaison, intimacy, involvement sexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy
	3.	affair - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" social function, social occasion, occasion, function social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groups party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" celebration, jubilation - a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" fundraiser - a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money photo op, photo opportunity - an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed sleepover - an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)

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affair

noun 1. matter, thing, business, question, issue, happening, concern, event, subject, project, activity, incident, proceeding, circumstance, episode, topic, undertaking, transaction, occurrence

noun 2. relationship, romance, intrigue, fling, liaison, flirtation, amour, dalliance

Translations

affair [əˈfɛəʳ] n → asunto;

(also: love affair) → aventura f amorosa;

affairs (= business) → asuntos mpl;

the Watergate affair → el asunto (de) Watergate

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affair [əˈfɛəʳ] n → affaire f;

(also: love affair) → liaison f; aventure f;

affairs (= business); affaires

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affair [əˈfɛəʳ] n → Angelegenheit f;

(romance) (also: love affair) → Verhältnis nt;

affairs npl → Geschäfte pl

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affair [əˈfɛəʳ] n → affare m (also: love affair) → relazione f amorosa;

affairs npl (= business) → affari;

the Watergate affair → il caso Watergate