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. [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. |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | affair - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" 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 relationshipsexual 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 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) |
affair
noun 1. matter, thing, business, question, issue, happening, concern, event, subject, project, activity, incident, proceeding, circumstance, episode, topic, undertaking, transaction, occurrence
Translations
affair [əˈfɛəʳ] n → asunto;
(also: love affair) → aventura f amorosa;
affairs (= business) → asuntos mpl;
the Watergate affair → el asunto (de) Watergate
affair [əˈfɛəʳ] n → Angelegenheit f;
(romance) (also: love affair) → Verhältnis nt;
affairs npl → Geschäfte pl
affair [əˈfɛəʳ] n → affare m (also: love affair) → relazione f amorosa;
affairs npl (= business) → affari;
the Watergate affair → il caso Watergate
n affair [əˈfeə]
1 happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing the Suez affair. kwessie مَسْأله، قَضِيَّه въпрос aféra sag; begivenhed; affære die Affäre υπόθεση caso afäär کار و بار juttu affaire עִנְייָן, פָּרָשָה, אֵירוּע मामला posao ügy peristiwa mál, málefni caso 事件 사건 atsitikimas, istorija lieta; darīšana hubungan zaak sak, begivenhet, affære sprawa, kwestia caso afacere дело aféra zadeva afera affär เหตุการณ์ sorun 私事 справа, діло کام ، چھوٹی لڑائی sự việc 私事
2 a thing The new machine is a weird-looking affair. affêre أمْر، شَأن، شَيء нещо věc sag die Angelegenheit πράγμα cosa asi شئ عجیب و غریب kapine chose חֶפֶץ stvar dolog barang hlutur cosa もの (막연한) 것, 일 daiktas lieta benda ding sak, greie sprawa, rzecz coisa chestie вещь, штука vec stvar stvar sak สิ่งของ şey 事件 річ, штука چیز ، شے vật 事件
3 (often in plural) business; concern(s) financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair. besigheid أُمُور، قَضَايَا работа záležitost sag; anliggende die Angelegenheit υποθέσεις, ζητήματα (πληθ.) asunto äriasjad, asi قضیه؛ امر liikeasiat affaire(s) עֶסֶק कारोबार, व्यापार stvar ügy, dolog urusan mál affare 業務 사무 reikalas darījums; darīšana urusan zaak sak, anliggende sprawa, kwestia assunto afacere; treabă дела; занятия záležitosť zadeva posao angelägenhet การงาน işler, olaylar 事務 справи; заняття فکر ، دھندا vấn đề 事务
4 a love relationship His wife found out about his affair with another woman. verhouding عَلاقَة غَرَامِيَّه любовна история pletka, milostný poměr affære das Verhältnis ερωτική σχέση amorío, relación armusuhe رابطۀ عاشقانه suhde liaison פָּרְשִׁייָת אֲהָבִים, רוֹמָן प्रेम सम्बन्ध ljubavna afera viszony hubungan ástarsamband relazione 情事 연애 사건 meilės ryšiai, romanas dēka hubungan affaire kjærlighetsforhold romans caso legătură amoroasă любовная связь, роман milostný pomer razmerje ljubavna avantura kärleksaffär, förhållande ความสัมพันธ์เชิงชู้สาว aşk ilişkisi, macera 私通事件，風流韻事 любовний зв'язок محبت کا تعلق chuyện tình 私通事件
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