English

Etymology

afere, affere, afaire, affaire, from a faire to do; Latin ad- + facere to do. See Fact, and confer Ado.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /əˈfɛɹ/

• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-affair.ogg

Noun

1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; — often in the plural.
2. :a difficult affair to manage
3. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
4. :an affair of honor, i. e., a duel
5. :an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
6. An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
7. A material object (vaguely designated).
8. :He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.
9. An adulterous relationship. (from affaire de coeur.)

Translations

• German: {{t+|de|Angelegenheit|f}}
• Hebrew: פרשה (parasha)
• Japanese: 事件 (jiken)

• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|negócio|m}}
• Spanish: {{t-|es|negocio|m}}

• German: {{t+|de|Angelegenheit|f}}
• Hebrew: עניין (ynian) (an affair of honor: עניין של כבוד (ynian shel kavod)

• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|negócio|m}}, {{t+|pt|coisa|f}}

• German: {{t+|de|Scharmützel|n}}

• Japanese: 問題(もんだい, mondai)

• German: {{t+|de|Ding|n}}

• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|negócio|m}}

• Croatian: {{t-|hr|afera|f}}
• German: {{t+|de|Affäre|f}}
• Hebrew: רומן (roman)

• Japanese: 情事 (jōji)
• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|caso|m}}

• : afero

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