affair
noun/əˈfer/
Слово англійською: affair
Переклад affair українською: спра́ва, річ (пробле́ма і т. д.), ді́ло, рома́н (любо́вний), інтри́га, оста́ння/гаря́ча новина́
Детальний опис
- affairs[plural] events that are of public interest or political importance
- world/international affairs
- an expert on foreign affairs (= political events in other countries)
- We are expecting a statement from the home affairs (= political events in your own country) spokesman.
- internal/external affairs
- affairs of state
- [countable, usually singular] an event that people are talking about or describing in a particular way
- The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly.
- She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair.
- Many people have criticized the way the government handled the affair.
- The Whitewater affair was the biggest scandal of the decade.
- [countable] a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them are already in a relationship with somebody else
- She was having an affair with a co-worker.
- an extramarital affair
- It's the story of a secret affair between a married teacher and her teenage student.
Wordfinder- affair
- date
- go out with somebody
- jealous
- love
- marriage
- partner
- passionate
- relationship
- romantic
- affairs[plural] matters connected with a person’s private business and financial situation
- She manages the family's financial affairs.
- I looked after my father's financial affairs.
- She wanted to put her affairs in order before she died.
- [singular] a thing that somebody is responsible for (and that other people should not be interested in) synonym business
- How I spend my money is my affair.
- [countable] (with an adjective) (old-fashioned) an object that is unusual or difficult to describe
- Her hat was an amazing affair with feathers and a huge brim.
public/political activities
event
relationship
private business
object
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French afaire, from à faire ‘to do’; compare with ado.
Idioms
a state of affairs
- a situation
- This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.