- Ver También:
- - AFA
  - AFAB
  - afar
  - AFB
  - AFC
  - AFDC
  - afeared
  - affability
  - affable
  - affably
  - affair
  - affect
  - affectation
  - affected
  - affectedly
  - affecting
  - affection
  - affectionate
  - affectionately
  - affective
  - affectivity
- Recent searches:
- View All

affair

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈfɛə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈfɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə fâr′)

WordReference
Collins
WR Reverse (36)
Definition
Synonyms
English Collocations

Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
affair n	(matter, concern)	asunto nm
caso nm
problema nm
The headmaster dealt with the affair swiftly.
El director resolvió el asunto rápidamente.
affair n	(romantic liaison)	aventura nf
(coloquial)	lío nm
amorío nm
He had an affair with his secretary.
Tuvo una aventura con su secretaria.
Tuvo un lío con su secretaria.

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
affairs npl	(matters of public interest)	asuntos nmpl
Affairs of state require good policies and capable administrators.
Los asuntos de estado requieren buenas políticas y administradores capaces.
affairs n	(business)	asunto nm
He has business affairs to take care of in France.
Tiene que ocuparse de asuntos de negocios en Francia.
affair, affairs n	(personal business)	asunto nm
That's his own affair, and we shouldn't ask him about it.
Eso es asunto suyo y no debemos preguntarle sobre eso.
affair n	formal (event) (muy formal)	evento nm
The Italian Ambassador hosted the affair in style.
El embajador italiano presidió el evento con mucho estilo.
affair n	(gathering) (por la noche)	velada nf
reunión nf
The party was a casual affair with pizza and local wine.
Fue una velada casual con pizza y vino de la casa.
Fue una reunión informal, con pizza y vino del país.
affairs npl	(happenings)	suceso nm
This newspaper does an excellent job of covering current affairs.
Este periódico tiene una excelente cobertura de los sucesos actuales.

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
affair of the heart n	(love affair, romantic involvement)	asuntos del corazón nmpl
Romance novels describe affairs of the heart.
Tiene una columna en una revista donde da consejos sobre asuntos del corazón.
civil affairs npl	(UN: with local authorities)	asuntos civiles nmpl
civil affairs npl	US (military: with civil authorities)	asuntos civiles nmpl
criminal affairs npl	(crime investigation)	investigación criminal nf
instrucción criminal nf
El caso está aún en la fase de instrucción criminal, todavía no se ha fijado la fecha del juicio.
averiguación previa nf
La averiguación previa está paralizada.
investigación penal nf
formal affair n	(sophisticated social event)	evento formal nm
love affair n	(romantic relationship)	aventura nf
historia nf
(ES, coloquial)	rollo nm
affaire nm
She's having a love affair with a married man.
Ella tiene una aventura con un hombre casado.
love affair n	figurative (intense liking for) (figurado)	historia de amor nf + loc adj
amor nm
Her love affair with all things Japanese started two years ago after holidaying there.

Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'affair' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

affair of the heart - business - concern - extracurricular - fling - liaison - mess around - rebound - romance - seven-year itch - stray

Spanish:

desliz - lío - tropiezo - afer - apaño - cuerno - plan - enredar - lid - movida - romance - amorío - aventura - broma - enredado - entender - liar - ligue - asunto interno - aventura amorosa - desengaño amoroso - tener un desliz - echar una cana al aire - tener una aventura - visita furtiva - vuestro - affaire - bolado - entrevero - legación - rollete - estofado - camarico

In Lists: Top 2000 English words, Personal, essay words, more...

Synonyms: business, duty, thing, matter, concern, more...

Collocations: [student, hospital, business, family] affairs, a current affairs [show, quiz], a [village, town, public] affair, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "affair" in the title:

a resolution to our affair
about Lady Gaga’s continued love affair
affair
affair
affair (Eastenders)
affair by means of the canister.
Affair's employees - financial
an elicit [illicit] affair
an ongoing love affair
approach/affair
barebones affair
briskly end-stopped affair
Double affair
endless affair
entenderse=having an affair
extra-marital affair
fled affair
fleeting affair/brief affair
Frame-style affair
Glacial affair
haber - had been having an affair
have an affair
having an affair with
hit and miss affair
Humanity's centuries-old love-affair with cats
I am not for certain that the depression has caused him to have the affair.
I confronted her about the affair
It wasn't very tidy (an affair)
low-key affair
made light of the affair
more...

Visit the Spanish-English Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Discussions about 'affair' in the English Only forum

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

See Google Translate's machine translation of 'affair'.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/enes/affair

⇱ affair - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com

affair