affair

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

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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

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