affair

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• Received-Pronunciation: /əˈfɛə/
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• General-American: /əˈfɛɹ/
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• General-American: /əˈfɛɚ/
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• Australian: /əˈfeː/
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• New-Zealand: /əˈfe̝ə/ without the cheer–chair merger
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• /əˈfiə/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
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• Scotland: /əˈfeɹ/
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• /əˈfɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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• rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 F EH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English afere, affere, from Old French afaire, from a- + faire (“to do”), from Latin ad- + facere (“to do”). See fact, and compare ado.

138 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: شَأْن (šaʔn) — that which is done or is to be done
• Armenian: գործ (gorc) — that which is done or is to be done
• Bangi: likambo — that which is done or is to be done
• Bulgarian: работа (rabota) — that which is done or is to be done
• Bulgarian: дело (delo) — that which is done or is to be done
• Catalan: afer — that which is done or is to be done
• Czech: záležitost — that which is done or is to be done
• Esperanto: afero — that which is done or is to be done
• Finnish: asia — that which is done or is to be done
• German: Angelegenheit — that which is done or is to be done
• Greek: υπόθεση (ypóthesi) — that which is done or is to be done
• Greek: ζήτημα (zítima) — that which is done or is to be done
• Greek: θέμα (théma) — that which is done or is to be done
• Ancient Greek: πρᾶγμα (prâgma) — that which is done or is to be done
• Hebrew: פרשה (parashá) — that which is done or is to be done
• Hungarian: ügy — that which is done or is to be done
• Ido: afero — that which is done or is to be done
• Irish: cás — that which is done or is to be done
• Italian: affare — that which is done or is to be done
• Japanese: 事件 (jiken) — that which is done or is to be done
• Kyrgyz: иш (iş) — that which is done or is to be done
• Latin: rēs — that which is done or is to be done
• Lingala: likambo — that which is done or is to be done
• Plautdietsch: Sach — that which is done or is to be done
• Polish: sprawa — that which is done or is to be done
• Portuguese: negócio — that which is done or is to be done
• Portuguese: afazer — that which is done or is to be done
• Romanian: afacere — that which is done or is to be done
• Russian: де́ло (délo) — that which is done or is to be done
• Spanish: negocio — that which is done or is to be done
• Ottoman Turkish: امر (emr, emir) — that which is done or is to be done
• Ukrainian: ді́ло (dílo) — that which is done or is to be done
• Zazaki: gurwe (diq) — that which is done or is to be done
• Zulu: indaba — that which is done or is to be done
• Zulu: udaba class 11/10 — that which is done or is to be done
• Esperanto: afero — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Finnish: asia — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• German: Angelegenheit — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Greek: ζήτημα (zítima) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Greek: θέμα (théma) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Ancient Greek: πρᾶγμα (prâgma) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Hebrew: עניין (inyán) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Ido: afero — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Irish: cás — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Korean: 사건 (sageon) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Latin: rēs — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Mongolian: хэрэг (xereg) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Persian: ماجرا (mâjarâ) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Plautdietsch: Sach — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Portuguese: assunto — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Portuguese: caso — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Portuguese: coisa — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Portuguese: negócio — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Russian: де́ло (délo) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Russian: де́льце (délʹce) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Spanish: asunto — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Ottoman Turkish: امر (emr, emir) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Ukrainian: спра́ва (správa) — any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely
• Bulgarian: схватка (shvatka) — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• Finnish: selkkaus — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• German: Scharmützel — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• Greek: συμπλοκή (symplokí) — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• Japanese: 問題 (mondai) — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• Russian: боестолкнове́ние (bojestolknovénije) — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• Russian: схва́тка (sxvátka) — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• Ukrainian: су́тичка (sútyčka) — action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
• Bulgarian: въпрос (vǎpros) — material object (vaguely designated)
• Esperanto: aĵo — material object (vaguely designated)
• Esperanto: afero — material object (vaguely designated)
• Finnish: esine — material object (vaguely designated)
• German: Ding — material object (vaguely designated)
• Greek: πατέντα (paténta) — material object (vaguely designated)
• Ido: kozo — material object (vaguely designated)
• Irish: rud — material object (vaguely designated)
• Portuguese: negócio — material object (vaguely designated)
• Russian: штуко́вина (štukóvina) — material object (vaguely designated)
• Russian: шту́чка (štúčka) — material object (vaguely designated)
• Russian: штуке́нция (štukéncija) — material object (vaguely designated)
• Spanish: asunto — material object (vaguely designated)
• Arabic: عَلَاقَة غَرَامِيَّة (ʕalāqa ḡarāmiyya) — adulterous relationship
• Bulgarian: връзка (vrǎzka) — adulterous relationship
• Catalan: afer — adulterous relationship
• Chinese Mandarin: 戀愛關係 /恋爱关系 (liàn'ài guānxi) — adulterous relationship
• Chinese Mandarin: 戀愛 /恋爱 (liàn'ài) — adulterous relationship
• Czech: poměr — adulterous relationship
• Dutch: affaire — adulterous relationship
• Dutch: romance — adulterous relationship
• Dutch: verhouding — adulterous relationship
• Esperanto: sekretaĵo — adulterous relationship
• Esperanto: amafero — adulterous relationship
• Esperanto: amaĵo — adulterous relationship
• Esperanto: amintrigo — adulterous relationship
• Finnish: syrjähyppy — adulterous relationship
• French: aventure — adulterous relationship
• French: liaison — adulterous relationship
• German: Beziehung — adulterous relationship
• German: Affäre — adulterous relationship
• German: Liebesaffäre — adulterous relationship
• German: Verhältnis — adulterous relationship
• German: Liebesverhältnis — adulterous relationship
• German: Liebelei — adulterous relationship
• German: Liaison — adulterous relationship
• German: Liebschaft — adulterous relationship
• German: Liebesangelegenheit — adulterous relationship
• German: Liebesbeziehung — adulterous relationship
• German: Liebesabenteuer — adulterous relationship
• German: Gspusi — adulterous relationship
• Greek: ερωτοδουλειά (erotodouleiá) — adulterous relationship
• Greek: ερωτική σχέση (erotikí schési) — adulterous relationship
• Hebrew: רומן (román) — adulterous relationship
• Hungarian: viszony — adulterous relationship
• Ido: afero — adulterous relationship
• Japanese: 情事 (jōji) — adulterous relationship
• Japanese: 恋愛関係 (ren'ai kankei) — adulterous relationship
• Japanese: 不倫 (furin) — adulterous relationship
• Japanese: 浮気 (uwaki) — adulterous relationship
• Korean: 불륜 (bullyun) — adulterous relationship
• Polish: romans — adulterous relationship
• Portuguese: caso — adulterous relationship
• Russian: рома́н (román) — adulterous relationship
• Russian: интри́га (intríga) — adulterous relationship
• Russian: афе́ра (aféra) — adulterous relationship
• Russian: связь (svjazʹ) — adulterous relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: afera — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: asunto — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: rollo — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: amorío — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: aventura — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: devaneo — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: escarceo amoroso — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: lío de faldas — adulterous relationship
• Spanish: affaire (afer) — adulterous relationship
• Swedish: affär — adulterous relationship
• Ukrainian: рома́н (román) — adulterous relationship
• Ukrainian: зв'язо́к (zvʺjazók) — adulterous relationship
• Russian: причинда́лы (pričindály) — male or female genitals
• Spanish: partes — male or female genitals
• Esperanto: okazaĵo — party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature