Affair

//əˈfɛə//

Synonyms for "affair" (176 found)

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Translations

138 translations across 38 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • πρᾶγμα noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • πρᾶγμα noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Arabic

2 entries
  • شَأْن noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • عَلَاقَة غَرَامِيَّة noun (adulterous relationship)

Armenian

1 entries
  • գործ noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Bangi

1 entries
  • likambo noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • връзка noun (adulterous relationship)
  • въпрос noun (material object (vaguely designated))
  • дело noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • работа noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Catalan

2 entries
  • afer noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • afer noun (adulterous relationship)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 戀愛 /恋爱 noun (adulterous relationship)
  • 戀愛關係 /恋爱关系 noun (adulterous relationship)

Czech

2 entries
  • poměr noun (adulterous relationship)
  • záležitost noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Dutch

3 entries
  • affaire noun (adulterous relationship)
  • romance noun (adulterous relationship)
  • verhouding noun (adulterous relationship)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • afero noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • afero noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • afero noun (material object (vaguely designated))
  • amafero noun (adulterous relationship)

Finnish

4 entries
  • asia noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • asia noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • esine noun (material object (vaguely designated))
  • selkkaus noun (action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle)

French

2 entries
  • aventure noun (adulterous relationship)
  • liaison noun (adulterous relationship)

German

4 entries
  • Affäre noun (adulterous relationship)
  • Angelegenheit noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • Angelegenheit noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • Beziehung noun (adulterous relationship)

Greek

4 entries
  • ερωτική σχέση noun (adulterous relationship)
  • ερωτοδουλειά noun (adulterous relationship)
  • ζήτημα noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • ζήτημα noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • עניין noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • פרשה noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • רומן noun (adulterous relationship)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • viszony noun (adulterous relationship)
  • ügy noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Ido

4 entries
  • afero noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • afero noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • afero noun (adulterous relationship)
  • kozo noun (material object (vaguely designated))

Irish

3 entries
  • cás noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • cás noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • rud noun (material object (vaguely designated))

Italian

1 entries
  • affare noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 不倫 noun (adulterous relationship)
  • 事件 noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • 問題 noun (action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle)
  • 恋愛関係 noun (adulterous relationship)

Korean

2 entries
  • 불륜 noun (adulterous relationship)
  • 사건 noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Kyrgyz

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  • иш noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Latin

2 entries
  • rēs noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • rēs noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Lingala

1 entries
  • likambo noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • хэрэг noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • امر noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • امر noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Persian

1 entries
  • ماجرا noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Sach noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • Sach noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Polish

2 entries
  • romans noun (adulterous relationship)
  • sprawa noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • afazer noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • assunto noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • caso noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • caso noun (adulterous relationship)

Romanian

1 entries
  • afacere noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Russian

4 entries
  • афе́ра noun (adulterous relationship)
  • боестолкнове́ние noun (action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle)
  • де́ло noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • де́ло noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • afera noun (adulterous relationship)

Spanish

4 entries
  • affaire (afer) noun (adulterous relationship)
  • amorío noun (adulterous relationship)
  • asunto noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)
  • asunto noun (material object (vaguely designated))

Swedish

1 entries
  • affär noun (adulterous relationship)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ді́ло noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • зв'язо́к noun (adulterous relationship)
  • рома́н noun (adulterous relationship)
  • спра́ва noun (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • gurwe (diq) noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Zulu

2 entries
  • indaba noun (that which is done or is to be done)
  • udaba class 11/10 noun (that which is done or is to be done)

Sample sentences

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We must study the affair as a whole.

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I have nothing to do with the affair.

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By and by he forgot that affair.

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It was a one-sided love affair.

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