affair

affair
affair [{{t}}ə'feə(r)]
1 noun
(a) (event) affaire f;
the meeting was a noisy affair la réunion était bruyante;
the festival was a dull affair le festival était dépourvu d'intérêt;
it was a sorry affair c'était une histoire lamentable;
what kind of affair was it? c'était comment?;
it was one of those black tie affairs c'était une de ces soirées habillées;
{{}}History{{}} the Watergate affair l'affaire f du Watergate;
{{}}archaic{{}} affair of honour affaire f d'honneur, duel m
(b) (business, matter) affaire f;
the affair in hand l'affaire qui nous occupe
(c) (concern) affaire f;
whether I go or not is my (own) affair que j'y aille ou non ne regarde que moi;
it's no affair of his ça ne le regarde ou ne le concerne pas, ça n'est pas son affaire
(d) (sexual) liaison f, aventure f;
to have an affair with sb avoir une liaison ou aventure avec qn
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (thing) truc m;
he was driving one of those sporty affairs il conduisait une de ces voitures genre sport;
the cake's one of those fresh-cream affairs c'est un de ces gâteaux à la crème fraîche;
the house is a three-storey affair il s'agit d'une maison à trois étages
2 affairs plural noun
(business, matters) affaires fpl;
he's looking after her financial affairs il gère son argent;
I'm not interested in your private affairs je ne m'intéresse pas à votre vie privée;
don't meddle in my affairs ne vous mêlez pas de mes affaires, mêlez-vous de vos affaires;
to put one's affairs in order mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires;
given the current state of affairs étant donné la situation actuelle, les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;
it's an embarrassing state of affairs la situation est gênante;
{{}}ironic{{}} this is a fine state of affairs! c'est du propre!;
{{}}Politics{{}} affairs of state affaires fpl d'État

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