affair

a romantic relationship between two people who are not married to each other and often one or both of them is already married

infidelidad, aventura amorosa

• have an affair with somebody

Collocations marital affairs · affair of the heart

• She had a long affair with her boss.

  Ella tuvo una larga aventura amorosa con su jefe.

an important matter or event that needs to be dealt with, discussed, or considered

asunto, negocio, tema importante

• a business affair

Collocations personal affairs · public affairs

• The meeting was called to discuss important business affairs.

  La reunión se convocó para discutir importantes asuntos de negocios.

a case or lawsuit that is being dealt with by a court of law

caso legal, juicio

• court affair

Collocations legal affairs · pending affairs

• The court dismissed the case as an unfounded affair.

  El tribunal desestimó el caso como una demanda infundada.

an important event or period in history, especially one that is considered to be significant and memorable

acontecimiento histórico, evento importante

• historical affair

Collocations affair of state · national affairs

• The fall of the Berlin Wall was a historic affair.

  La caída del Muro de Berlín fue un acontecimiento histórico.

a piece of land or property that is owned by someone, especially one that is large and valuable

propiedad, finca

• estate affair

Collocations affair of the family · family affairs

• The estate was passed down through generations as a family affair.

  La finca se transmitió de generación en generación como un asunto familiar.

a duty or responsibility that someone has to do, especially one that is important and formal

deber, responsabilidad

• duty affair

Collocations affair of state · public affairs

• It is the mayor's duty to attend to public affairs.

  Es el deber del alcalde atender a los asuntos públicos.

a personal matter or concern, especially one that is private and not shared with others

asunto personal, preocupación

• personal affair

Collocations private affairs · personal matters

• He kept his personal affairs strictly confidential.

  Él mantuvo sus asuntos personales estrictamente confidenciales.

a social or entertainment event, such as a party or concert

evento social, fiesta

• social affair

Collocations affair of the evening · evening affairs

• The charity gala was a grand social affair.

  La velada benéfica fue un gran evento social.