1 (business) asunto (m) the government has mishandled the affair el gobierno ha llevado mal el asunto
it was an odd affair altogether the industry minister described the affair as an absolute scandal affair of [honour]
2 affairs (matters) asuntos (m) you will have to put your affairs in order tendrás que aclarar tus asuntos
your private affairs don't concern me she talked to none of us about her personal affairs he does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of another country he was rational and consistent in the conduct of his affairs the unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order
she runs my business affairs ella se encarga de lo relacionado con mis negocios; affairs of the heart asuntos (m) del corazón
he hadn't travelled far in love himself and was still curious about everything to do with affairs of the heart he is unashamedly romantic in affairs of the heart
a man of affairs un hombre de negocios; affairs of state asuntos (m) de estado
affairs of State took up most of her time politicians have criticised Churchmen for interfering in affairs of State
3 (event) ocasión (f) it will be a big affair será una ocasión importante; será todo un acontecimiento; the minister's visit will be a purely private affair la visita del ministro tendrá un carácter puramente privado; dinner was a gloomy affair la cena no fue una ocasión muy alegre
Christmas was very much a family affair these meetings are quite informal affairs
4 (case) caso (m); asunto (m) the Watergate affair el caso Watergate; el asunto (de) Watergate
5 (concern) asunto (m) that's my affair eso es asunto mío or cosa mía; eso solo me concierne a mí; if he wants to make a fool of himself, that's his affair si quiere hacer el ridículo, es asunto suyo or allá él
if they want to stay and fight, then I guess that's their affair
6 (love affair) aventura (f) (amorosa); affaire (m); lío (m) (amoroso) (informal) to [have] an affair with sb
he had an affair with a French girl tuvo una aventura or un affaire con una chica francesa; tuvo un lío or estuvo liado con una chica francesa (informal)
he's always having affairs with his secretaries she ended the affair the affair between John Profumo and Christine Keeler
they're having an affair están liados
7 (thing) the bed was an iron affair with brass knobs la cama era un trasto de hierro con adornos de bronce; the house was a ramshackle, wooden affair la casa era un destartalado cobertizo de madera
he tried dividing it into two bundles, /tying them to his walking stick and slinging the whole affair across his back/
