slovodefinícia
affair
(mass)
affair
- záležitosť, aféra
affair
(encz)
affair,aféra n: Zdeněk Brož
affair
(encz)
affair,milostná pletka Zdeněk Brož
affair
(encz)
affair,milostný poměr Zdeněk Brož
affair
(encz)
affair,pletka "milostná"
affair
(encz)
affair,věc n:
affair
(encz)
affair,záležitost n:
Affair
(gcide)
Affair \Af*fair"\ ([a^]f*f[^a]r"), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF.
afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do.
See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as,
a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind,
commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the
plural. "At the head of affairs." --Junius. "A talent for
affairs." --Prescott.
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2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or
characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a
duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
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3. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude
to be called a battle.
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4. Action; endeavor. [Obs.]
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And with his best affair
Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun. --Chapman.
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5. A material object (vaguely designated).
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A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and
faded. --Hawthorne.
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affair
(wn)
affair
n 1: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend
to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
[syn: matter, affair, thing]
2: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn:
affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement,
amour]
3: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an
affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a
seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: affair,
occasion, social occasion, function, social function]
podobné slovodefinícia
affair
(mass)
affair
- záležitosť, aféra
actual state of affairs
(encz)
actual state of affairs,současný stav věcí
affair
(encz)
affair,aféra n: Zdeněk Brožaffair,milostná pletka Zdeněk Brožaffair,milostný poměr Zdeněk Brožaffair,pletka "milostná" affair,věc n: affair,záležitost n:
affairs
(encz)
affairs,pletky "milostné" affairs,záležitosti n: Zdeněk Brož