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[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) caso2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) coisa3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) assunto4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) caso* * *af.fair[əf'ɛə] n 1 afazeres de qualquer natureza, ocupação, obrigação. 2 affairs negócios (de Estado ou de finanças). 3 acontecimento, incidente, ocorrência. 4 questão, caso particular, assunto reservado. that is my affair! / isto é comigo! that is not my affair! / isto não me importa! 5 coll coisa. a splendid affair / uma coisa espetacular. 6 romance, namoro. he has an affair with / ele tem um caso com. affair of honour questão de honra, duelo. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministro das Relações Exteriores. to make an affair of something exagerar, promover uma tempestade num copo d’água.
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