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'biznis1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negocio2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negocio, empresa3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) asunto•- businessman
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business n1. negocios2. negocio / empresa / industria3. asunto / temait's none of your business no es asunto tuyo / a ti no te importamind your own business! ¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!tr['bɪznəs]1 (commerce) negocios nombre masculino plural2 (firm) negocio, empresa3 (affair) asunto, tema nombre masculino■ does he know about the business with the money? ¿se ha enterado del asunto del dinero?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's my «(your, etc)» business to... me (te, etc) incumbe...to be away on business estar (fuera) de viajeto be big business ser un buen negocioto be in business dedicarse al mundo de los negociosto be the business familiar molar, ser muy guayto do business with somebody comerciar con alguien, tener relaciones comerciales con alguiento get down to business entrar en materiato go out of business quebrarto have no business to «+ inf» no tener ningún derecho a + infto mean business ir en serioto put somebody out of business hacer que alguien quiebreto run a business llevar un negocioto send somebody about his «(her, etc)» business mandar a alguien de paseoto set up a business montar un negociomind your own business! ¡no te metas donde no te llaman!business before pleasure primero es la obligación que la devociónbusiness is business el negocio es el negociobig business grandes negocios nombre masculino pluralbusiness administration administración nombre femenino de negociosbusiness card tarjeta de presentación, tarjeta comercialbusiness centre centro de negociosbusiness consultant asesor,-ra de empresasbusiness consultancy asesoría de empresasbusiness deal trato comercialbusiness district área de negocios, zona comercialbusiness hours horario comercialbusiness of the day orden nombre masculino del díabusiness manager director,-ra de empresasbusiness school escuela de negociosbusiness studies estudios nombre masculino plural empresariales, empresariales nombre masculino pluralbusiness trip viaje nombre masculino de negociosline of business profesión nombre femenino■ what line of business are you in? ¿a qué te dedicas?business ['bɪznəs, -nəz] n1) occupation: ocupación f, oficio m2) duty, mission: misión f, deber m, responsabilidad f3) establishment, firm: empresa f, firma f, negocio m, comercio m4) commerce: negocios mpl, comercio m5) affair, matter: asunto m, cuestión f, cosa fit's none of your business: no es asunto tuyoadj.• comercial adj.• de negocios adj.• empresarial adj.• negocio, -a adj.• negocios adj.n.• asunto s.m.• bártulos s.m.pl.• comercio s.m.• cuestión s.f.• dependencia s.f.• empleo s.m.• empresa s.f.• negocio s.m.• negocios s.m.pl.• trato s.m.• tráfico s.m.'bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs1) u ( Busn)a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl
business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas
b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio mto be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve
c) (custom, clients)to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela
2) ca) ( firm) negocio m, empresa fb) ( branch of commerce)I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades
the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música
3) ua) ( transactions)she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios
unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)
to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia
to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio
to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios
business letter — carta f comercial
business trip — viaje m de negocios
b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mplany other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas
c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia fthat's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe
I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business — (colloq)
she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)
4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto mwhat's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
['bɪznɪs]to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
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business as usual — (=general slogan) aquí no ha pasado nada; (=notice outside shop) "seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas"•
business before pleasure — primero es la obligación que la devoción•
to carry on business as — tener un negocio de•
to do business with — negociar con•
he's in business — se dedica al comercio•
to go into business — dedicarse al comercio•
the shop is losing business — la tienda está perdiendo clientela•
he means business — habla en serio•
I'm here on business — estoy (en viaje) de negocios•
to go out of business — quebrar•
to set up in business as — montar un negocio de•
to get down to business — ir al grano2) (=firm) negocio m, empresa f3) (=trade, profession) oficio m, ocupación fwhat business are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica usted?
4) (=task, duty, concern) asunto m, responsabilidad f•
to send sb about his business — echar a algn con cajas destempladas•
the business before the meeting — frm los asuntos a tratar•
I have business with the minister — tengo asuntos que tratar con el ministrowhat business have you to intervene? — ¿con qué derecho interviene usted?
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we're not in business to — + infin no tenemos por costumbre + infinwe are not in the business of subsidizing scroungers — no tenemos por costumbre costearles la vida a los gorrones
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that's my business — eso es cosa míait is my business to — + infin me corresponde + infin
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it's no business of mine — yo no tengo nada que ver con eso, no es cosa mía•
they're working away like nobody's business — están trabajando como locos•
it's none of his business — no es asunto suyo5) * (=affair, matter) asunto m, cuestión fthe Suez business — el asunto de Suez, la cuestión Suez
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it's a nasty business — es un asunto feo•
finding a flat can be quite a business — encontrar piso or (LAm) un departamento puede ser muy difícil•
did you hear about that business yesterday? — ¿te contaron algo de lo que pasó ayer?•
I can't stand this business of doing nothing — no puedo con este plan de no hacer nada•
what a business this is! — ¡vaya lío!6) (Theat) acción f, gag m7)8)he's/it's the business * — es fantástico
2.CPDbusiness account N — cuenta f comercial, cuenta f empresarial
business address N — dirección f comercial or profesional
business administration N — (as course) administración f de empresas
business agent N — agente mf de negocios
business angel N — (=backer) inversor(a) m / f providencial
business associate N — socio(-a) m / f, asociado(-a) m / f
business card N — tarjeta f de visita
business centre, business center (US) N — centro m financiero
business class N — (Aer) clase f preferente
business college N — escuela f de administración de empresas
business consultancy N — asesoría f empresarial
business consultant N — asesor(a) m / f de empresas
business deal N — trato m comercial
business district N — zona f comercial
business end * N — (fig) [of tool, weapon] punta f
business expenses NPL — gastos mpl (comerciales)
business hours NPL — horas fpl de oficina
business language N — lenguaje m comercial
business letter N — carta f de negocios, carta f comercial
business loan N — préstamo m comercial
business lunch N — comida f de negocios
business machines NPL — máquinas fpl para la empresa
business management N — dirección f empresarial
business manager N — (Comm, Ind) director(a) m / f comercial, gerente mf comercial; (Theat) secretario(-a) m / f
business park N — parque m industrial
business partner N — socio(-a) m / f
business people NPL — gente f de negocios, profesionales mpl
business person N — hombre/mujer m / f de negocios, profesional mf
business plan N — plan m de empresa
business practice N — práctica f empresarial
business premises NPL — local msing comercial
business school N — = business college
business sense N — cabeza f para los negocios
business Spanish N — español m comercial
business studies N — ciencias fpl empresariales, empresariales fpl
business titan N — gigante m empresarial
business use N — uso m empresarial
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for business use only — solo para uso empresarial•
the business use of sth — el uso de algo con fines empresarialesyou can claim a certain amount for business use of your home — puedes deducir una cierta cantidad por el uso con fines empresariales de tu casa
business venture N — empresa f comercial
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his first business venture — su primera empresa comercial(Faculty of) Business Studies N — (Facultad f de) Ciencias fpl Empresariales
business suit N — traje m de oficina or de calle
business trip N — viaje m de negocios
* * *['bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs]1) u ( Busn)a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl
business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas
b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio mto be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve
c) (custom, clients)to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela
2) ca) ( firm) negocio m, empresa fb) ( branch of commerce)I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades
the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música
3) ua) ( transactions)she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios
unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)
to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia
to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio
to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios
business letter — carta f comercial
business trip — viaje m de negocios
b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mplany other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas
c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia fthat's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe
I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business — (colloq)
she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)
4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto mwhat's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
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affaire [afεʀ]━━━━━━━━━3. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = problème, question) matter• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow• la belle affaire ! big deal!► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaireb. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandalc. (Law, police) cased. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!e. ( = entreprise) business2. <a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] businessc. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things• range tes affaires ! put your things away!3. <• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem* * *afɛʀ
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1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case2) (histoire, aventure) affair3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, businessc'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours
4) ( spécialité)la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing
5) ( transaction) dealune bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal
la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)
6) ( achat avantageux) bargain7) ( entreprise) business, concernc'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show
8) (question, problème)c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste
en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it
9) (difficulté, péril)être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear
on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet
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affaires nom féminin pluriel1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!
occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!
3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings4) Administration, Politique affairs•Phrasal Verbs:••il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do
elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need
ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them
* * *afɛʀ1. nf1) (= problème, question) matterce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business
les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs
2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair3) (= entreprise) businessSon affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.
4) (= marché, transaction) deal5) (= occasion intéressante) bargainC'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.
6) (locutions)se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble
avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with
2. affaires nfpl1) (= activité commerciale) business sg2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings* * *A nf1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!B affaires nfpl1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.[afɛr] nom féminingérer ou diriger une affaire to run a business2. [marché] (business) deal ou transactionà mon avis, ce n'est pas une affaire! I wouldn't exactly call it a bargain!(c'est une) affaire conclue!, c'est une affaire faite! it's a deal!lui, c'est vraiment pas une affaire!a. (familier) [il est insupportable] he's a real pain!b. [il est bête] he's no bright spark!3. [problème, situation délicate] businessune mauvaise ou sale affaire a nasty businessce n'est pas une mince affaire, c'est tout une affaire it's quite a businessc'est une autre affaire that's another story ou a different propositionsortir ou tirer quelqu'un d'affairea. [par amitié] to get somebody out of troubleb. [médicalement] to pull somebody throughêtre sorti ou tiré d'affairea. [après une aventure, une faillite] to be out of trouble ou in the clearb. [après une maladie] to be off the danger list4. [scandale]affaire (politique) (political) scandal ou affair[crime] murderaffaire civile/correctionnelle civil/criminal action6. [ce qui convient]la mécanique c'est pas/c'est son affaire (familier) car engines aren't exactly/are just his cup of tea7. [responsabilité]fais ce que tu veux, c'est ton affaire do what you like, it's your business ou problemen faire son affaire to take the matter in hand, to make it one's businessl'architecte? j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with ou handle the architect8. [question]l'âge/l'argent/le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire age/money/time doesn't make any difference9. (locution)avoir affaire à forte partie to have a strong ou tough opponentavoir affaire à plus fort/plus malin que soi to be dealing with someone stronger/more cunning than oneselftu vas avoir affaire à moi si tu tires la sonnette! if you ring the bell, you'll have me to deal with!elle a eu affaire à moi quand elle a voulu vendre la maison! she had me to contend with when she tried to sell the house!être à son affaire: à la cuisine, il est à son affaire in the kitchen ou when he's cooking he's in his elementtout à son affaire, il ne m'a pas vu entrer he was so absorbed in what he was doing, he didn't see me come in————————affaires nom féminin plurielles affaires vont bien/mal business is good/badpour affaires [voyager, rencontrer] for business purposes, on businessvoyage/repas d'affaires business trip/lunchêtre aux affaires to run the country, to be the head of stateaffaires intérieures internal ou domestic affairs3. [situation matérielle]ses affaires his business affairs, his financial situation[situation personnelle]s'il revient, elle voudra le revoir et ça n'arrangera pas tes affaires if he comes back, she'll want to see him and that won't help the situationmêle-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!, keep your nose out of this!en affaires locution adverbialeêtre dur en affaires [généralement] to drive a hard bargain, to be a tough businessman ( feminine businesswoman)toutes affaires cessantes locution adverbialetoutes affaires cessantes, ils sont allés chez le maire they dropped everything and went to see the mayor -
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affaire [afεʀ]━━━━━━━━━3. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = problème, question) matter• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow• la belle affaire ! big deal!► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaireb. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandalc. (Law, police) cased. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!e. ( = entreprise) business2. <a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] businessc. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things• range tes affaires ! put your things away!3. <• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem* * *afɛʀ
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1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case2) (histoire, aventure) affair3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, businessc'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours
4) ( spécialité)la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing
5) ( transaction) dealune bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal
la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)
6) ( achat avantageux) bargain7) ( entreprise) business, concernc'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show
8) (question, problème)c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste
en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it
9) (difficulté, péril)être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear
on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet
10) ( relation)
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affaires nom féminin pluriel1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!
occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!
3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings4) Administration, Politique affairs•Phrasal Verbs:••il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do
elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need
ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them
* * *afɛʀ1. nf1) (= problème, question) matterce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business
les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs
2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair3) (= entreprise) businessSon affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.
4) (= marché, transaction) deal5) (= occasion intéressante) bargainC'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.
6) (locutions)se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble
avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with
2. affaires nfpl1) (= activité commerciale) business sg2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings* * *A nf1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!B affaires nfpl1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.prends un air affairé look busy, pretend you've got a lot to do -
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ə'feə1) (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.) cosa3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) asunto4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) amorío, relaciónaffair n asuntotr[ə'feəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (matter) asunto2 (case) caso■ her dress was a wonderful affair with sequins and feathers su vestido era una cosa maravillosa con lentejuelas y plumas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLaffairs of state asuntos nombre masculino plural de estadocurrent affairs actualidad f singstate of affairs situación nombre femeninoaffair [ə'fær] n1) matter: asunto m, cuestión f, caso m2) event: ocasión f, acontecimiento m3) liaison: amorío m, aventura f4)business affairs : negocios mpl5)current affairs : actualidades fpln.• negocio s.m. (Event)n.• evento s.m. (Issue)n.• asunto s.m.• cuestión s.f. (Love)n.• amorío s.m.• lío s.m.ə'fer, ə'feə(r)1)a) ( case) caso m, affaire mthe Watergate affair — el caso or affaire Watergate
b) ( event)the wedding was a small, family affair — la boda se celebró en la intimidad
c) (business, concern) asunto m2) ( liaison) affaire m, aventura f (amorosa), lío m (fam)they're having an affair — tienen relaciones, tienen un lío (fam)
3) ( thing) (colloq)[ǝ'fɛǝ(r)]N1) (=business) asunto m2) affairs (=matters) asuntos mplaffairs of the heart — asuntos mpl del corazón
affairs of state — asuntos mpl de estado
3) (=event) ocasión fit 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
4) (=case) caso m, asunto mthe Watergate affair — el caso Watergate, el asunto (de) Watergate
5) (=concern) asunto mthat'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
6) (=love affair) aventura f (amorosa), affaire m, lío m (amoroso) *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 *
7) * (=thing)the house was a ramshackle, wooden affair — la casa era un destartalado cobertizo de madera
* * *[ə'fer, ə'feə(r)]1)a) ( case) caso m, affaire mthe Watergate affair — el caso or affaire Watergate
b) ( event)the wedding was a small, family affair — la boda se celebró en la intimidad
c) (business, concern) asunto m2) ( liaison) affaire m, aventura f (amorosa), lío m (fam)they're having an affair — tienen relaciones, tienen un lío (fam)
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nounit's not my affair — es geht mich nichts an
that's his affair — das ist seine Sache
state of affairs — Lage, die
3) (love affair) Affäre, die* * *[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) die Affäre2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) die Angelegenheit3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) die Angelegenheit4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) das Verhältnis* * *af·fair[əˈfeəʳ, AM -ˈfer]nthat's my own \affair das ist ganz allein meine Sachehe is an expert in South American \affairs er ist ein Südamerikakenner\affairs of state Staatsangelegenheiten pl, Staatsgeschäfte plthe state of \affairs die aktuelle Lage [o Situation], der Stand der Dingehow's the state of \affairs? wie sieht's aus? famdomestic \affairs häusliche Angelegenheiten; POL innenpolitische Angelegenheitenfinancial \affairs finanzielle Angelegenheiten, Finanzfragen plforeign \affairs Außenpolitik f, auswärtige Angelegenheitento handle an \affair mit einer Angelegenheit umgehento handle sb's \affairs jds Geschäfte besorgento meddle in sb's \affairs sich akk in jds Angelegenheiten einmischenlove \affair Liebesaffäre fextramarital \affair außereheliches Verhältnisto have an \affair [with sb] [mit jdm] eine Affäre [o ein Verhältnis] habenshe wore a long black velvet \affair sie trug ein langes Teil aus schwarzem Samt sl* * *[ə'fɛə(r)]n1) (= event, concern, matter, business) Sache f, Angelegenheit fthe investigation was an odd affair altogether — die Untersuchung war schon eine seltsame Sache or Angelegenheit
the Watergate/Profumo affair — die Watergate-/Profumo-Affäre
the state of affairs with the economy —
in the present state of affairs — bei or in der gegenwärtigen Lage or Situation, beim gegenwärtigen Stand der Dinge
a state of affairs I don't approve of — ein Zustand, den ich nicht billige
I never interfere with his business affairs — ich mische mich nie in seine geschäftlichen Angelegenheiten ein
man of affairs (liter, form) — Geschäftsmann m
that's my/his affair! — das ist meine/seine Sache!
See:→ also academic.ru/17902/current">current3)(= duel)
affair of honour — Ehrenhandel mwhat's this funny aerial affair? — was soll dieses komische Antennendings? (inf)
* * *affair [əˈfeə(r)] s1. Angelegenheit f, Sache f, Geschäft n:that is his affair das ist seine Sache;that is not your affair das geht dich nichts an;make an affair of sth aus etwas eine Affäre machen;an affair of the imagination eine Sache der Fantasie2. pl Angelegenheiten pl, Verhältnisse pl:public affairs öffentliche Angelegenheiten;affairs of state Staatsangelegenheiten, -geschäfte pl;a) die Lage der Dinge, die Sachlage,3. umg Ding n, Sache f, Apparat m umg:4. Affäre f:a) Ereignis n, Geschichte f, Sache fb) Skandal m, (berüchtigter) Fallc) Liebesaffäre f, Verhältnis n:have an affair with s.o5. US umg Sache f umg, Veranstaltung f:* * *noun1) (concern, matter) Angelegenheit, diestate of affairs — Lage, die
3) (love affair) Affäre, die* * *n.Affäre -n f.Angelegenheit f.Geschäft -e n.Liaison -s f.Liebschaft f. -
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[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) sag; begivenhed; affære2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) sag3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) sag; anliggende4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) affære* * *[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) sag; begivenhed; affære2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) sag3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) sag; anliggende4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) affære -
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f; -, -n1. (Liebesaffaire, Spionageaffaire etc.) affair (mit / um with/about); (Vorfall) incident; sich ( geschickt) aus der Affäre ziehen umg. get out of it (nicely)2. umg. (Angelegenheit) matter, business; das ist eine Affäre von höchstens zehn Minuten it’s a matter of ten minutes at the most, it’ll take ten minutes at the outside; das ist doch keine Affäre it’s no trouble ( oder problem); jetzt mach doch keine solche Affäre daraus! don’t make such heavy weather ( oder a fuss) about it!* * *die Affäreaffair* * *Af|fä|re [a'fɛːrə]f -, -nin eine Affä́re verwickelt sein — to be mixed up or involved in an affair
sich aus der Affä́re ziehen (inf) — to get (oneself) out of it (inf)
2) (= Zwischenfall) incident, episode* * *(happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) affair* * *Af·fä·re<-, -n>[aˈfɛ:rə]f2. (Liebesabenteuer) [love] affaireine \Affäre haben to have an affairin eine \Affäre verwickelt sein to be involved [or mixed up] in an affair4.* * *die; Affäre, Affären affairsich aus der Affäre ziehen — (ugs.) get out of it
* * *1. (Liebesaffaire, Spionageaffaire etc) affair (mit/um with/about); (Vorfall) incident;2. umg (Angelegenheit) matter, business;das ist eine Affäre von höchstens zehn Minuten it’s a matter of ten minutes at the most, it’ll take ten minutes at the outside;* * *die; Affäre, Affären affairsich aus der Affäre ziehen — (ugs.) get out of it
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[ə'feə(r)] 1.1) (event, incident) affare m., evento m., vicenda f.2) (matter) affare m., faccenda f., questione f.at first the conflict seemed a small affair — all'inizio il conflitto sembrava una questione di poco conto
3) (relationship) relazione f. (amorosa); (casual) avventura f.4) (concern)2.1) pol. giorn. affari m.2) (business) affari m.* * *[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.) cosa3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) affare4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) relazione* * *[ə'feə(r)] 1.1) (event, incident) affare m., evento m., vicenda f.2) (matter) affare m., faccenda f., questione f.at first the conflict seemed a small affair — all'inizio il conflitto sembrava una questione di poco conto
3) (relationship) relazione f. (amorosa); (casual) avventura f.4) (concern)2.1) pol. giorn. affari m.2) (business) affari m. -
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ə'feə1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) sak, begivenhet, affære2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) sak, greie3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) sak, anliggende4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) kjærlighetsforholdaffære--------forretning--------sak--------tingsubst. \/əˈfeə\/1) anliggende, sak, affæredet er\/blir min egen sak2) hendelse, historie3) sak, greie, dings4) kjærlighetsforholdaffair of honour duellaffairs forhold, anliggender, forretningeraffairs of state statsanliggenderas affairs stand som forholdene er\/ligger an, som saken stårat the head of affairs i spissen (for det hele)current affairs aktuelle spørsmål, aktuelle problemereconomic affairs finanssaker, finansaffærerforeign affairs utenrikssakerhave an affair with ha et forhold til, ha en kjærlighetsaffære medmind one's own affairs passe sine egne sakerpublic affairs offentlige anliggenderstate of affairs sakens tilstand, slik\/som forholdene er -
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[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) zadeva2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) stvar3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) zadeva4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) razmerje* * *[əfʌ/ə]nounstvar, zadeva, afera; posel; skrb; military bojaffair of honour — častna zadeva, dvobojaffair of love — ljubezenska zadeva, ljubimkanje -
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[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) mál, málefni2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) hlutur3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) mál4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) ástarsamband -
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esemény, eset* * *[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) ügy2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) dolog3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) ügy, dolog4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) viszony -
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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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n. iş, mesele, konu, olay, şey, ilişki, gönül macerası* * *ilişki* * *[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) sorun2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) şey3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) işler, olaylar4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) aşk ilişkisi, macera -
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• toimi• juttu• elämys• esine• aihe• asia• rakkaussuhde• tehtävä• kapine• seikka• sattuma• selkkaus• suhde• tapahtuma• tapaus* * *ə'feə1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) juttu2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) kapine3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) liikeasiat4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) suhde -
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nounall shipping — alle Schiffe/der ganze Schiffsverkehr
closed to shipping — für Schiffe/für die Schifffahrt gesperrt
2) (transporting) Versand, der* * ** * *ship·ping[ˈʃɪpɪŋ]n no plthis stretch of water is heavily used by \shipping dies ist eine stark befahrene Wasserstraßeweather forecast for \shipping Seewetterbericht m* * *['ʃIpɪŋ]1. n no pl1) Schifffahrt f; (= ships) Schiffe plthe Suez Canal has been reopened to shipping — der Suezkanal ist wieder für die Schifffahrt or für den Schiffsverkehr geöffnet
2. adj attrshipping business — Reederei- or Schifffahrtsgeschäft nt
shipping documents — Versanddokumente pl, Warenbegleitpapiere pl
* * *shipping s1. Verschiffung f2. a) Abladung f (Anbordnahme)b) Verfrachtung f, Versand m (auch zu Lande etc):shipping carton Versandkarton m;shipping instructions Versandvorschriften3. SCHIFF koll Schiffe pl, Schiffsbestand m (eines Landes etc)* * *nounall shipping — alle Schiffe/der ganze Schiffsverkehr
closed to shipping — für Schiffe/für die Schifffahrt gesperrt
2) (transporting) Versand, der -
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[ə'fɛə(r)]nsprawa f; (also: love affair) romans m- affairs* * *[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) sprawa, kwestia2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) sprawa, rzecz3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) sprawa, kwestia4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) romans -
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[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) lieta; darīšana2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) lieta3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) darījums; darīšana4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) dēka* * *darīšanas, lieta; dēka; notikums -
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[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) atsitikimas, istorija2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) daiktas3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) reikalas4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) meilės ryšiai, romanas -
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n. historia, affär; sak, grej; affär, angelägenhet* * *[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) affär2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) sak3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) angelägenhet4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) kärleksaffär, förhållande
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