to settle an affair

улаживать дело — settle an affair

улаживать спорный вопрос — settle a controversial / moot / vexed question

ула́живать де́ло — settle an affair

ула́живать спо́рный вопро́с — settle a controversial issue

Он... расставил по местам и повернул лицом к стене картины, чтобы создать простор. (Ю. Бондарев, Выбор) — He put his pictures in their places and turned them to the wall, in order to create space.

Может, сын приедет, всё расставит по местам? - без большой веры подумала Анна Константиновна. - Всё-таки мужчины спокойней, рассудительней... (В. Перуанская, Кикимора) — Maybe the son will come and put everything right, Anna Konstantinovna thought, without great faith. Men are usually more composed, more reasonable.

sich um seine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern — to mind one's own business

in einer dienstlichen Angelegenheit — on official business

in eigener Angelegenheit — on a private or personal matter

das ist meine/nicht meine Angelegenheit — that is my affair or business/not my concern or business

das ist meine/nicht meine Angelegenheit — that is my affair or business/not my concern or business

pagare o saldare il conto — to pay the bill

far bene/male i propri conti (anche) fig — to get one's sums right/wrong

avere un conto in sospeso (con qn) — to have an outstanding account (with sb), fig to have a score to settle (with sb)

tener conto di qn/qc — to take sb/sth into consideration o account

per conto mio — (a mio avviso) in my opinion, as far as I'm concerned, (a nome mio) on my behalf, (da solo) on my own

fare conto che... — (supporre) to suppose that...

fare conto su qn/qc — to rely o depend o count on sb/sth

chiedere conto di qc a qn — to ask sb to give an account o explanation of sth

fare il conto di — to work out [ spese]; to count (up) [persone, oggetti]

i -i tornano — (di soldi) that's the right amount; (di oggetti, persone) that's the right number; fig. it all adds up

i -i non tornano — fig. it doesn't add up

fare i -i — (a fine giornata) to cash up

mettere qcs. sul conto di qcn. — to charge sth. to o put sth. on sb.'s account

pagare il conto — to pay o settle a bill, to pick up the check o tab

fare conto su — to rely o depend on

per conto di qcn. — (da parte di) on o in AE behalf of sb.

per conto proprio — (da solo) on one's own, by oneself, alone

per conto mio — (secondo me) in my opinion, to my mind colloq.

conto corrente — current BE o checking AE account

conto alla rovescia — countdown (anche fig.)

fare conto — (immaginare) to imagine ( di fare doing; che that); (prefiggersi) to reckon ( di fare to do; che that)

rendersi conto di qcs., che — to realize sth., that, to be o become aware of sth., that

quedan algunas cuestiones por resolver — there are still a few matters o questions to be resolved

¡sigue gritando, la cuestión es no dejarme tranquilo! — iró * carry on shouting, don't mind me!

no sé por qué, pero la cuestión es que ahora soy más pobre — * I don't know why, but the fact is that I'm poorer now than I was

• cuestión de, una cuestión de honor — a matter of honour

todo es cuestión de proponérselo — it's all a matter o question of telling yourself you can do it

• en cuestión — in question

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.