affair
US /əˈfer/
UK /əˈfer/
1.
дело, событие
an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to
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The whole affair was a complete disaster.
Все это дело было полным провалом.
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It was a strange affair from beginning to end.
Это было странное дело от начала до конца.
2.
роман, интрижка
a secret sexual relationship between two people, at least one of whom is married to someone else
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He was having an affair with his secretary.
У него был роман со своей секретаршей.
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The scandal involved a politician and his secret affair.
Скандал касался политика и его тайного романа.