Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - affair
Affair
affair
n. 1 a concern; a business; a matter to be attended to (that is my affair). 2 a a celebrated or notorious happening or sequence of events. b colloq. a noteworthy thing or event (was a puzzling affair). 3 = love affair. 4 (in pl.) a ordinary pursuits of life. b business dealings. c public matters (current affairs). Etymology: ME f. AF afere f. OF afaire f. {agrave} faire to do: cf. ADO
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noun Etymology: Middle English afere, from Anglo-French afaire, from a faire to do Date: 14th century 1. commercial, professional, public, or personal business, matter, concern, a procedure, action, or occasion only vaguely specified, 3. (also ~e) a romantic or passionate attachment typically of limited duration ; liaison 2b, a matter occasioning public anxiety, controversy, or scandal ; case ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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