afera

• IPA^(key): /aˈfera/
• Rhymes: -era

afera (accusative singular aferan, plural aferaj, accusative plural aferajn)

1. relating to things

   aferaj vortoj ― words referring to things

2. business-related

   afera kunveno ― a business meeting

• afero (“thing; affair, business”)

From French affaire, from faire (“to do”), from Latin ad- + faciō (“to do”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɛ.ra/

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afera f (diminutive aferka)

1. scandal; affair; discovered conspiracy to commit crime

   Jego reputacja ucierpiała z powodu afery rolnej.

   His reputation suffered as a result of the farm scandal.

2. (by extension, colloquial) stir; upheaval

   Nie powinnaś mówić o jego przeszłości, w firmie zrobiła się straszna afera.

   You shouldn't have talked about his past, it caused quite a stir in the company.

In the sense "scandal", this word is often followed by an adjective or a noun in genitive in order to specify a particular scandal. Examples include afera rolna, afera Rywina and afera taśmowa.

• aferzysta, aferzystka
• aferowy

• afera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From French affaire, from faire (“to do”), from Latin ad- + faciō (“to do”).

• IPA^(key): /afěːra/
• Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ra

aféra f (Cyrillic spelling афе́ра)

1. scandal
2. affair (adulterous relationship)