Polish

Noun

afera f

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.

Usage notes

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.

Declension

Related terms

• aferzysta

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

aféra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling афе́ра)

1. scandal
2. affair (adulterous relationship)

Declension