# afera
## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aˈfera]
* Rhymes: -era
* Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ra

### Adjective

afera (accusative singular aferan, plural aferaj, accusative plural aferajn)
* relating to things
    aferaj vortoj ― words referring to things
* business-related
    afera kunveno ― a business meeting

#### Related terms

* afero (“thing; affair, business”)

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish afera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈfɛ.ra/
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Syllabification: a‧fe‧ra

### Noun

afera f
* scandal, affair (discovered conspiracy to commit crime)
* stir, upheaval (sensational event)

#### Related terms

* aferalny
* aferowi
* aferzista

### References

* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “afera”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “afera”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “afera”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Affäre, from French affaire, from Latin ad- + faciō. First attested in 1752.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈfɛ.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Syllabification: a‧fe‧ra

### Noun

afera f (diminutive aferka)
* scandal, affair (discovered conspiracy to commit crime)
    Synonym: skandal
    Jego reputacja ucierpiała z powodu afery rolnej. ― His reputation suffered as a result of the farm scandal.
* (by extension, colloquial) stir, upheaval (sensational event)
    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.
* (Middle Polish) affair, issue, matter
    Synonym: sprawa

#### Derived terms

* aferalny
* aferowy
* zaaferowany
* afera koperkowa
* aferzysta
* aferzystka
* zaaferowanie
* aferować impf
* grać na aferę impf
* zaaferować pf

#### Collocations

* (discovered conspiracy to commit crime):
** afery korupcyjne ― a corruption affair/scandal
** afera teczkowa/teczek ― the briefcase affair/scanadal
** afera łapówkarska ― a bribery affair/scanadal
** afera dopingowa ― a doping affair/scanadal
** afera bankowa/banku ― a bank affair/scandal
** winny afery ― guilty of an affair/scandal
** podejrzany w aferze ― suspected in an affair/scandal
** afera wyszła na jaw ― an affair/scandal came to light
** na trop/ślad afery wpaść ― (to have a) lead/trail on an affair/scandal
** sprawca afery ― the cause/perpatrator of an affair/scandal
* (sensational event):
** afera wokół czegoś ― an affair/scandal surrounding something
** głośna afera ― a big fuss
** afera miłosna ― a love affair
** nierozliczone afery ― unsettled affairs/scandals
** cała afera ― the whole affair/scandal
** afera związana z czymś ― an affair/scandal involving something
** tak zwana afera ― a so-called affair/scandal
** skompromitowany aferą ― compromised by an affair/scandal
** gigantyczna afera ― a huge affair/scandal
** wielka afera ― a large affair/scandal
** skandaliczna afera ― a scandalous affair
** słynna afera ― a famous affair/scandal
** zamieszany w aferę ― mixed up in an affair/scandal
** ujawniane/ujawnione afery ― affairs/scandals gone public
** niewyjaśniona afera ― an unexplained affair/scandal
** potworna afera ― a monsterous affair/scandal
** wywołany aferą ― summoned by an affair/scandal
** rzekoma afera ― an alleged/supposed affair/scandal
** przykra afera ― an awful affair
** grubsza afera ― something much bigger (is going on)
** liczne afery ― numerous affairs/scandals
** rozmaite afery ― various/miscellaneous affairs/scandals
** ciągłe afery ― constant affair/scandal
** brudna afera ― a dirty affair/scandal
** tajemnicza afera ― a mysterious affair/scandal
** potężna afera ― a massive affair/scandal
** straszna afera ― a terrible affair/scandal
** poważna afera ― a serious affair/scandal
** gruba afera ― a major affair/scandal
** ostatnia afera ― a recent affair/scandal
** prawdziwy afera ― a real affair/scandal
** większa afera ― a larger affair/scandal
** ogromna afera ― a giant affair/scandal
** rzeczywiste afery ― real-world affairs/scandals
** obecna afera ― the current affair/scandal
** nowa afera ― a new affair/scandal
** dzisiejsze afery ― today’s affairs/scandals
** rodzinne afery ― family affairs/scandals
** następna afera ― the next affair/scandal
** stara afera ― an old affair/scandal
** pełen afer ― full of affairs/scandals
** afera wybuchła ― an affair/scandal broke out/erupted
** afera wybucha ― an affair/scandal breaks out/erupts
** (jedna) afera goni (drugą) aferę ― (one) affair/scandal (follows) another affair/scandal
** nagłośnić aferę ― to go public with an affair/scandal
** rozdmuchać aferę ― to blow an affair/scandal out of proportion
** tropić/wytropić aferę ― to hunt/follow an affair/scandal
** rozpętać/wykryć aferę ― to uncover an affair/scandal
** tuszować aferę ― to cover up/whitewash an affair/scandal
** aferę wstrząsnęła ― an affair/scandal shook things
** ujawniać/ujawnić aferę ― to reveal an affair/scandal
** robić/zrobić aferę ― to make a big deal/scene (out of something)
** zapobiec aferom ― to avoid an affair/scandal
** afera wyszła na jaw ― an affair/scandal came to light
** afera zaczęła się ― an affair/scandal started
** wyjaśnić aferę ― to explain an affair/scandal
** badać aferę ― to research an affair/scandal
** dowiedzieć się o aferze ― to find out about an affair/scandal
** afera rozpoczęła się ― an affair/scandal began
** afera skończyła się ― an affair/scandal ended
** dotyczyć afery ― to concern an affair/scandal
** afera dotyczy ― an affair/scandal concerns (something)
** afera polega na czymś ― an affair/scandal involves
** bohater afery ― the hero of an affair/scandal
** tropiciel afer ― a follower/tracker of an affair/scandal
** rozliczenia afer ― settling affairs/scandals
** seria afer ― a series of affairs/scandals
** przy okazji afery ― while one is discussing an affair/scandal'
** echa afery ― echoes of an affair/scandal
** w następstwie afery ― following an affair/scandal
** szczegóły afery ― details of an affair/scandal
** w sprawie afery ― regarding an affair/scandal
** fala afer ― a wave of affairs/scandals
** wątek afery ― the thread of an affair/scandal
** skutek afery ― the result of an affair/scandal
** zwalczanie afer ― tackling an affair/scandal
** w kontekście afery ― in the context of an affair/scandal
** afera seksu ― a sex affair/scandal
** w atmosferze afery ― affairs/scandals in the atmosphere
** konsekwencje afery ― consequences of an affair/scandal
** ofiara afery ― the victim of an affair/scandal

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “afera”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* 1 2 Danuta Lankiewicz (24.02.2021) “AFERA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

### Further reading

* afera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* afera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /afěːra/
* Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ra

### Noun

aféra f (Cyrillic spelling афе́ра)
* scandal
    Synonyms: skandal, neprilika, zbrka
* affair (adulterous relationship)
    Synonym: avantura