What does affare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word affare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use affare in Italian.

The word affare in Italian means business, matter, concern, affair, matter, thing, thingy, state matter, it's a deal, make a deal, mind one's own business, fantastic deal, great bargain, a good deal, a good bargain. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word affare

business

sostantivo maschile (transazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'affare era andato a buon fine e potevano festeggiare.
The business deal was closed so they decided to celebrate.

matter, concern

sostantivo maschile (caso, episodio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hanno chiamato un investigatore per l'affare del collier scomparso.
They called an investigator to look into the missing necklace affair.

affair, matter

sostantivo maschile (faccenda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La stampa ha scavato negli affari privati del nuovo ministro.
The press dug into the private affairs of the new minister.

thing, thingy

sostantivo maschile (informale (attrezzo, oggetto) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Passami quell'affare per tagliare i rami.
Pass me that thing (or: thingy) you cut branches with.

state matter

it's a deal

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Affare fatto: venderò il mio scooter a tuo fratello.
It's a deal: I'll sell my scooter to your brother.

make a deal

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (informale (acquisto vantaggioso)

mind one's own business

fantastic deal, great bargain

a good deal, a good bargain

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