What does asunto in Spanish mean?

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

The word asunto in Spanish means matter, matter, item on the agenda, items to discuss, family matter, verbal matter, issue in question, matter in question, matter of your competence, work issue, work matter, delicate matter, delicate issue, sensitive issue, matter arising from, general matter, general issue, internal matter, complicated matter, legal issue, legal issue, badly handled matter, poorly handled matter, criminal matter, pending matter, pending issue, personal matter, public concern, public matter, matter dealt with, gray area, closed matter, settled matter, drag your feet, the nub of the issue, the heart of the issue, clear up the matter, not give a further thought to a subject, stop turning a subject over in your head, take action, step in, go over an issue again. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word asunto

matter

nombre masculino (tema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la reunión se tratará el asunto de la limpieza de los garajes.
We'll be discussing the matter of keeping garages clean at the meeting.

matter

nombre masculino (negocio, quehacer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo un asunto pendiente con un cliente.
I've got a pending matter with a client.

item on the agenda, items to discuss

(tema a debatir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reunión cuenta con varios asuntos a tratar.
The meeting has several items on the agenda.

family matter

locución nominal masculina (cuestión privada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un asunto de familia y preferiría que no te metas.
It's a family matter and I'd rather you kept out of it.

verbal matter

locución nominal masculina (cuestión de debate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los empleados trataron un asunto de palabra en la reunión.
The employees dealt with a verbal matter at the meeting.

issue in question, matter in question

locución nominal masculina (tema de referencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El asunto de referencia no estaba claro y nadie entendió por qué convocaron a una reunión.
The issue in question was unclear and nobody understood why a meeting had been called.

matter of your competence

expresión (tema que le compete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No es asunto de su competencia, le pido por favor que se retire.
It's not a matter of your competence and I kindly ask you to step aside.

work issue, work matter

(tema laboral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debemos tratar un asunto de trabajo antes de terminar la jornada.
We need to deal with a work issue before the end of the day.

delicate matter, delicate issue, sensitive issue

(algo problemático)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La enfermedad de Laura es un asunto delicado.
Laura's illness is a delicate issue.

matter arising from

(proveniente de)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un asunto derivado del tema de calidad es el uso de insumos biodegradables.
A matter arising from the quality issue is the use of biodegradable consumables.

general matter

(cuestión pública)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La financiación de las escuelas es un asunto general en todos los gobiernos.
The funding of schools is a general matter in all governments.

general issue

(tema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debemos discutir varios asuntos generales en la próxima reunión.
We have to discuss several general issues at the next meeting.

internal matter

(tema interno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

complicated matter

(algo: complicado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su relación tiene muchos asuntos intrincados que yo no entiendo.
There are many complicated matters in their relationship that I don't understand.

legal issue

(tema jurídico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legal issue

(tema legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

badly handled matter, poorly handled matter

(manejo inadecuado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La financiación de la empresa fue un asunto mal llevado y debemos solucionarlo.
The financing of the business was a badly (or: poorly) handled matter and we need to deal with it.

criminal matter

(caso legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los periódicos tratan el asunto penal con delicadeza.
The newspapers are handling the criminal matter delicately.

pending matter, pending issue

(tema pendiente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenemos muchos asuntos pendientes por resolver.
We have many pending matters to deal with.

personal matter

(tema personal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

public concern, public matter

(cuestión no privada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

matter dealt with

(tema debatido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gray area

(situación poco clara)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

closed matter, settled matter

(tema acabado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La adjudicación del premio es un asunto zanjado y no la revisaremos.
The awarding of the prize is a closed (or: settled) matter and will not be reviewed.

drag your feet

locución verbal (atrasar indebidamente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le das largas al asunto porque temes tratar el tema.

the nub of the issue, the heart of the issue

locución nominal masculina (quid de la cuestión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

clear up the matter

locución verbal (aclarar algo a fondo) (problem)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Debemos llegar al final del asunto y resolver nuestros problemas.
We must clear up the matter and solve our problems.

not give a further thought to a subject, stop turning a subject over in your head

expresión (no obsesionarse con un tema)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

take action, step in

locución verbal (intervenir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Como las amenazas entre ambos Gobiernos no cesaban, varios organismos internacionales tomaron cartas en el asunto para calmar los ánimos.

go over an issue again

locución verbal (retomar un tema)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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