Affairs

Definitions: Affairs

Affairs

Noun

1. Matters of personal concern: "get his affairs in order".

2. Transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state".

Date "affairs" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonym: Affairs

Synonym: personal business (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Eventuality	The world, life, things, doings, affairs in general; things in general, affairs in general; the times, state of affairs, order of the day; course of things, tide of things, stream of things, current of things, run of things, march of things, course of events; ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of life; chapter of accidents; (chance); situation; (circumstances).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I find it's best to stay out of other people's affairs. (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith) Yes! Ahm, no. We're between lawyers right now. You see, our first lawyer screwed our affairs so bad. (Wayne's World; writing credit: Mike Myers) Madame Colet, if I were your father, which fortunately I am not, and you made any attempt to handle your own business affairs, I would give you a good spanking--in a business way, of course. (Trouble in Paradise; writing credit: Aladar Laszlo; Grover Jones) Oh Jess this is Alex McSween, he's formerly a store keeper back in Kansas, now he's going to handle my legal affairs. (Chisum; writing credit: Andrew J. Fenady) I learned not to meddle in other people's affairs years ago. (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco)
Lyrics	I've had a few little love affairs ("Lay All Your Love On Me"; performing artist: Abba) It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions ("But Anyway"; performing artist: Blues Traveler) In all affairs of state he was the man to please ("Rasputin"; performing artist: BONEY M) You meet at certain dismal dull affairs. ("19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN"; performing artist: The Rolling Stones)
Movie/TV Titles	Affairs of the Heart (1974) Men of Affairs (1973) The Affairs of Aphrodite (1970) Foreign Affairs (1966) The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Torn Asunder: Recovering From Extramarital Affairs (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Annual Report Of The Commissioner For Consumer Affairs (reference) Asam Review Of International Affairs (reference) Asian Affairs (reference) Brown Journal Of World Affairs (reference) Center For Rural Affairs Newsletter (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Internal Affairs (reference) Shanghai Affairs (reference) The Affairs of Anatol (reference) A Woman of Affairs (reference) The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Affairs of the Heart (reference) Mozetich: Affairs of the Heart (reference) Foreign Affairs (reference) Great Industrial Love Affairs (reference) Little Love Affairs (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Tools of the Trade: Public Affairs present-day tools for deploying and staying connected. From digital images to digital video to emailing stories via the internet, the professionals in Air Force public affairs use the latest technology to help tell the.		From left: Rudy Perez, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, Chu Yang, NRCS Soil Conservationist and Fresno State University graduate student and chairman of 1.5 acres donated by Fresno State University, Fresno, CA, to a group of Hmoung farmers. The three men d.Credit: Bob Nichols.
	Stacy Mitchell, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, and National Park Service employee conduct a plant survey in Glacier National Park, MT. [Slide 97CS3043].Credit: Bob Nichols.		Martha Artega, NRCS, Public Affairs Specialist, works with children on a conservation education project in Roma, Texas.Credit: USDA.
	Russo - Japanese War, 1904 - 1905, Medical and sanitary affairs : Report of Col. John Van R. Hoff, Assistant Surgeon-General, U.S.A., pamphlet with halftones from observations with the Russian forces in Manchuria.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Members of the Medical Affairs Section of the American College Public Relations Association visit NIH].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Signs the Memorandum of Understanding transferring USS Bisbee (PF-46) to the Columbian Government, in his Pentagon office, 16 November 1951. In the center is Columbian Ambassador Don Dipriano Restrepo-Jaramillo. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Thomas G. Mann is at right. Bisbee served in the Columbian Navy as Capitan Tono.Credit: NAVY.		Speaks to the crew of USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883). Photograph by PHC William M. Powers, released by the U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs Office, Newport, RI, 14 September 1970.Credit: NAVY.
	It's hard to keep my mind on state affairs with all this interference.Credit: Library of Congress.		Greetings to the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Benjamin Franklin	In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.
Epicurus	58. We must release ourselves from the prison of affairs and politics.
Francesco Guicciardini	Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.
Iris Murdoch	Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	I have set my affairs on nothing.
Plato	Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.
Seneca	Fate rules the affairs of men, with no recognizable order.
Victor Hugo	For prying into any human affairs, non are equal to those whom it does not concern.
William Shakespeare	Friendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	Secondly, I answer, such revolutions happen not upon every little mismanagement in public affairs. (Second Treatise of Government)
Communist Manifesto	1848	The executive of the modern State is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The German Government will likewise restore to the Belgian Government the archives and documents of every kind carried off during the war by the German authorities from the Belgian public administrations, in particular from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Brussels. (reference)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	It is not our duty at this time when difficulties are so numerous to interfere forcibly in the internal affairs of countries which we have not conquered in war. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	There was no occasion to make much moan about this state of affairs.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	I was sixty years old when my country called me, and ordered me to take part in her affairs.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	My mistress was gone about her household affairs, and had locked me in.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Individuals may need help with legal affairs. (references)
		This foundation sponsors programs for patient and public education, legal and government affairs, and employment training and placement. (references)
		One-third of older men receiving medical care at a Department of Veterans' Affairs ambulatory clinic admitted to problems with erectile function. (references)
Business		This state of affairs is expected to change with the increased growth in internet users. (references)
		During 1997, the Ministry of Municipalities and Rural Affairs issued 29,044 building permits. (references)
		The code also provides for FASA to administer the code on behalf of the Consumer Affairs Committee. (references)
Children	Russia	Many officials consider domestic problems private affairs and prefer not to interfere. (references)
	Hungary	A Council for the Disabled was established in 1999 under the chairmanship of the Minister of Social and Family Affairs. (references)
	Eritrea	The Children's Affairs Division under the Ministry of Labor and Human Welfare covers childcare, counseling, and probation. (references)
Civil Liberties	Botswana	To register a group submits its constitution to the Ministry of Home Affairs. (references)
	Gambia	Occasionally there were public affairs broadcasts on at least two independent radio stations. (references)
	Namibia	Additionally journalists must obtain a temporary work permit from the Ministry of Home Affairs. (references)
Economic History	Botswana	Department of State Foreign Affairs Network. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	The following describes the present state of affairs. (references)
	Kazakhstan	It has since been subsumed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (references)
Human Rights	Honduras	The Internal Affairs office reports to the Minister of Security. (references)
	Georgia	The ombudsman asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate. (references)
	Malaysia	Nine of the 10 were ordered detained 2 years by the Home Affairs Minister. (references)
Indigenous People	Norway	A Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Affairs deals specifically with Sami issues. (references)
	Peru	In 1999 Congress created an Indigenous Affairs Committee, currently chaired by Paulina Arpasi, a woman of the Amayra community. (references)
	Australia	The latter portfolio includes oversight of the Department of Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, previously its own department. (references)
Minorities	Ethiopia	With federalism regional states have much greater control over their affairs. (references)
	Czech Republic	On June 15, Olga Cechurova was named Roma Affairs Coordinator at the Foreign Ministry. (references)
	Hungary	The Minority Affairs Ombudsman--an ethnic German reelected in June--is charged specifically with defending minority rights. (references)
Political Economy	Romania	The President has responsibility for foreign and security affairs. (references)
	Hong Kong	Beijing is only responsible for foreign affairs and defense of the HKSAR. (references)
	MEXICO	The FLL protects labor organizations from government interference in their internal affairs. (references)
Political Rights	Taiwan	An Aborigine serves as Chairman of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs. (references)
	Bahamas	A woman also heads the Ministry of Public Service and Cultural Affairs. (references)
	Qatar	Its role is to advise the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture. (references)
Trade	Turkey	Certificates are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (references)
	Ireland	More information on import levies may be obtained from the Office of Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Dublin. (references)
	France	Interested U.S. exporters should contact the Office of Agricultural Affairs for up-to-date information on this issue. (references)
Travel	Panama	Consular Affairs and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security update the CABB daily. (references)
	Nigeria	No permanent dates exist for these Muslim holidays -- they are observed as announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. (references)
	Georgia	For a longer stay, or for multiple entry visas, they must apply to the Consular Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (references)
Women	Brunei	The Social Affairs Services unit provides counseling for women and their spouses. (references)
	Guyana	The Women's Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Labor monitors the legal rights of women. (references)
	Guatemala	In May 2000, the Administration announced the creation of a Secretariat for Women's Affairs. (references)
Worker Rights	Syria	He and his deputy may attend cabinet meetings on economic affairs. (references)
	Saint Lucia	This site is managed by the Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State. (references)
	Haiti	The courts function under the supervision of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dennis Miller	Christ, America doesn't have a ministry of women's affairs, unless you count the delightfully sassy women of The View.
Rush Limbaugh	Public affairs director Mindy Tucker's role in the AP subpoena came about because of a department policy that spells out the process for handling proposed subpoenas for news reporters.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	I am happy in this opportunity of committing the arduous affairs of our Government to the collected wisdom of the Union.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	The general aspect of the affairs of our neighboring American nations of the south has been rather of approaching than of settled tranquility.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Any intervention in their affairs further than this, even by the expression of an official opinion, is contrary to our principles of international policy, and will always be avoided.
Franklin Pierce	1853-1857	Purposes, therefore, at once just and pacific will be significantly marked in the conduct of our foreign affairs.
Theodore Roosevelt	1901-1909	Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experiment as that of administering the affairs of a continent under the forms of a Democratic republic.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	Business is a public trust and must adhere to national standards in the conduct of its affairs.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	A new housing program under a new Housing and Urban Affairs Department will be needed this year.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	World affairs will continue to call upon our energy and our courage.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	What has been achieved in the field of foreign affairs and what can be accomplished by the new administration demonstrate the genius of Americans working together for the common good.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	For the first time, rural affairs has received the prominence it has always deserved.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Affairs" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.75% of the time. "Affairs" is used about 7,268 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	99.75%	7,250	1,337
Noun (proper)	0.25%	18	82,615
Total	100.00%	7,268	N/A

Expressions using "affairs": affairs of state ♦ affairs of the heart ♦ anxious state of affairs ♦ arrange one's affairs ♦ attitude of affairs ♦ bad state of affairs ♦ civil affairs ♦ current affairs ♦ department of Veterans Affairs ♦ do not meddle with my affairs ♦ domestic affairs ♦ external affairs ♦ family affairs ♦ foreign affairs ♦ have affairs ♦ home affairs ♦ internal affairs ♦ international affairs ♦ man of affairs ♦ master in Public Affairs ♦ minister for foreign affairs ♦ minister of foreign affairs ♦ ministry for foreign affairs ♦ ministry of foreign affairs ♦ ministry of religious affairs ♦ ministry of social affairs ♦ ministry of village affairs ♦ monetary affairs ♦ permanent state of affairs ♦ personal affairs ♦ poke one's nose into other people's affairs ♦ pry into smb.'s affairs ♦ pubblic affairs ♦ public affairs ♦ regulatory and scientific affairs ♦ secretary of foreign affairs ♦ secretary of state for foreign affairs ♦ secretary of state for home affairs ♦ secretary of Veterans Affairs ♦ state of affairs ♦ statement of affairs ♦ stick one's nose into other people's affairs ♦ terrible state of affairs ♦ United States Department of Veterans Affairs ♦ world affairs. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "affairs": current-affairs, foreign-affairs, love-affairs, public-affairs.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "affairs"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		punë (affair, appointment, avocation, berth, business, concern, concernment, deed, doing, duty, employ, engagement, function, job, labor, labour, make, making, metier, movement, occupation, office, operation, practice, question, service, shebang, slot, task, task-work, thing, work). (various references)

Arabic		‏أمور, ‏شئون. (various references)

Bulgarian		работи (doings). (various references)

Chinese		采 (allotment to a feudal noble, gather), 事理 (Affair), 事務 (work). (various references)

Czech		aktualní události (current affairs), zahranièní styky (foreign affairs), souèasné události (current affairs), situace (ball game, conditions, setup, situation, state of affairs), bìžné záležitosti (current affairs). (various references)

Danish		INST (Committee on Institutional Affairs, INST), Økonomiske og Finansielle Anliggender (DG II, Economic and Financial Affairs), BORG (CIVI, Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs), Den mellemstatslige 24-landegruppe vedroerende internationale valutaspoergsmaal (Group of 24, Group of Twenty-Four, Intergovernmental Group of 24, Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs), Det Indre Marked og Industrien (DG III, Internal Market and Industrial Affairs), Det Politiske Udvalg (Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, Security and Defence Policy), GD II (DG II, Economic and Financial Affairs), GD III (DG III, Internal Market and Industrial Affairs), 24-landegruppen (Group of 24, Group of Twenty-Four, Intergovernmental Group of 24, Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs), industri (industrial affairs, industrial sector, industry), Udvalget om Udenrigs-,Sikkerheds-og Forsvarsanliggender (Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, Security and Defence Policy), internationale spoergsmaal (international affairs), kvindepolitiske spørgsmål (women's affairs policy), Personale,administration og juridiske anliggender (administration and legal affairs, personnel), POLI (Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, Security and Defence Policy), UDEN (Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, Security and Defence Policy), Udvalget om Økonomi,Valutaspørgsmål og Industripolitik (Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy), Udvalget om Borgerlige Frihedsrettigheder og Indre Anliggender (CIVI, Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs), Udvalget om Institutionelle Spørgsmål (Committee on Institutional Affairs, INST), gruppen vedroerende almindelige anliggender / Domstolen (Working Party on General Affairs / Court of Justice). (various references)

Dutch		Algemeen Secretariaat (General Affairs, General Secretariat), Ambassadeur in Algemene Dienst voor OS-aangelegenheden (Ambassador-at-Large for Development Affairs), Afdeling Sociaal-Economische en Financiële Aangelegenheden (Socioeconomic and Financial Affairs Division), Commissie economische en monetaire zaken en industriebeleid (Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy), DG III (DG III, Internal Market and Industrial Affairs), DG II (DG II, Economic and Financial Affairs), Departement van Kolonien (Ministry of Colonial Affairs), De plv.Directeur Wetgeving (Deputy Director, Legal and Administrative Affairs Department, Legislation), de directeur wetgeving (Director, Legal and Administrative Affairs Department, Legislation), De Directeur Financieel-Economische Zaken (Director, Financial and Economic Affairs Department), DAZ-EB (Special Affairs Unit), Economische en financiële zaken (DG II, Economic and Financial Affairs), Commissie institutionele zaken (Committee on Institutional Affairs, INST), G-30 (Consultative Group on International Economic and Monetary Affairs, Group of Thirty), Commissie buitenlandse zaken,veiligheids-en defensiebeleid (Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, Security and Defence Policy), College voor Arbeidszaken (Labour Affairs Board), Bureau Juridische Zaken (Legal Affairs Section), Bureau EEG-Aangelegenheden (EEC Affairs Section), BUIT (accession, acquisition, asset, booty, capture, catch, Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, gain, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, prey, Security and Defence Policy), beleid inzake de vrouw (women's affairs policy), Commissie openbare vrijheden en binnenlandse zaken (CIVI, Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs), Interne markt en industrie (DG III, Internal Market and Industrial Affairs), Stafeenheid Bijzondere Onderwerpen (Special Affairs Unit), Stafafdeling Beleidsvoorbereiding Culturele Zaken (Cultural Affairs Policy Planning Division), Premier (Minister of General Affairs, premier, prime minister), Politieke Commissie (Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, Security and Defence Policy), POLI (Committee on Foreign Affairs, FASE, POLI, Political Affairs Committee, Security and Defence Policy), Personeel,administratie en juridische zaken (administration and legal affairs, personnel), OPEN (above-board, CIVI, Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs, exposed, free, open, porous, unchecked, unoccupied, vacant), Minister-President (Minister of General Affairs, premier, prime minister), DIE/SF (Socioeconomic and Financial Affairs Division), juridische en bestuurlijke zaken (Deputy Director, Director, Legal and Administrative Affairs Department, Legislation), toestand ontstaan onder de werking van andere rechtsbetrekkingen (state of affairs reached on the basis of legal relations), internationale zaken (international affairs), Intergouvernementele Groep van Vierentwintig voor internationale monetaire aangelegenheden (Group of 24, Group of Twenty-Four, Intergovernmental Group of 24, Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs), INST (Committee on Institutional Affairs, INST), industrie (industrial affairs, industrial sector, industry, trade and industry), Hoofd, Afdeling Algemene en Juridische Zaken (General and Legal Affairs Division of the Office of the Member of the Council of Ministers of the Realm for the Netherlands Antilles, Head), Honorair Ambassaderaad voor kerkelijke aangelegenheden bij de Ambassade van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden bij de Heilige Stoel (Honorary Counsellor for Ecclesiastical Affairs at the Royal Netherlands Embassy to the Holy See), Groep van Vierentwintig (Group of 24, Group of Twenty-Four, Intergovernmental Group of 24, Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs), Groep Algemene Zaken / Hof van Justitie (Working Party on General Affairs / Court of Justice), Minister van Algemene Zaken (Minister of General Affairs, Prime Minister). (various references)

Finnish		asiaintila (if such be the case, state of affairs, state of things), ajankohtaislähetys (current affairs programme), valtakunnan asiat (affairs of state), ulko-asiat (foreign affairs), selvittää raha-asiat (straighten out one's affairs), perheasiat (family affairs), on holhouksen alainen (has been declared incapable of managing his own affairs), nykyinen asiaintila (the present state of affairs), käytännöllisen elämän toimet (practical affairs), järjestellä asioitaan (settle one's affairs), järjestää asiansa kuntoon (settle one's affairs). (various references)

French		affaires. (various references)

German		Angelegenheiten (matters). (various references)

Greek		υποθέσεις. (various references)

Hebrew		מצב �"ע� י� ים (state of affairs), שר �"חוץ (minister for foreign affairs), ע� י� י חוץ (foreign affairs), ח�"שות �"יום (current affairs), צבוריות (pubblic affairs). (various references)

Hungarian		külügyminisztérium (fo, foreign office, ministry for foreign affairs, state department), kétségbeejtő helyzet (desperate state of affairs, extreme), belügyminisztérium (home office, ministry for home affairs, ministry of the interior, to be under the authority of the home office), belügyek (home affairs), ügyeit rendezi (to straighten one's affairs), ügyeit elrendezi (to straighten one's affairs), ügyeit egyenesbe hozza (to straighten one's affairs), építésügy (building affairs, building matters), államügyek (affairs of state, state affairs). (various references)

Indonesian		perindustrian (industrial affairs, industry), perfamilian (family affairs), kemahasiswaan (university student affairs), kefarmasian (pharmaceutical affairs), keduniaan (affairs of mortal life, earthly, profane, worldly). (various references)

Italian		affari (affair, business, trade). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		事物 (things), 業務 (business, duties, work). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぎょうむ (business, duties, work), じぶつ (things). (various references)

Korean		사변 (hypotenuse). (various references)

Manx		cooishyn thie (household affairs), cooishyn kiaullee (musical affairs), cooishyn joarree (foreign affairs), cooishyn bancagh (banking affairs). (various references)

Pig Latin		affairsay

Portuguese		negócios (businesses). (various references)

Romanian		afacere (affair, bargain, business, business deal, case, commerce, concern, deal, dealings, enterprise, go, job, matter, palaver, pennyworth, percentage, show, speculation, tasks, trade, transaction, undertaking), treabã (affair, business, concern, employment, engagement, job, matter, occasion, palaver, pidgin, proposition, task, work). (various references)

Russian		дела (doings, getting on, occasions). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		aktuelni događaji (current affairs), stanje stvari (conjuncture, juncture, state of affairs), spoljni poslovi (foreign affairs). (various references)

Spanish		atenciones (civility, politeness), asuntos (finance), negocios (business, carrying trade, shop). (various references)

Swedish		affärer (dealings, shops, trade). (various references)

Turkish		işler (things, works). (various references)

Ukranian		справи (acting, affair, occasion), заняття (affair, career, engagement, lesson, metier, occupation, profession, pursuit, school, trade, walk, work). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	RM:Affars da direcziun. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Ephesians Chapter 6, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	On epemya proV umaV eiV auto touto ina gnwte ta peri hmwn kai parakalesh taV kardiaV umwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quem misi ad vos in hoc ipsum ut cognoscatis quae circa nos sunt et consoletur corda vestra
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Whom Y sente to you for this same thing, that ye knowe what thingis ben aboute vs, and that he coumforte youre hertis.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Whom I sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case I stonde in and that he myght comfort youre hertes.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Whom I have sent to you for the same purpose, that ye may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, so that you may have knowledge of our position, and that he may give comfort to your hearts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Ephesians Chapter 6, Verse 22
Bulgarian	като съм уверен именно в това, че оня, който е почнал доброто дело във вас, ще го усъвършенствува до деня на Исуса Христа.
Cebuano	Gipadala ko siya kaninyo alang niining maong tuyo aron masayud kamo sa among kahimtang ug aron siya makadasig sa inyong mga kasingkasing.
Chinese	我特意 �" 發他到 � 們那裡去、好叫 � 們知 �" 我們的光景、又叫他安慰 � 們的心。
Croatian	Njega šaljem k vama baš zato da znate kako smo i da ohrabri srca vaša.
Danish	ham sender jeg til eder, just for at I skulle lære at kende, hvorledes det står til hos os, og for at han skal opmuntre eders Hjerter.
Dutch	Denwelken ik tot datzelfde einde tot u gezonden heb, opdat gij onze zaken zoudt weten, en hij uw harten zou vertroosten.
Finnish	Minä lähetän hänet teidän tykönne juuri sitä varten, että saisitte tietää meidän tilamme ja että hän lohduttaisi teidän sydämiänne.
French	Je l`envoie exprès vers vous, pour que vous connaissiez notre situation, et pour qu`il console vos coeurs.
German	welchen ich gesandt habe zu euch um deswillen, daß ihr erfahret, wie es um mich steht, und daß er eure Herzen tröste.
Haitian Creole	M'ap voye l' tout espre pou l' sa di nou kouman mwen ye, pou nou pa fin dekouraje, pou sa remoute kouraj nou.
Hungarian	Kit éppen azért küldöttem hozzátok, hogy megismerjétek a mi dolgainkat, és megvígasztalja a ti szíveteket.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Itulah sebabnya saya mengutus dia kepadamu untuk memberitahukan keadaan kami kepadamu semuanya, supaya membesarkan hatimu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	yang sudah kusuruhkan kepadamu karena maksud itu juga, supaya kamu dapat mengetahui hal ihwal kami, dan supaya ia menguatkan hatimu.
Italian	Ve lo mando proprio allo scopo di farvi conoscere mie notizie e per confortare i vostri cuori.
Korean	우 리 사 � � 을 알 게 하 � 또 너 희 마 음 을 위 로 하 게 하 기 위 하 여 내 가 특 별 히 � � 를 너 희 에 게 보 내 었 노 라
Latvian	Es tâpçc sûtîju viòu pie jums, lai jums bûtu ziòas par mûsu stâvokli un lai iepriecinâtu jûsu sirdis.
Maori	Mo reira i tonoa atu ai ia e ahau ki a koutou, kia matau ai koutou ki to matou ahua, a kia whakamarietia ai e ia o koutou ngakau.
Modern Greek	τον οποιον επεμψα προς εσας δι' αυτο τουτο, δια να μαθητε τα περι ημων και να παρηγορηση τας καρδιας σας.
Norwegian	som jeg just derfor sender til eder at I skal få vite hvorledes det er med oss, og at han skal trøste eders hjerter.
Portuguese	o qual vos envio para este mesmo fim, para que saibais do nosso estado, e ele vos conforte o coraç� o.
Rumanian	Vi l-am trimes knadins, ca sq luayi cunowtinyq despre starea noastrq, wi sq vq kmbqrbqteze inimile.
Russian	ЛПФПТПЗП С Й � ПУМБМ Л ЧБН �"МС ФПЗП УБНПЗП, ЮФП�'Щ ЧЩ ХЪОБМЙ П ОБУ Й ЮФП�'Щ ПО ХФЕЫЙМ УЕТ�"�"Б ЧБЫЙ.
Shuar	Tuma asamtai ii jui pujamun ujatmak ikiantamprarat tusan akuptajrume.
Spanish	Por esto mismo, os lo he enviado para que sepáis lo tocante a nosotros y para que él anime vuestros corazones.
Swahili	Namtuma kwenu awapeni habari zetu mpate kuwa na moyo.
Swedish	Honom sänder jag till eder, just för att I skolen få veta huru det är med oss, och för att han skall hugna edra hjärtan.
Thai	ข้าพเจ้าให้ผู้นี้ไปหาท่าน ก็เพราะเหตุนี้เอง คือให้ท่านไ�"้ทราบถึงเหตุการ�"์ทั้งปวงของเรา และเพื่อให้เขาหนุนน้ำใจของท่าน
Ukrainian	якого послав я до вас на це саме, щоб довідалися ви про нас, і щоб ваші серця він потішив.
Uma	Toe pai' kusuro-i tilou bona mpo'uli' -kokoi hi retu kabeiwa-nakai, bona tetanta'u nono-ni.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Affairs" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: afair, Afairs, afari, Afaria, afars, affairist, affairss, affare, Affari, affaries, affear, afffair, affins, Raffarin. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "affairs" (pronounced ufe"rz)
4	-f e" r z	fairs, fares.
3	-e" r z	airs, bares, bears, billionaires, blares, cares, chairs, compares, dares, declares, despairs, downstairs, errs, flares, glares, hairs, hares, heirs, impairs, Mairs, mares, millionaires, multimillionaires, pairs, Pares, pears, prayers, prepares, questionnaires, repairs, scares, shares, snares, spares, squares, stairs, stares, swears, tears, theirs, unawares, upstairs, wares, wears.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: raffias.
	Words within the letters "a-a-f-f-i-r-s"
	-1 letter: affair, raffia, safari.
	-2 letters: afars, arias, fairs, fiars, raffs, raias, riffs.
	-3 letters: afar, airs, arfs, aria, fair, fiar, firs, raff, raia, rias, riff, rifs, sari.
	-4 letters: aas, aff, air, ais, arf, ars, far, fas, fir, iff, ifs, ras, ria, rif, sir, sri.
	-5 letters: aa, ai, ar, as, fa, if, is, si.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-f-f-i-r-s"
	+1 letter: affaires.
	+2 letters: paraffins, rafflesia, taffrails.
	+3 letters: affricates, rafflesias.
	+4 letters: affirmances, ragamuffins.
	+5 letters: affirmations, affirmatives, affricatives.
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