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afera.

scandal, affair (discovered conspiracy to commit crime)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈfɛ.ra/
  1. scandal, affair (discovered conspiracy to commit crime)

    feminine
    Jego reputacja ucierpiała z powodu afery rolnej.
  2. stir, upheaval (sensational event)

    broadly · colloquial · feminine
    Nie powinnaś mówić o jego przeszłości, w firmie zrobiła się straszna afera.
  3. affair, issue, matter

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Old French faire Old French afaire French affairebor. German Affärebor. Polish afera Borrowed from German Affäre, from French affaire, from Latin ad- + faciō. First attested in 1752.

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