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nm. subject, topic; issue; thing; affair; case; concern; gimmick

(n.) = affair ; issue ; matter ; topic ; subject matter ; business [businesses, -pl.] ; question ; concern ; subject line ; subject.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.
Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
Ex: Over 35% of SPAM is detected from an email's subject line.
Ex: Some early codes included recommendations for filing practices and subject headings, but these are usually now the subject of a separate list or set of rules.
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* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.
* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.
* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
* asunto candente = burning issue ; burning question ; hot potato ; hot topic ; hot issue.
* asunto de actualidad = current issue.
* asunto de importancia = matter of weight ; matter of consequence.
* asunto de interés nacional = domestic issue.
* asunto delicado = sore subject ; sore spot ; sore point ; sensitive issue ; hot potato ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
* asunto de plena actualidad = red-hot topic ; red-hot issue.
* asunto de trascendencia = matter of weight ; matter of consequence.
* asunto difícil = prickly issue ; thorny issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
* asunto doméstico = domestic issue.
* asunto espinoso = thorny issue ; prickly issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
* asunto familiar = family affair.
* asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.
* asunto interno = domestic issue.
* asunto laboral = work-related issue.
* asunto pendiente = unresolved matter.
* asunto personal = personal issue.
* asunto polémico = sore subject ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
* asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.
* asuntos = matters.
* asuntos académicos = academic affairs.
* asuntos cotidianos = everyday matters.
* asuntos de la casa, los = home affairs.
* asuntos diarios = everyday issues.
* asuntos económicos = money matters.
* asuntos exteriores = foreign affairs.
* asuntos financieros = money matters.
* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
* asuntos internacionales = global affairs ; world affairs.
* asuntos internos = Minister of Internal Affairs ; internal affairs.
* asunto sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.
* asuntos monetarios = money matters.
* asuntos oficiales = official business.
* asuntos pendientes = unfinished business.
* asuntos propios = personal business.
* asuntos públicos = public affairs.
* cambiando de asunto = on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
* comité de asuntos económicos = finance committee.
* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.
* delegar un asunto = delegate + a matter.
* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.
* echar tierra sobre un asunto = bury + an issue.
* en ese asunto = on that front.
* enterrar un asunto = bury + an issue.
* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* ¡eso no es asunto tuyo! = that's none of your beeswax! ; that's none of your business!.
* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.
* hacerse cargo del asunto = take + matters into + Posesivo + own hands.
* intervenir en un asunto = intervene in + a matter.
* ir al fondo del asunto = get down to + bedrock ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al meollo del asunto = get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.
* la triste realidad (del asunto) es que = the sad truth (of the matter) is that.
* meterse en los asuntos de = have + a leg in the camp of.
* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores = Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el = Foreign Office, the.
* ministro de asuntos exteriores = foreign minister.
* no entremeterse en asuntos ajenos = mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no entrometerse en asuntos ajenos = mind + Posesivo + own business.
* ocuparse de los propios asuntos de Uno = mind + Posesivo + own business.
* responsable de asuntos económicos = financial officer.
* rumiar un asunto = chew + the cud.
* ser el asunto = be the point.
* ser un asunto de = be a matter for/of.
* ser un asunto difícil = be a difficult business.
* ser un asunto problemático = be at issue.
* tomar carta en el asunto = intervene.
* tomar parte en el asunto = be part of the picture ; enter + the fray.
* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off ; have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off ; take + time out ; take + time off work.
* tratar un asunto = deal with + an issue.

[ dravya || dravya || دراویہ ]
► noun abstract. asunto cosa
English equivalent: matter

[ prajā || praja || پرجا ]
► noun communication. asunto objeto tema premisa
English equivalent: subject