asunto

/aˈsunto/, [aˈsũn̪.t̪o]

affair, subject


Examples
  • En este asunto hay que caminar con pies de plomo.

    You have to move cautiously in this matter.

  • Déjame el asunto a mí. Yo me encargo.

    Leave the matter to me. I'll see to it.

  • «Solo estaba hablando con él.» «¿Hablando con él de qué?» «Eso no es asunto tuyo.»

    "I was just talking to him." "Talking to him about what?" "That's none of your business."

  • Estoy pensando acerca de ese asunto.

    I am thinking about that matter.

  • La religión es un asunto demasiado importante a los ojos de sus devotos para que pueda ser ridiculizada. Si estos se entregaran a cosas absurdas, se los debe compadecer, pero no ridiculizarlos.

    Religion is too important a matter to its devotees to be a subject of ridicule. If they indulge in absurdities, they are to be pitied rather than ridiculed.

  • Debí haber consultado a mis padres sobre este asunto.

    I ought to have consulted my parents on the matter.

  • Seguimos hablando sobre el asunto.

    We went on talking about the matter.

  • Es un asunto complicado.

    It's a complex issue.

  • Si no sabés nada sobre el asunto, es mejor que te quedes callado.

    If you don't know anything about the matter, it's better that you keep quiet.

  • Tom debería haber discutido el asunto conmigo.

    Tom should have discussed the matter with me.

  • Era necesario estudiar el asunto a fondo.

    It was necessary to study the matter thoroughly.

  • No fue asunto grande, de verdad.

    It was no big deal, really.

  • Creo que es natural que tú tomes en cuenta el asunto.

    I think it natural that you should take the matter into consideration.

  • Él tiene cartas en el asunto.

    He has something to do with the matter.

  • Ella hizo algunos comentarios vagos sobre el asunto.

    She made a few vague comments about the matter.

  • Tom no cree tener nada que ver con ese asunto.

    Tom doesn't think that he has anything to do with the matter.

  • Reconsideraré el asunto.

    I'll reconsider the matter.

  • Debido a que surgió un asunto urgente, él no pudo ir al concierto.

    Because some urgent business came up, he wasn't able to go to the concert.

  • Tom cambió de opinión después de reflexionar el asunto durante un buen rato.

    Tom changed his mind after thinking over the matter for a long time.

  • Nosotros pretendemos investigar ese asunto.

    We intend to look into that matter.


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