matter

mat·ter  (mtr)

n.

1.

a. Something that occupies space and can be perceived by one or more senses; a physical body, a physical substance, or the universe as a whole.

b. Physics Something that has mass and exists as a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma.

2. A specific type of substance: inorganic matter.

3. Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.

4. Philosophy In Aristotelian and Scholastic use, that which is in itself undifferentiated and formless and which, as the subject of change and development, receives form and becomes substance.

5. The substance of thought or expression as opposed to the manner in which it is stated or conveyed.

6. A subject of concern, feeling, or action: matters of foreign policy; a personal matter. See Synonyms at subject.

7. Trouble or difficulty: What's the matter with your car?

8. An approximated quantity, amount, or extent: The construction will last a matter of years.

9. Something printed or otherwise set down in writing: reading matter.

10. Something sent by mail.

11. Printing

a. Composed type.

b. Material to be set in type.

intr.v. mat·tered, mat·ter·ing, mat·ters

To be of importance: "Love is most nearly itself/When here and now cease to matter" (T.S. Eliot). See Synonyms at count¹.

Idioms:

as a matter of fact

In fact; actually.

for that matter

So far as that is concerned; as for that.

no matter

Regardless of: "Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take,/No matter where it's going" (Edna St. Vincent Millay).

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[Middle English, from Old French matere, from Latin mteria, wood, timber, matter, from mter, mother (because the woody part was seen as the source of growth); see mter- in Indo-European roots.]

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matter [ˈmætə]

n

1. that which makes up something, esp a physical object; material

2. substance that occupies space and has mass, as distinguished from substance that is mental, spiritual, etc.

3. substance of a specified type vegetable matter reading matter

4. (sometimes foll by of or for) thing; affair; concern; question a matter of taste several matters to attend to no laughing matter

5. a quantity or amount a matter of a few pence

6. the content of written or verbal material as distinct from its style or form

7. (used with a negative) importance; consequence

8. (Philosophy) Philosophy (in the writings of Aristotle and the Scholastics) that which is itself formless but can receive form and become substance

9. (Philosophy) Philosophy (in the Cartesian tradition) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being mind: matter being extended in space as well as time

10. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing

a.  type set up, either standing or for use

b.  copy to be set in type

11. (Medicine / Pathology) a secretion or discharge, such as pus

12. (Law) Law

a.  something to be proved

b.  statements or allegations to be considered by a court

for that matter as regards that

14. See grey matter

no matter

a.  regardless of; irrespective of no matter what the excuse, you must not be late

b.  (sentence substitute) it is unimportant

the matter wrong; the trouble there's nothing the matter

vb (intr)

1. to be of consequence or importance

2. (Medicine / Pathology) to form and discharge pus

[C13 (n), C16 (vb): from Latin māteria cause, substance, esp wood, or a substance that produces something else; related to māter mother]

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matter  (mtr)

Something that has mass. Most of the matter in the universe is composed of atoms which are themselves composed of subatomic particles. See also energystate of matter

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Matter

See also materials, properties of;physics.

allomorphism

variant crystalline structure in a chemical compound. — allomorphic, adj.

allotropism, allotropy

the quality of certain substances to exist in more than one form, with different properties in each form. — allotropic, allotropical, adj.

hylozoism

Philosophy. the doctrine that all matter has life. — hylozoist, n. — hylozoistic, adj.

materialism

1. the philosophical theory that regards matter and its phenomena as the only reality and explains all occurrences, including the mental, as due to material agencies.
2. attention to or emphasis on material objects, needs, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of intellectual and spiritual values. — materialist, n. — materialistic, adj.

monism

Metaphysics. any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle that is the ground of reality. — monist, n. — monistic, monistical, adj.

rheology

Chemistry and Geology. the study of the flow and deformation of colloids, especially pastes. — rheologist, n. — rheologic, rheological, adj.

somatology

Obsolete, the branch of physics that studies the properties of matter. Also called somatics.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	matter - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" affair, thing concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" least - something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns"
	2.	matter - some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" topic, issue, subject cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned area - a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." blind spot - a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it" remit - the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life" res adjudicata, res judicata - a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
	3.	matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" physical entity - an entity that has physical existence substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" sediment, deposit - matter that has been deposited by some natural process ylem - (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements dark matter - (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force antimatter - matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances glop - any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant fluid - continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge - any thick, viscous matter system - (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide" residue - matter that remains after something has been removed solid - matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure solute - the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state emanation - something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) vegetable matter - matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant
	4.	matter - a problem; "is anything the matter?" trouble, problem - a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
	5.	matter - (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" consequence, moment, import - having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
	6.	matter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" dictation - matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it" text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" text - the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand" typescript - typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript front matter, prelims - written matter preceding the main text of a book back matter, end matter - written matter following the main text of a book soft copy - (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen; "he sent them soft copy of the report" hard copy - (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report" addendum, supplement, postscript - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end recitation - written matter that is recited from memory
Verb	1.	matter - have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" count, weigh be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" press, weigh - to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"

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matter

noun

1. situation, thing, issue, concern, business, question, event, subject, affair, incident, proceeding, episode, topic, transaction, occurrence It was a private matter.

2. substance, material, body, stuff A proton is an elementary particle of matter.

3. content, sense, subject, argument, text, substance, burden, thesis, purport, gist, pith This conflict forms the matter of the play.

4. (Medical) pus, discharge, secretion, suppuration, purulence If the wound starts to produce yellow matter, see your doctor.

5. importance, interest, moment, note, weight, import, consequence, significance Forget it; it's of no matter.

6. problem, worry, trouble, difficulty, upset, bother, distress, complication, uphill (S. African) What's the matter?

verb

be important, make a difference, count, be relevant, make any difference, mean anything, have influence, carry weight, cut any ice (informal), be of consequence, be of account It doesn't matter how long you take.

as a matter of fact actually, in fact, in reality, in truth, as it happens, believe it or not, to tell the truth, in actual fact, in point of fact As as matter of fact, you may be wrong.

no matter don't worry about it, never mind, it doesn't matter, don't apologise, it makes no difference or odds 'I forgot to bring it.' 'No matter.'

Quotations
"What is matter? - Never mind."
"What is mind? - No matter" Punch

Translations

matter [ˈmætəʳ]

A. N

1. (= substance) → materia f, sustancia f

2. (Typ, Publishing) → material m
advertising matter → material m publicitario
printed matter → impresos mpl

3. (Med) (= pus) → pus m, materia f

4. (Literat) (= content) → contenido m
form and matter → la forma y el contenido

5. (= question, affair) → asunto m, cuestión f
in this matter → en este asunto
that's quite another matter, that's another matter altogether → ésa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto
business matters → negocios mpl
the matter is closed → el asunto está concluido
as a matter of course → automáticamente
it's a matter of course with us → con nosotros es cosa de cajón
that's a very different matter → ésa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto
it's an easy matter to phone him → es cosa fácil llamarle
it will be no easy matter → no será fácil
as a matter of fact as a matter of fact I know her very well → de hecho or en realidad la conozco muy bien
I don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it → no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra
"don't tell me you like it?" - "as a matter of fact I do" → -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí
as a matter of fact we were just talking about you → precisamente estábamos hablando de ti
for that matter → en realidad
it's a matter of form → es pura formalidad
the matter in hand → la cuestión del momento
money matters → asuntos mpl financieros
it is no great matter → es poca cosa, no importa
in the matter of → en cuanto a, en lo que se refiere
there's the matter of my wages → queda el asunto de mi sueldo
it will be a matter of a few weeks → será cuestión de unas semanas
a matter of minutes → cosa de minutos
it's a matter of a couple of hours → es cosa de un par de horas
in a matter of ten minutes → en cosa de diez minutos
it's a matter of great concern to us → es motivo de gran preocupación para nosotros
it's a matter of taste → es cuestión de gusto
it's a serious matter → es cosa seria
as matters stand → tal como están las cosas
to make matters worse → para colmo de males
see also laughing A
see also mince B2

6. (= importance) no matter!; it makes no matter (frm) → ¡no importa!, ¡no le hace!(LAm)
no matter how you do it → no importa cómo lo hagas
no matter how big it is → por grande que sea
no matter how hot it is → por mucho calor que haga
get one, no matter how → procura uno, del modo que sea
no matter what he says → diga lo que diga
what matter? (frm) → ¿qué importa?
no matter when → no importa cuándo
no matter who goes → quienquiera que vaya

7. (= difficulty, problem etc) what's the matter? → ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué hay?
what's the matter with you? → ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?
what's the matter with Tony? → ¿qué le pasa a Tony?
something's the matter with the lights → algo les pasa a las luces, algo pasa con las luces
what's the matter with my hat? → ¿qué pasa con mi sombrero?
what's the matter with singing? → ¿por qué no se puede cantar?, ¿es que está prohibido cantar?
nothing's the matter → no pasa nada
as if nothing were the matter → como si no hubiese pasado nada, como si tal cosa

B. VI → importar
does it matter to you if I go? → ¿te importa que yo vaya?
why should it matter to me? → ¿a mí qué me importa or qué más me da?
it doesn't matter (unimportant) → no importa; (no preference) → (me)da igual or lo mismo
what does it matter? → ¿qué más da?, ¿y qué?
some things matter more than others → algunas cosas son más importantes que otras

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matter [ˈmætə^r]

n

(= question) → question f
a matter of → une question de
It's a matter of habit → C'est une question d'habitude.
it's a matter of life and death → c'est une question de vie ou de mort
it is only a matter of time → ce n'est qu'une question de temps
It would be only a matter of time before he left → Ce ne serait qu'une question de temps avant qu'il ne parte.
to be a matter of opinion → être une question d'opinion

(= affair) → affaire f
that's another matter, that's a different matter → c'est une autre histoire, c'est une autre affaire
that's quite a different matter → c'est une toute autre histoire, c'est une toute autre affaire
it's no easy matter → ce n'est pas chose facile
it's no laughing matter → il n'y a pas de quoi rire
that's the end of the matter → point final
He's moving in, and that's the end of the matter → Il emménage, point final.
the fact of the matter is (that) ... → le fait est que ...
the truth of the matter is (that) ... (= the truth is) → la vérité c'est que ...

(= material) → matières fpl
waste matter → matières résiduelles
vegetable matter → matières végétales, matière végétale
The termites feed almost entirely on vegetable matter → Les termites se nourrissent presque exclusivement de matières végétales. organic matter, reading matter

(in adverbial phrases) as a matter of urgency adv → d'urgence
I need to talk to him as a matter of urgency → J'ai besoin de lui parler d'urgence.
as a matter of course adv → systématiquement
They are carrying arms as a matter of course → Ils sont systématiquement armés.
Shouldn't I be told all this as a matter of course? → Ne devrais-je pas être systématiquement informé de tout ceci?
The best companies do this for staff as a matter of course → C'est une chose que les meilleures compagnies font systématiquement pour leur personnel.
as a matter of fact adv → en fait
for that matter adv → d'ailleurs
He'd not seen her, nor for that matter had anyone else → Il ne l'avait pas vue, et personne d'autre non plus d'ailleurs.

(= problem) what's the matter? → qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
what's the matter with him? → qu'est-ce qu'il a ?
what's the matter with your office? → qu'est-ce qui ne va pas à ton bureau?
she told him there was nothing the matter → elle lui a dit que tout allait bien

(in time phrases) in a matter of days (= within a few days) → en l'espace de quelques jours
In a matter of days she was back at work → En l'espace de quelques jours, elle était de retour au travail.
in a matter of hours → en l'espace de quelques heures

no matter what (= whatever happens) → quoi qu'il arrive
I'll do it no matter what → Je le ferai quoi qu'il arrive. (= whatever happened) → quoi qu'il advienne
He had decided to publish the manuscript no matter what → Il avait décidé de publier le manuscrit quoi qu'il advienne.
no matter what your age → quel que soit votre âge
no matter how small it is, no matter how small → aussi petit soit-il (or aussi petite soit-elle)
Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention → Toute morsure de chien, aussi petite soit-elle, doit être examinée par un médecin.
no matter who you are → qui que vous soyez
no matter who you are or where you're from → qui que vous soyez et quel que soit l'endroit d'où vous venez

(PHYSICS) → matière f

(= secretion) → sécrétion f fecal matter

matters npl (= situation) to improve matters → améliorer les choses
It is hard to see how this would improve matters → On ne voit guère comment cela pourrait améliorer les choses.
to make matters worse → aggraver les choses
Don't let yourself despair, that will just make matters worse → Ne vous laissez pas aller au désespoir, cela ne ferait qu'aggraver les choses.

vi

(= be important) → importer, compter
It's the only thing that matters → C'est la seule chose qui compte., C'est la seule chose qui importe.
to matter to sb
It matters a lot to me → C'est très important pour moi.
it doesn't matter (= it's not important) → cela n'a pas d'importance
"Shall I phone today or tomorrow?" - "Whenever, it doesn't matter." → "Est-ce que j'appelle aujourd'hui ou demain?" - "Quand tu veux, cela n'a pas d'importance." (= I don't mind) → cela ne fait rien, ça ne fait rien
"I can't give you the money today." - "It doesn't matter." → "Je ne peux pas te donner l'argent aujourd'hui." - "Ça ne fait rien."
it doesn't matter anymore → cela n'a plus d'importance
Under the new rules, this doesn't matter any more → Avec le nouveau réglement, cela n'a plus d'importance.
matter-of-fact [ˌmætə^rəvˈfækt] adj [person, statement] → neutre

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matter

n

(= substance, not mind) → die Materie; organic/inorganic matter → organische/anorganische Stoffe pl

(particular kind) → Stoff m; advertising matter → Reklame f, → Werbung f; printed matter → Büchersendung f; colouring matter → Farbstoff(e) m(pl); vegetable matter → pflanzliche Stoffe pl

(Med, = pus) → Eiter m

(Typ) (= copy) → Manuskript nt; (= type set up) → Satz m

(= content) → Inhalt m; the main matter of his speech was … → (der) Hauptgegenstand seiner Rede war …

(= question, affair) → Sache f, → Angelegenheit f; (= topic) → Thema nt, → Stoff m; can I talk to you on a matter of great urgency? → kann ich Sie in einer äußerst dringenden Angelegenheit sprechen?; this is a matter I know little about → darüber weiß ich wenig; in the matter of … → was … (+acc) → anbelangt, hinsichtlich … (+gen); in the matter of clothes etc → in puncto Kleidung etc; there’s the matter of my expenses → da ist (noch) die Sache or Frage mit meinen Ausgaben; it’s no great matter → das macht nichts, das ist nicht so wichtig; that’s quite another matter → das ist etwas (ganz) anderes; that’s another matter altogether, that’s a very different matter → das ist etwas völlig anderes; it will be no easy matter (to) … → es wird nicht einfach sein, zu …; it’s a serious matter → das ist eine ernste Angelegenheit, die Sache ist ernst; the matter is closed → die Sache or der Fall ist erledigt

matters pl → Angelegenheiten pl; business matters → geschäftliche Angelegenheiten or Dinge pl, → Geschäftliche(s) nt; as matters stand → wie die Dinge liegen; to make matters worse → zu allem Unglück (noch)

for that matter → eigentlich; I haven’t seen him for weeks, nor for that matter has anybody else → ich habe ihn seit Wochen schon nicht mehr gesehen, und eigentlich hat ihn sonst auch niemand gesehen; he wants to complain about it and for that matter, so do I → er will sich darüber beschweren und ich eigentlich auch

a matter of → eine Frage (+gen), → eine Sache von; it’s a matter of form/time → das ist eine Formsache/Zeitfrage or Frage der Zeit; it’s a matter of taste/opinion → das ist Geschmacks-/Ansichtssache; it’s a matter of adjusting this part exactly → es geht darum, dieses Teil genau einzustellen; it will be a matter of a few weeks → es wird ein paar Wochen dauern; it’s a matter of 10 miles from … → es sind 10 Meilen von …; it’s a matter of a couple of hours → das ist eine Sache von ein paar Stunden; if it’s just a matter of another 10 minutes, then I’ll wait → wenn es sich nur noch um 10 Minuten handelt, dann warte ich solange; in a matter of minutes → innerhalb von Minuten; it’s a matter of great concern to us → die Sache ist für uns von großer Bedeutung; it’s not just a matter of increasing the money supply → es ist nicht damit getan, die Geldzufuhr zu erhöhen; it’s just a matter of trying harder → man muss sich ganz einfach etwas mehr anstrengen; as a matter of course → selbstverständlich; it’s a matter of course with us → für uns ist das eine Selbstverständlichkeit; you should always take your passport with you as a matter of course → es sollte für Sie eine Selbstverständlichkeit sein, stets Ihren Pass bei sich zu haben; earthquakes happen as a matter of course in that part of the world → Erdbeben sind in der Gegend an der Tagesordnung

no matter! → macht nichts; I’ve decided to leave tomorrow, no matter what → ich gehe morgen, egal was passiert; no matter how/what/when/where etc … → egal, wie/was/wann/wo etc …; no matter how you do it → wie du es auch machst, egal, wie du es machst; no matter how hot it was → auch or selbst bei der größten Hitze; no matter how hard he tried → so sehr er sich auch anstrengte

something is the matter with somebody/something → etw ist mit jdm/etw los; (ill) → etw fehlt jdm; what’s the matter? → was ist (denn) los?, was ist (denn)?; what’s the matter with you this morning? — nothing’s the matter → was hast du denn heute Morgen? — gar nichts; what’s the matter with having a little fun? → was ist denn schon dabei, wenn man ein bisschen Spaß hat?; something’s the matter with the lights → mit dem Licht ist irgendetwas nicht in Ordnung; as if nothing was the matter → als ob nichts (los) wäre

vi it doesn’t matter → (es or das) macht nichts, ist schon gut; what does it matter? → was macht das schon?; I forgot it, does it matter? — yes, it does matter → ich habs vergessen, ist das schlimm? — ja, das ist schlimm; does it matter to you if I go? → macht es dir etwas aus, wenn ich gehe?; doesn’t it matter to you at all if I leave you? → macht es dir denn gar nichts aus, wenn ich dich verlasse?; why should it matter to me? → warum sollte mir das etwas ausmachen?; why should it matter to me if people are starving? → was geht es mich an, wenn Menschen verhungern?; it doesn’t matter to me what you do → es ist mir (ganz) egal, was du machst; some things matter more than others → es ist aber nicht alles gleich wichtig; the things which matter in life → was im Leben wichtig ist or zählt; poverty matters → Armut geht jeden etwas an

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matter [ˈmætəʳ]

1. n

a. (substance, gen) (Phys) → materia, sostanza
colouring matter → colorante m
foreign matter → sostanza estranea
advertising matter → pubblicità f inv
reading matter (Brit) → qualcosa da leggere

b. (content) → contenuto

c. (question, affair) → questione f, faccenda
money matters → questioni finanziarie
the matter in hand → l'argomento or la faccenda in questione
there's the matter of my wages → ci sarebbe la questione del mio stipendio
and to make matters worse ... → e come se non bastasse...
that will only make matters worse → questo servirà solo a peggiorare la situazione
it's a matter of great concern to us → è una cosa che ci preoccupa molto
it's no laughing matter → è una cosa or faccenda seria
it will be a matter of a few weeks → ci vorrà qualche settimana
it's a matter of a few pounds → si tratta di poche sterline
in the matter of → in fatto di, per quanto riguarda
for that matter → peraltro
as a matter of course → di conseguenza, come cosa naturale
as a matter of fact → per (dire) la verità, in verità
it's a matter of opinion → è una questione di punti di vista
that's another matter → quella è un'altra faccenda
it's a matter of habit → è una questione di abitudine

d. (importance) no matter! → non importa!
do it, no matter how → non importa come, basta che tu lo faccia
no matter how you do it → comunque tu lo faccia
no matter what → qualsiasi cosa accada
no matter what he says → qualsiasi or qualunque cosa dica
no matter how big it is → per quanto grande sia
no matter when → in qualunque momento
no matter who → chiunque

e. (difficulty, problem) what's the matter? → cosa c'è (che non va)?
what's the matter with you? → cos'hai?
what's the matter with my hair? → cos'hanno i miei capelli che non va?
there's something the matter with my arm → c'è qualcosa che non va al braccio
as if nothing was the matter → come se niente fosse
something's the matter with the lights → le luci hanno qualcosa che non va
nothing's the matter → non è successo niente
nothing's the matter with me → non ho niente

f. (Med) (pus) → pus m

2. vi → importare
it doesn't matter (I don't mind) → non importa, non fa niente
what does it matter? → cosa importa?, che importanza ha?
what does it matter to you? → ma a te che te ne importa?
why should it matter to me? → e perché dovrebbe importarmi?

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matter [ˈmætəʳ]

1. n

a. (substance, gen) (Phys) → materia, sostanza
colouring matter → colorante m
foreign matter → sostanza estranea
advertising matter → pubblicità f inv
reading matter (Brit) → qualcosa da leggere

b. (content) → contenuto

c. (question, affair) → questione f, faccenda
money matters → questioni finanziarie
the matter in hand → l'argomento or la faccenda in questione
there's the matter of my wages → ci sarebbe la questione del mio stipendio
and to make matters worse ... → e come se non bastasse...
that will only make matters worse → questo servirà solo a peggiorare la situazione
it's a matter of great concern to us → è una cosa che ci preoccupa molto
it's no laughing matter → è una cosa or faccenda seria
it will be a matter of a few weeks → ci vorrà qualche settimana
it's a matter of a few pounds → si tratta di poche sterline
in the matter of → in fatto di, per quanto riguarda
for that matter → peraltro
as a matter of course → di conseguenza, come cosa naturale
as a matter of fact → per (dire) la verità, in verità
it's a matter of opinion → è una questione di punti di vista
that's another matter → quella è un'altra faccenda
it's a matter of habit → è una questione di abitudine

d. (importance) no matter! → non importa!
do it, no matter how → non importa come, basta che tu lo faccia
no matter how you do it → comunque tu lo faccia
no matter what → qualsiasi cosa accada
no matter what he says → qualsiasi or qualunque cosa dica
no matter how big it is → per quanto grande sia
no matter when → in qualunque momento
no matter who → chiunque

e. (difficulty, problem) what's the matter? → cosa c'è (che non va)?
what's the matter with you? → cos'hai?
what's the matter with my hair? → cos'hanno i miei capelli che non va?
there's something the matter with my arm → c'è qualcosa che non va al braccio
as if nothing was the matter → come se niente fosse
something's the matter with the lights → le luci hanno qualcosa che non va
nothing's the matter → non è successo niente
nothing's the matter with me → non ho niente

f. (Med) (pus) → pus m

2. vi → importare
it doesn't matter (I don't mind) → non importa, non fa niente
what does it matter? → cosa importa?, che importanza ha?
what does it matter to you? → ma a te che te ne importa?
why should it matter to me? → e perché dovrebbe importarmi?

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matter

n matter [ˈmӕtə]

1 solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter. materie مادّه материя hmota materie die Materie ύλη materia, sustancia mateeria ماده aine matière חוֹמֶר विषय tvar, materija anyag materi efni materia, sostanza 物質 물질 materija matērija unsur materie stoff, materie, substans materia, substancja matéria materie вещество; материя hmota materija materija materia, ämne วัตถุ madde 物質 речовина مادہ ، مواد chất; vật chất 物质

2 a subject or topic (of discussion etc) a private matter; money matters. saak قَضِيَّه، مَسْألَه тема věc, záležitost sag; -sag; anliggende; -anliggende die Angelegenheit θέμα, ζήτημα asunto, cuestión asi موضوع asia sujet נוֹשֵא द्रव्य sadržaj, predmet ügy persoalan málefni soggetto, questione 問題 주제 dalykas, reikalas jautājums; temats; lieta persoalan aangelegenheid sak, emne sprawa assunto chestiune дело, вопрос záležitosť zadeva pitanje angelägenhet สาร konu 主題﹐話題 предмет; питання کوئی موضوع یا معاملہ chủ đề 事情

3 pus The wound was infected and full of matter. vuilis صَديد، قَيْح гной hnis materie der Eiter πύον pus mäda چرک mätä pus מוּגלָה पीप, मवाद cjelina genny nanah gröftur pus うみ 고름 pūliai strutas nanah etter puss, materie ropa pus puroi гной hnis gnoj gnoj var แผลอักเสบ irin 膿 гній مواد mủ 脓

v

to be important That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter. beteken يَهُم важен съм mít význam betyde noget bedeuten έχω σημασία importar tähtis olema اهمیت داشتن merkitä, haitata avoir de l'importance לִהיוֹת חָשוּב महत्‍व रखना, महतव का होना, अर्थपूर्ण होना važiti számít penting skipta máli importare 重要である 중요하다 būti svarbiam, turėti reikšmės būt svarīgam penting van belang zijn bety (mye), spille en stor rolle mieć znaczenie importar a conta иметь значение mať význam pomeniti biti važan betyda, vara av betydelse เป็นเรื่องสำคัญ önemi olmak 有關系，要緊 мати значення اہم ہونا có ý nghĩa quan trọng 有关系，要紧

adj matter-of-ˈfact

keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude. feitelik في الحَقيقَه، في الواقِع، حَقيقَةً реалистичен věcný saglig sachlich ρεαλιστικός, πρακτικός práctico, realista asjalik در حقیقت asiallinen terre-à-terre לְמַעֲשֶׂה, בְּעֶצֶם वास्तव में stvaran tényleges, tárgyilagos, tárgyszerű sesungguhnya bókstaflegur; sem heldur sig við staðreyndir concreto, realistico 実際的な 사실의 dalykiškas, objektyvus, blaivus lietišķs sebenar zakelijk saklig, nøktern trzeżwy exacto realist фактический; прозаический vecný dejanski ustvari saklig, prosaisk, realistisk, rakt på sak ข้อเท็จจริง realist, gerçekçi 事實的 фактичний, буквальний حقیقی sự thật 事实的

be the matter

to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you? fout ماذا يُضايِقُكَ؟ ما الأمْر؟ проблем být v nepořádku være i vejen los sein συμβαίνει ser el problema lahti olema مشکل olla vialla, vaivata ce qui ne va pas מַה הַקוֹשִי, הַבְּעָיָה उसे क्या हुआ biti loše s vmi baja van kesulitan sem amar að 具合が悪い 문제가 되다 atsitikti notikt masalah aan de hand zijn være (noe) i veien med, feile być nie tak, stanowić problem ser o problema a se întâmpla быть не в порядке nebyť v poriadku biti narobe biti loše stå på, vara [] med เกิดปัญหา sorunu olmak 出問題 складність; неприємність کوئی مسئلہ در پیش آنا chỉ vấn đề gì đó 出问题

a matter of course

something that one expects to happen, be done etc You don't have to ask her – she'll do it as a matter of course. van nature, vanselfsprekend شَيئٌ مُتَوَقَّع очаквано нещо samozřejmá věc selvfølge selbstverständlich κτ. φυσικό και αυτονόητο por costumbre enesestmõistetavus قطعا itsestäänselvyys tout naturellement דָבָר שֶׁבַּשִגרָה स्वाभाविक बात sam po sebi razumljiv természetes(en) keharusan eðlilegur, sem má búast við (cosa naturale) 当然のこと 당연한 일 įprastas dalykas pašsaprotama lieta keharusan iets vanzelfsprekends (som en) selvfølge coś oczywistego, na porządku dziennym coisa natural de la sine (înţeles) само собой разумеющееся дело samozrejmá vec samoumeven svakako självklar (naturlig) sak บางสิ่งที่บุคคลหวังว่าจะเกิดขึ้น beklenen/umulan şey 當然之事 звичайна справа متوقع شے việc tất nhiên 当然之事

a matter of opinion

something about which different people have different opinions or views Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion. nie in klip gegiet nie, nie seker nie مَسْألَة رأي въпрос на мнение věc názoru et holdningsspørgsmål Ansichtssache ζήτημα γνώμης, υποκειμενικό θέμα cuestión de opinión vaieldav asi سلیقه ای mielipidekysymys affaire d'opinion נָתון לְווִיכּוחַ विचारणीय विषय stvar shvaćanja felfogás kérdése pendapat álitamál questione d'opinione, opinabile 見方の問題 견해상의 문제 ginčijamas dalykas uzskatu jautājums; kā uz to raugās pendapat een kwestie van zienswijze smakssak kwestia punktu widzenia questão de opinião felul în care vede fiecare o pro­blemă, chestiune de opinie спорный вопрос vec názoru stvar gledanja stvar shvatanja en fråga om tycke och smak, en fråga (sak) som man kan ha olika åsikter om บางสิ่งที่เกี่ยวกับการที่บุคลลแต่ละคนบุคคลมีความเห็นแตกต่างกันไป görüş meselesi 看法不同的問題 спірне питання مختلف خیالات اور رائے vấn đề còn tranh cãi 看法不同的问题

no matter

it is not important He's not here.' `No matter, I'll see him later.' maak nie saak nie لا يَهم، ليست مُشْكِلَه няма значение to je jedno lige meget es spielt keine Rolle δεν πειράζει no importa pole viga, pole hullu مشکلی نیست ei haittaa peu importe לא חָשוּב महत्वपूर्ण नहीं nevažan nem baj,... tidak penting sem skiptir ekki máli (non importa) かまわない (...이든, ...라 하든) 상관없다, 괜찮다 nesvarbu nav svarīgi, nekas tidak penting het doet er niet toe spiller ingen rolle nieważne não importa nu contează ничего, неважно to je jedno ni važno nebitno det spelar ingen roll ไม่สำคัญ önemli değil 沒關係 байдуже; не має значення غیر اہم không vấn đề gì 没关系

no matter who, what, where etc

whoever, whatever, wherever etc No matter what happens, I'll go. ongeag wie لا يَهُم مِن ، ماذا ، أين без значение кой kdokoli, cokoli, kdekoli ligegyldigt hvem/hvad/hvor gleichgültig wer, was, etc. όποιος, ό,τι, όπου και αν pase lo que pase, sea lo que sea kes / mis / kus tahes مهم نیست kuka tahansa, mitä tahansa, missä tahansa qui/quoi/oû que ce soit לא חָשוּב מִי, מָה... कोई विषय नहीं neovisno, bez obzira mindegy (, hogy/ki/mi/hol stb.) tidak peduli (alveg) sama hver/hvað/hvar (non importa) たとえ～でも 비록 무엇이(어느 것이, 누가, 어디에, 언제, 왜, 어떻게) …할지라도(일지라도) kad ir kas/ką/kur vienalga, kas/kur tidak kira het doet er niet toe samme hvem/hva/hvor bez względu na to kto, co, gdzie itd. não importa oricine, orice, oriunde бы ни... ktokoľvek, čokoľvek, kdekoľvek kdorkoli, karkoli, kjerkoli bez obzira na vem (vad) som än, var (vart) än ใครก็ตาม kim/ne/nerede vb. olursa olsun hiç farketmez 不管誰/什麼/何地等 хто б не جو بھی cho dù 不管谁（什么，何地等）

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matter → مسألة, يَهُم být důležitý, hmota betyde noget, sag ausmachen, Materie έχω σημασία, ύλη importar, materia aine, olla väliä importer, matière biti važno, stvar importare, questione 物質, 重要である 물질, 중요하다 kwestie, van belang zijn bety noe, grunnstoff materia, mieć znaczenie importar, matéria вещество, иметь значение sak, spela roll เป็นเรื่องสำคัญ, สิ่งที่ต้องทำ madde, önemli olmak chất, có tầm quan trọng 事件, 有关系