matter

matter
'mætə
1. noun
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.) materia, sustancia
2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) asunto, cuestión
3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus

2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where

matter1 n
1. problema
what's the matter? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué problema hay?
there's nothing the matter no pasa nada
2. asunto / cuestión
a personal matter un asunto personal
3. materia / sustancia
no matter ... no importa ...
no matter what it costs no importa lo que cueste / cueste lo que cueste
no matter where you go vayas donde vayas
matter2 vb importar
it doesn't matter to me no me importa
matter
tr['mætəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (affair, subject) asunto, cuestión nombre femenino
it's a personal matter es un asunto personal
we must get to the root of the matter hay que ir al quid de la cuestión
we have several matters to discuss tenemos varias cuestiones que discutir
this is a matter of utmost importance es una cuestión de suma importancia
it's only a matter of time sólo es cuestión de tiempo
2 (trouble, problem) problema nombre masculino
what's the matter? ¿qué pasa?
what's the matter with Susan? ¿qué le pasa a Susan?
is anything the matter? ¿pasa algo?
nothing's the matter no pasa nada
3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (physical substance) materia, sustancia
4 (type of substance, things of particular kind) materia
5 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (pus) pus nombre masculino
intransitive verb
1 (be important) importar (to, a)
it doesn't matter no importa, es igual, da igual
you're the only thing that matters to me tú eres lo único que me importa
it doesn't matter which way you go no importa por donde vayas
does it matter if you're late? ¿pasa algo si llegas tarde?
it doesn't matter what you wear da igual lo que lleves, no importa lo que lleves
getting that article published mattered a lot to her publicar aquel artículo le importaba mucho
what matters most is that you're home lo importante es que estás en casa
plural noun matters
1 (the situation) la situación nombre femenino, las cosas nombre femenino plural
his financial matters su situación económica
his attitude doesn't exactly help matters su actitud no facilita las cosas, precisamente
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
(as) a matter of course por norma
as a matter of fact en realidad, de hecho
as matters stand tal y como están las cosas
for that matter en realidad
no matter no importa
no matter what pase lo que pase
no matter what I say diga lo que diga
no matter who it is sea quién sea, quienquiera que sea
no matter how busy I am por muy ocupado que esté
no matter how much you insist por mucho que insistas
no matter how much it costs cueste lo que cueste
no matter where he goes dondequiera que vaya
to be a matter of life or death ser cuestión de vida o muerte
to be a matter of opinion ser discutible
to be no laughing matter no ser cosa de risa, no ser motivo de risa, no ser para reírse
to be another matter ser otra cosa
to let the matter drop/rest dejarlo correr
to make matters worse para colmo (de desgracias)
to take matters into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su mano
matters arising asuntos nombre masculino plural varios
the matter in hand el asunto de que se trata
matter ['mæt̬ər] vi
: importar
it doesn't matter: no importa
matter n
1) question: asunto m, cuestión f
a matter of taste: una cuestión de gusto
2) substance: materia f, sustancia f
3) matters npl
circumstances: situación f , cosas fpl
to make matters worse: para colmo de males
4)
to be the matter : pasar
what's the matter?: ¿qué pasa?
5)
as a matter of fact : en efecto, en realidad
6)
for that matter : de hecho
7)
no matter how much : por mucho que
matter
n.
asunto s.m.
capítulo s.m.
cosa s.f.
cuestión s.f.
especie s.f.
hecho s.m.
materia s.f.
material s.m.
motivo s.m.
tema s.m.
v.
importar v.

I 'mætər, 'mætə(r)
noun
1) u
a) (substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia f
b) (discharge) (Med) pus m, materia f
c) (subject matter) temática f, tema m

form and matter — forma y contenido

d) (written, printed material)

printed matter — impresos mpl

reading matter — material m de lectura

2)
a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

that's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente

this is a matter for the police — esto requiere la intervención de la policía

it's only a matter of time — sólo es cuestión de tiempo

that's a matter of opinion — eso es discutible

as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?

it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse

b) matters pl

as matters stand — tal y como están las cosas

to make matters worse — para colmo (de males)

that didn't help matters — aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación

matters arising — asuntos mpl varios

c) (approximate amount)

a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo

it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos

d) (in phrases)

as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase

3) (problem, trouble)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?

what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?

is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?


II
intransitive verb importar

it doesn't matter — no importa, da igual

to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa

['mætǝ(r)]
1. 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 — esa 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 — esa 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

laughing 1., mince 2., 2)
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

8) matters (=things) situación fsing

as matters stand — tal como están las cosas

to make matters worse — para colmo de males

2.
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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I ['mætər, 'mætə(r)]
noun
1) u
a) (substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia f
b) (discharge) (Med) pus m, materia f
c) (subject matter) temática f, tema m

form and matter — forma y contenido

d) (written, printed material)

printed matter — impresos mpl

reading matter — material m de lectura

2)
a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

that's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente

this is a matter for the police — esto requiere la intervención de la policía

it's only a matter of time — sólo es cuestión de tiempo

that's a matter of opinion — eso es discutible

as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?

it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse

b) matters pl

as matters stand — tal y como están las cosas

to make matters worse — para colmo (de males)

that didn't help matters — aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación

matters arising — asuntos mpl varios

c) (approximate amount)

a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo

it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos

d) (in phrases)

as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase

3) (problem, trouble)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?

what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?

is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?


II
intransitive verb importar

it doesn't matter — no importa, da igual

to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa


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