matter

matter
I ['mætə(r)]
nome
1) (affair) affare m., faccenda f., questione f.; (on agenda) punto m.

business matters — questioni d'affari

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione

it will be no easy matter — non sarà una cosa facile

matters arising — amm. problemi derivanti

private matter — questione privata

this is a matter for the police — questo è un problema della polizia

that's another matter — quella è un'altra questione o storia

it's no small matter — non è cosa da poco

to let the matter drop — lasciar cadere la cosa

to take the matter further — portare avanti la questione

2) (question)

a matter of — una questione di [opinion, principle, taste, time]

it's a matter of urgency — è (una questione) urgente

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

it will just be a matter of months — sarà (una) questione di pochi mesi

3)

(— trouble)

is anything the matter? — c'è qualche problema?

what's the matter? — che cosa c'è? qual è il problema?

there's nothing the matter with me — non ho o c'è niente (che non va)

what's the matter with Lisa? — che cos'ha Lisa?

4) (substance) materia f., sostanza f.

a particle of matter — una particella di materia

colouring matter — (sostanza) colorante

5) (on paper)

advertising matter — pubblicità

printed matter — stampati, stampe

reading matter — materiale di lettura, letture

6) (content of book, speech etc.) contenuto m., argomento m.

subject matter — argomento

matter and style — contenuto e forma

7) med. (pus) pus m.
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as a matter of course — come logica conseguenza

as a matter of fact — di fatto, in effetti

for that matter — quanto a ciò

no matter! — non importa!

no matter how late it is — anche (se) tardi

no matter what he did — qualunque cosa abbia fatto

that's the end of the matter — fine della discussione, il discorso è chiuso

to make matters worse — per peggiorare le cose o la situazione

to take matters into one's own hands — prendere in mano la situazione

II ['mætə(r)]
verbo intransitivo importare, essere importante, avere importanza; [person] contare, essere importante (to sb. per qcn.)

"I'm late" - "oh, it doesn't matter" — "sono in ritardo" - "oh, non fa niente"

does it really matter? — è proprio tanto importante?

* * *
['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, sostanza
2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) soggetto, questione
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.) importare
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
* * *
I ['mætə(r)]
nome
1) (affair) affare m., faccenda f., questione f.; (on agenda) punto m.

business matters — questioni d'affari

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione

it will be no easy matter — non sarà una cosa facile

matters arising — amm. problemi derivanti

private matter — questione privata

this is a matter for the police — questo è un problema della polizia

that's another matter — quella è un'altra questione o storia

it's no small matter — non è cosa da poco

to let the matter drop — lasciar cadere la cosa

to take the matter further — portare avanti la questione

2) (question)

a matter of — una questione di [opinion, principle, taste, time]

it's a matter of urgency — è (una questione) urgente

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

it will just be a matter of months — sarà (una) questione di pochi mesi

3)

(— trouble)

is anything the matter? — c'è qualche problema?

what's the matter? — che cosa c'è? qual è il problema?

there's nothing the matter with me — non ho o c'è niente (che non va)

what's the matter with Lisa? — che cos'ha Lisa?

4) (substance) materia f., sostanza f.

a particle of matter — una particella di materia

colouring matter — (sostanza) colorante

5) (on paper)

advertising matter — pubblicità

printed matter — stampati, stampe

reading matter — materiale di lettura, letture

6) (content of book, speech etc.) contenuto m., argomento m.

subject matter — argomento

matter and style — contenuto e forma

7) med. (pus) pus m.
••

as a matter of course — come logica conseguenza

as a matter of fact — di fatto, in effetti

for that matter — quanto a ciò

no matter! — non importa!

no matter how late it is — anche (se) tardi

no matter what he did — qualunque cosa abbia fatto

that's the end of the matter — fine della discussione, il discorso è chiuso

to make matters worse — per peggiorare le cose o la situazione

to take matters into one's own hands — prendere in mano la situazione

II ['mætə(r)]
verbo intransitivo importare, essere importante, avere importanza; [person] contare, essere importante (to sb. per qcn.)

"I'm late" - "oh, it doesn't matter" — "sono in ritardo" - "oh, non fa niente"

does it really matter? — è proprio tanto importante?


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