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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
matter1 /'mætər / || /'mætə(r)/ sustantivo
  1. uncountable
    1. (substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f
    1. (discharge) (Med) pus m, materia f
    1. (subject ~) temática f, tema m
    1. (written, printed material): printed ~ impresos mpl;
      reading ~ material m de lectura
  1. countable
    1. (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f;
      it's only a ~ of time solo es cuestión de tiempo;
      that's a ~ of opinion eso es discutible
    1. matters pl: to make ~s worse para colmo (de males);
      that didn't help ~s aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación
    1. (in phrases) as a matter of fact: as a ~ of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que nunca he estado en España;
      for that matter en realidad;
      no matter (as interj) no importa;
      (as conj): no ~ how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce
  1. countable (problem, trouble): what's the ~? ¿qué pasa?;
    what's the ~ with Jane? ¿qué le pasa a Jane?
matter2 verbo intransitivo
importar
matter:matter-of-fact /'mætərəv'fækt/ adjetivo ‹person› práctico;
he explained it in a very ~ way lo explicó con total naturalidad

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
matter ['mætəʳ]
I nombre
1   Fís materia, sustancia
2   Med pus
3   material
     printed matter, impresos
     reading matter, material de lectura
4   asunto, cuestión: we'd like to bring the matter to an end, nos gustaría ponerle fin a este asunto
     as a matter of fact, en realidad
     a matter of life or death, una cuestión de vida o muerte
     a matter of taste, una cuestión de gusto
5   problema: what's the matter with you?, ¿qué te pasa?
6   (importancia) no matter how expensive it is, por muy caro que sea
     no matter what you say, digas lo que digas
     no matter who you ask, no importa a quién preguntes
7   matters pl, to make matters worse, para colmo de males
    
II verbo intransitivo importar, tener importancia: it doesn't matter, da igual, no importa
     your opinions don't matter, tus opiniones no tienen importancia



matter: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
Compound Forms:
dead mattermateria inanimada nf
doesn't matterno importa v
for that matteradv (intensifier: what is more)lo que es más, de hecho loc adv
I know she doesn't like his music, and for that matter, neither do I.
 es más loc adv
Yo sé que esa música no le gusta a ella, es más, a mí tampoco.
 es más loc adv
Eso que hace no está bien, es más es delito.
 y si vamos al caso loc adv
Ella cometió un error ¡vale! ...igual no es razón para que la dejes, vos y ella están hechos el uno para el otro... y si vamos al caso vos tampoco te comportaste siempre como un santo.
front matternpáginas preliminares nfpl
in the matter ofen lo que respecta a
inorganic mattermateria inorgánica nf
it does not matterno importa
living mattermateria viva nf
matter littleno tener importancia
matter of concernasunto de preocupación
matter of factde hecho
matter of importanceasunto de importancia
matter of indifferenceasunto indiferente
matter of interestasunto de interés
matter of lawasunto legal
matter of life and deathasunto de vida y muerte
matter of life or deathasunto de vida o muerte
matter of necessitypor necesidad
matter-of-factnessnrealismo nm
matter-of-factnessnsencillez nf
minor matterasunto menor nm
money matterasunto de dinero nm
no laughing matterun asunto serio
no matterno importa
no matter howno importa como
no matter whatno importa que
no matter whenno importa cuando
no matter whichno importa cual
no matter whono importa quien
not matterno tener importancia v
not matter tono importar v
organic mattermateria orgánica nf
printed mattermaterial impreso nm
private matterasunto privado nm
quantum state of matterestado cuántico de la materia
reading matternmaterial de lectura
small matterpequeño asunto nm
subject mattertema, asunto nm
subject mattercontenido nm
trivial matterasunto insignificante
trivial matterasunto trivial
what does it matter?¿qué importa?
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