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n. stof; onderwerp; pus--------v. belangrijk zijnmatter1[ mætə]2 kwestie♦voorbeelden:bring matters to a head • tot het punt komen waar een beslissing noodzakelijk isit's a matter of opinion • daar kan over gediscussieerd wordena (mere) matter of time • (slechts) een kwestie van tijdno laughing matter • niets om te lachentake matters/the matter into one's own hands • de zaak zelf in handen nemenfor that matter/the matter of that • wat dat betreftin the matter of • inzakeit is a matter of … • het gaat om …as a matter of fact • eigenlijk2 stof ⇒ materiaal, inhoud4 belang♦voorbeelden:no matter how/when/where • om het even hoe/wanneer/waar¶ what is the matter?/the matter with him? • wat is er (aan de hand)?/wat scheelt hem?————————matter2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 it doesn't matter • het geeft niet/doet er niet toe/maakt niet uitit doesn't matter to me • het kan me niet schelenwhat does it matter? • wat zou het/dat?
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To make a matter of conscience — Conscience Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make a matter of conscience — To have scruples about • • • Main Entry: ↑conscience … Useful english dictionary
matter of conscience — issue concerning one s scruples or moral sense … English contemporary dictionary
Conscience — Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The sweetest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conscience clause — Conscience Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conscience money — Conscience Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conscience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean (esp. AmE), clear, easy, good ▪ How can you do your job with a clean conscience? ▪ I have a clear conscience. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
conscience — noun (C, U) 1 MIND the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong: Be guided by your conscience. | a social conscience (=a moral sense of how society should be) | a guilty/bad conscience (=feel guilty… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
conscience — n. 1) to appeal to; arouse smb. s conscience 2) to have smt. on one s conscience 3) to ease one s conscience 4) a clear; guilty conscience (to have a guilty conscience) 5) a matter of conscience 6) in conscience (in all good conscience) * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
conscience — con|science [ˈkɔnʃəns US ˈka:n ] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin conscientia, from conscire to be conscious (of being guilty) , from com ( COM ) + scire to know ] 1.) the part of your mind that tells you whether what you … Dictionary of contemporary English
Conscience — • The individual, as in him customary rules acquire ethical character by the recognition of distinct principles and ideals, all tending to a final unity or goal, which for the mere evolutionist is left very indeterminate, but for the Christian… … Catholic encyclopedia