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2 to give smb equal opportunities to discuss the matter
to give (to offer) smb equal opportunities to discuss the matter дать (предоставить) кому-либо равные возможности обсудить это делоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to give smb equal opportunities to discuss the matter
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3 let's discuss the matter at hand
Общая лексика: давайте по делуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > let's discuss the matter at hand
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4 in order to discuss the matter
• um die Angelegenheit zu besprechenEnglish-German correspondence dictionary > in order to discuss the matter
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5 to discuss the matter in detail
• um die Sache im Detail zu besprechenEnglish-German correspondence dictionary > to discuss the matter in detail
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6 to discuss the matter thoroughly
• um die Sache eingehend zu besprechenEnglish-German correspondence dictionary > to discuss the matter thoroughly
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7 to discuss the matter at the highest level
обсуждать вопрос в верхах/в высших сферах/на уровне правительствEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to discuss the matter at the highest level
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transitive verb1) (talk about) besprechenI'm not willing to discuss this matter at present — ich möchte jetzt nicht darüber sprechen
* * *(to talk about: We had a meeting to discuss our plans for the future.) diskutieren- academic.ru/20932/discussion">discussion* * *dis·cuss[dɪˈskʌs]vt▪ to \discuss sththis booklet \discusses how to... in dieser Broschüre wird beschrieben, wie man...there's nothing to \discuss es gibt nichts zu besprechento \discuss a point/detail/topic einen Punkt/ein Detail/ein Thema besprechen2. (debate) etw erörtern [o diskutieren]* * *[dɪ'skʌs]vtbesprechen; politics, theory diskutieren; in essay, speech etc erörtern, diskutierenI don't want to discuss it any further — ich möchte darüber nicht weiter reden, ich möchte das nicht weiter diskutieren
I am not willing to discuss it — ich bin nicht gewillt, darüber zu diskutieren
* * *discuss [dıˈskʌs] v/t1. diskutieren, besprechen, erörtern2. sprechen über (akk), sich unterhalten über (akk)3. ein Thema behandeln4. hum sich eine Flasche Wein etc zu Gemüte führen* * *transitive verb1) (talk about) besprechen* * *v.besprechen v.diskutieren v.erörtern v. -
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(to talk about: We had a meeting to discuss our plans for the future.) discutirdiscuss vb hablartr[dɪ'skʌs]■ have you discussed this with your parents? ¿has hablado de eso con tus padres?2 (examine) analizar, examinar3 (in writing) tratar de■ this chapter discusses the problems facing single-parent families este capítulo trata de los problemas con que se enfrentan las familias monoparentalesdiscuss [dɪs'kʌs] vt: hablar de, discutir, tratar (de)v.• conferir v.• conversar v.• debatir v.• discutir v.• hablar v.• hablar de v.dɪs'kʌstransitive verb ( talk about) \<\<person\>\> hablar de; \<\<topic\>\> hablar de, tratar; ( debate) debatir; \<\<plan/problem\>\> discutir[dɪs'kʌs]VT1) (=talk about) [+ topic] hablar de, discutir; [+ person] hablar de; [+ problem, essay] cambiar opiniones sobre, discutir2) (in exam question) [+ statement] tratar, analizar* * *[dɪs'kʌs]transitive verb ( talk about) \<\<person\>\> hablar de; \<\<topic\>\> hablar de, tratar; ( debate) debatir; \<\<plan/problem\>\> discutir -
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[di΄skʌs] v քննարկել, վիճարկել. կտկ. հաճույքով ուտել/խմել, վայելել. from all angles, sides/at length/heatedly ամեն տեսանկյունից/մանրամասն/բուռն կերպով քննար կել. discuss the matter/question/problem գործը/ հարցը/պրոբլեմը քննարկել. discuss what’s to be done քննարկել՝ ինչ պետք է արվի -
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matter [ˈmætər]1. nouna. ( = physical substance) matière f• vegetable/inanimate matter matière f végétale/inaniméeb. ( = content) contenu mc. ( = affair) affaire f• that's a matter of opinion! c'est discutable !d. ( = importance) no matter! peu importe !• it must be done, no matter how cela doit être fait par n'importe quel moyen• no matter where/who où/qui que ce soite. ( = 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 hand? qu'est-ce que vous avez à la main ?• what's the matter with trying to help him? quel inconvénient y a-t-il à ce qu'on l'aide ?importer (to à)• it doesn't matter whether... cela ne fait rien si...• it doesn't matter who/where peu importe la personne/l'endroit• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que cela peut faire ?• why should it matter to me? pourquoi est-ce que cela me ferait quelque chose ?3. compounds* * *['mætə(r)] 1.1) ( affair) ( of specified nature) affaire f; ( requiring solution) problème m; ( on agenda) point mbusiness matters — affaires fpl
matters arising — ( in meeting) points non inscrits à l'ordre du jour
2) ( question) question fit's only a matter of time before they separate — ils vont se séparer, ce n'est plus qu'une question de temps
3) ( trouble)4) ( substance) matière f5) ( on paper)printed matter — imprimés mpl
6) (content of book, speech etc) contenu m2.intransitive verb être importantto matter to somebody — [behaviour, action] avoir de l'importance pour quelqu'un; [person] compter pour quelqu'un
it doesn't matter whether — peu importe que (+ subj)
it doesn't matter — ça n'a aucune importance, ça ne fait rien
••that's the end of the matter — c'est mon/son etc dernier mot
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A n1 gen chose f ; ( of specified nature) affaire f ; ( requiring solution) problème m ; ( on agenda) point m ; business matters affaires fpl ; money matters questions fpl d'argent ; the matter in hand/under discussion l'affaire en question/dont il est question ; it will be no easy matter cela ne sera pas (une affaire) facile ; the matter is closed l'affaire est close ; I have important matters to discuss j'ai des choses importantes à discuter ; matters have taken an unexpected turn les choses ont pris un tour inattendu ; report the matter to the police signalez la chose à la police ; the main matter on the agenda le point principal à l'ordre du jour ; matters arising Admin points non inscrits à l'ordre du jour ; private matter affaire privée ; this is a matter for the police c'est un problème qui relève de la police ; there's the small matter of the £1,000 you owe me il y a le petit problème des 1 000 livres sterling que tu me dois ; Catherine is dealing with the matter Catherine s'occupe du problème ; that's another matter c'est un autre problème, c'est une autre histoire ; it's no small matter ce n'est pas une broutille ; to let the matter drop en rester là ; to take the matter further/no further aller/ne pas aller plus loin ; the fact ou truth of the matter is that la vérité est que ; I know nothing of the matter je ne suis au courant de rien ;2 ( question) question f ; a matter of une question de [experience, importance, opinion, principle, taste] ; it's a matter of urgency c'est urgent ; a matter of life and death, a life or death matter une question de vie ou de mort ; it will just be a matter of months ce ne sera qu'une question de mois ; a matter of a few euros/days l'affaire de quelques euros/jours ; ‘will he recover?’-‘it's a matter of time’ ‘s'en remettra-t-il?’-‘c'est une question de temps’ ; it's only a matter of time before they separate ils vont se séparer, ce n'est plus qu'une question de temps ;3 the matter (something wrong, trouble) un problème ; is anything the matter? y a-t-il un problème? ; there was something the matter il y avait un problème ; there's nothing the matter il n'y a pas de problème ; what's the matter? qu'est-ce qu'il y a? ; there's nothing the matter with me je n'ai rien ; what's the matter with Louise? qu'est-ce qu'elle a Louise? ; there's something the matter with her car sa voiture a un problème ; there's something the matter with her eye elle a quelque chose à l'œil ; what's the matter with doing a bit of work? iron ça t'ennuierait de travailler un peu? ;4 Sci ( substance) matière f ; inert matter matière inerte ; inorganic/organic matter matière inorganique/organique ; vegetable matter matière végétale ; a particle of matter une particule ; colouring matter colorant m ;5 ( on paper) advertising matter publicité f ; printed matter imprimés mpl ; reading matter lecture f ;6 (content of article, book, speech etc) contenu m ; subject matter contenu m ; matter and style le fond et la forme ;B vi être important ; children/details matter les enfants/les détails sont importants ; politeness matters la politesse est importante ; to matter to sb [behaviour, action] avoir de l'importance pour qn ; [person] compter pour qn ; it matters to me where you go and what you do tes faits et tes gestes ont de l'importance pour moi ; it matters to me! c'est important pour moi! ; it matters how you speak/where you sit ta façon de parler/l'endroit où tu t'assieds a de l'importance ; it really doesn't matter cela n'a absolument aucune importance ; it doesn't matter how/when peu importe comment/quand (+ indic) ; it doesn't matter whether peu importe que (+ subj) ; ‘I'm late’-‘oh, it doesn't matter’ ‘je suis en retard’-‘oh, ça ne fait rien’ ; ‘what about Richard?’-‘oh, it doesn't matter about him!’ ‘et Richard?’-‘oh, il ne faut pas s'inquiéter pour lui!’ ; it matters that she feels/is etc c'est grave qu'elle se sente/soit etc ; does it matter that I can' t be there? est-ce que c'est grave si je ne peux pas venir? ; does it really matter? ( reprovingly) qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?as a matter of course systématiquement ; as a matter of fact en fait ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; don't speak to me like that! or to anyone else, for that matter! ne me parle pas sur ce ton! ni à qui que ce soit d'autre d'ailleurs! ; no matter! peu importe! ; no matter how late it is/what he did peu importe l'heure/ce qu'il a fait ; that's the end of the matter, there's an end to the matter c'est mon/son etc dernier mot ; to make matters worse pour ne rien arranger ; to take matters into one's own hands prendre les choses en main. -
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1. Ithere are lots of things left to discuss нужно обсудить еще массу вещей2. IIIdiscuss smth., smb. discuss smb.'s plans (a moot question, matters of importance, a lot of things, their neighbours, his brother, etc.) обсуждать чьи-л. планы и т. д., discuss literature спорить о литературе; discuss tax rates рассматривать вопрос о налогах3. IVdiscuss smth., smb. in some manner discuss smth., smb. calmly (heatedly, passionately, exhaustively, frankly, etc.) спокойно и т. д. обсуждать что-л.; we discussed him critically мы говорили о нем весьма критически; they discussed the girl maliciously они злобно сплетничали о девушке4. XIbe discussed at some time the problem has not yet been discussed эту проблему еще не обсуждали; be discussed in some manner the matter was heatedly discussed это дело горячо обсуждалось; his behaviour was fully discussed его поведение разобрали / рассмотрели / со всех сторон5. XXI1discuss smth., smb. with smb. discuss smth., smb. with one's teacher (with their boss, with the family, etc.) обсуждать что-л., кого-л. со своим учителем и т. д., discuss smth. at smth. we discussed his proposal at a meeting (at a conference, at a symposium, at our talks, etc.) мы обсудили его предложение на собрании и т. д.; discuss smth., smb. over smth. discuss one's affairs (his behaviour, her husband, etc.) over tea (over dinner, over their knitting, etc.) обсуждать свой дела и т. д. за чаем и т. д.6. XXVdiscuss who... (what..., how..., etc.) discuss who should be invited (how smth. should be done, etc.) обсуждать, кого пригласить и т. д. -
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'mætə
1. noun1) (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, sustancia2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) asunto, cuestión3) (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
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matter1 n1. problemawhat's the matter? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué problema hay?2. asunto / cuestión3. materia / sustanciano matter... no importa...no matter what it costs no importa lo que cueste / cueste lo que cuestematter2 vb importartr['mætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (affair, subject) asunto, cuestión nombre femenino2 (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?3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (physical substance) materia, sustancia4 (type of substance, things of particular kind) materia1 (be important) importar (to, a)■ it doesn't matter no importa, es igual, da igual■ 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■ his attitude doesn't exactly help matters su actitud no facilita las cosas, precisamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(as) a matter of course por normaas a matter of fact en realidad, de hechoas matters stand tal y como están las cosasfor that matter en realidadno matter no importa■ no matter who it is sea quién sea, quienquiera que seato be a matter of life or death ser cuestión de vida o muerteto be a matter of opinion ser discutibleto be no laughing matter no ser cosa de risa, no ser motivo de risa, no ser para reírseto be another matter ser otra cosato let the matter drop/rest dejarlo correrto make matters worse para colmo (de desgracias)to take matters into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su manomatters arising asuntos nombre masculino plural variosthe matter in hand el asunto de que se tratamatter ['mæt̬ər] vi: importarit doesn't matter: no importamatter n1) question: asunto m, cuestión fa matter of taste: una cuestión de gusto2) substance: materia f, sustancia f3) matters nplcircumstances: situación f, cosas fplto make matters worse: para colmo de males4)to be the matter : pasarwhat's the matter?: ¿qué pasa?5)as a matter of fact : en efecto, en realidad6)for that matter : de hecho7)no matter how much : por mucho quen.• 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)1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
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 plmatters 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?
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intransitive verb importarit doesn't matter — no importa, da igual
['mætǝ(r)]to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa
1. N1) (=substance) materia f, sustancia f2) (Typ, Publishing) material madvertising matter — material m publicitario
3) (Med) (=pus) pus m, materia f4) (Literat) (=content) contenido m5) (=question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f•
that's quite another matter, that's another matter altogether — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto•
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•
as a matter of fact..., as a matter of fact I know her very well — de hecho or en realidad la conozco muy bienI 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
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for that matter — en realidad•
it is no great matter — es poca cosa, no importa•
in the matter of — en cuanto a, en lo que se refierelaughing 1., mince 2., 2)•
it's a serious matter — es cosa seria6) (=importance)no matter!, it makes no matter — frm ¡no importa!, ¡no le hace! (LAm)
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no matter how you do it — no importa cómo lo hagasget one, no matter how — procura uno, del modo que sea
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no matter what he says — diga lo que digawhat matter? — frm ¿qué importa?
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no matter who goes — quienquiera que vaya7) (=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?
as if nothing were the matter — como si no hubiese pasado nada, como si tal cosa
8) matters (=things) situación fsing2.VI importardoes 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?
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I ['mætər, 'mætə(r)]1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
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 plmatters 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?
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intransitive verb importarit 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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dɪsˈkʌs гл.
1) обсуждать, дискутировать, дебатировать, спорить;
обдумывать, взвешивать to discuss a plan ≈ обсуждать план I've discussed the matter with my lawyer, and we have decided to settle the case out of court. ≈ Я поговорил с моим адвокатом, и мы решили решить дело полюбовным соглашением. Have you been discussing me with your friends? ≈ Ты говорил обо мне с друзьями? Syn: debate
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2) шутл. смаковать They allowed him to discuss the question, while they discussed his port-wine. ≈ Они позволили ему говорить о делах, а сами в это время с удовольствием отпробовали его портвейн. обсуждать, дискутировать - to * measures обсуждать меры - to * a trip говорить о поездке - to * art (with smb.) говорить об искусстве (с кем-л.) - to * the problem with oneself обдумывать вопрос - they were *ing me они говорили обо мне - we *ed the best road to take мы обсуждали, по какой дороге лучше ехать есть, пить с удовольствием;
смаковать - to * one's food смаковать пищу discuss дискутировать ~ шутл. есть, пить с удовольствием;
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[dɪ'skʌs]гл.1) обсуждать, дискутировать, дебатировать, споритьI've discussed the matter with my lawyer, and we have decided to settle the case out of court. — Я поговорил с моим адвокатом, и мы решили уладить дело полюбовным соглашением.
Syn:debate 2.2) рассматривать (вопрос) в деталях, анализировать со всех сторон, подходить (к предмету) с разных точек зрения, взвешивать "за" и "против" ( в устной или письменной речи)3) шутл. смаковатьThey allowed him to discuss the question, while they discussed his port-wine. — Они позволили ему говорить о делах, а сами в это время смаковали его портвейн.
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نَاقَشَ \ argue: to give different opinion: They were arguing about the rules of football.. cross-examine: to question sb. closely (esp. in court) in relation to answers that he has already given: The lawyer cross-examined the prisoner to find out whether he had been lying. debate: to consider and talk about a question: We were debating whether to invite him or not. discuss: to talk about: We were discussing what to do next. talk sth. over: to talk about sth. carefully: We must talk this matter over before you reach a decision. \ See Also باحث (بَاحَثَ)، جادل (جَادَلَ)، استجوب (اِسْتَجْوَبَ) -
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Общая лексика: я к вам по личному вопросуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I have a private matter to discuss with you
См. также в других словарях:
discuss */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈskʌs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms discuss : present tense I/you/we/they discuss he/she/it discusses present participle discussing past tense discussed past participle discussed Get it right: discuss: The verb discuss is never used… … English dictionary
discuss — verb ADVERB ▪ exhaustively, fully, in detail, thoroughly ▪ The plan was discussed in great detail. ▪ at length, endlessly, extensively … Collocations dictionary
matter — mat|ter1 [ mætər ] noun *** ▸ 1 something being dealt with ▸ 2 problem/bad situation ▸ 3 situation that someone is in ▸ 4 substance ▸ 5 when time is short ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
matter */*/*/ — I UK [ˈmætə(r)] / US [ˈmætər] noun Word forms matter : singular matter plural matters 1) [countable] something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with a matter for something: Teachers feel this is a matter for discussion with… … English dictionary
discuss — di|scuss W1S3 [dıˈskʌs] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: discussus, past participle of discutere to shake to pieces ] 1.) to talk about something with another person or a group in order to exchange ideas or decide something ▪ Littman… … Dictionary of contemporary English
discuss — dis|cuss [ dı skʌs ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to talk about something with someone: We re meeting to discuss the matter next week. discuss something with someone: You should discuss this problem with your doctor. discuss how/why/whether etc.:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
discuss*/*/*/ — [dɪˈskʌs] verb [T] 1) to talk about something with someone We re meeting to discuss the matter next week.[/ex] You should discuss this problem with your doctor.[/ex] 2) to write or talk about a subject in detail The causes of stress have already… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
matter — 1 noun SUBJECT/SITUATION 1 (C) a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with: You do realize this is a serious matter, don t you? | He wasn t particularly interested in financial matters. | a matter of importance/concern/regret … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
matter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 subject/situation that must be dealt with ADJECTIVE ▪ important, pressing, serious, urgent, weighty ▪ He left, saying he had pressing matters to attend to. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
matter — [[t]mæ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ matters, mattering, mattered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some… … English dictionary
