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1 colouring
∎ go and do some colouring (to child) va faire du coloriage(c) (complexion) teint m;∎ high colouring teint m coloré;∎ fair/dark colouring teint m clair/mat(e) (for food) colorant m►► colouring book album m à colorier -
2 matter
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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3 pigment
['piɡmənt]1) (any substance used for colouring, making paint etc: People used to make paint and dyes from natural pigments.) pigment2) (a substance in plants or animals that gives colour to the skin, leaves etc: Some people have darker pigment in their skin than others.) pigment• -
4 saffron
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