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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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