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1 matter
['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.) efni2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) málefni3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) gröftur2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) skipta máli- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where -
2 matter-of-fact
adjective (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) bókstaflegur; sem heldur sig við staðreyndir -
3 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) sem amar að -
4 a matter of course
(something that one expects to happen, be done etc: You don't have to ask her - she'll do it as a matter of course.) eðlilegur, sem má búast við -
5 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) álitamál -
6 let the matter rest
(to stop discussing etc a matter.) láta kyrrt liggja -
7 no matter
(it is not important: `He's not here.' `No matter, I'll see him later.') sem skiptir ekki máli -
8 no matter who
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (alveg) sama hver/hvað/hvar -
9 reading matter
noun (something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters): There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.) -
10 as a matter of fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) í raun -
11 subject matter
(the subject discussed in an essay, book etc.) viðfangsefni -
12 bring up
1) (to rear or educate: Her parents brought her up to be polite.) ala upp2) (to introduce (a matter) for discussion: Bring the matter up at the next meeting.) vdkß máls áE10 -
13 personal
1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) persónulegur, einka-2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) persónulegur, einka-3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) í eigin persónu4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) persónulegur, nærgöngull -
14 a storm in a teacup
(a fuss made over an unimportant matter.) stormur í tebolla/vatnsglasi, ys og þys útaf engu -
15 afford
[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) hafa efni á2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) geta leyft sér -
16 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hver sem er2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) neinn2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) allir, hver, hvaða (sem er)3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) nokkuð- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
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17 anybody
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nokkur2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hver sem er3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) hver sem er -
18 anybody's guess
(a matter of complete uncertainty: Who will win is anybody's guess.) algjörlega óvíst -
19 anyone
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nokkur2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hver sem er3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) hver sem er -
20 as long as / so long as
1) (provided only that: As/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do.) svo framarlega sem2) (while; during the time that: As long as he's here I'll have more work to do.) á meðan
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Matter — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bernhard Matter (1821–1854), Schweizer Krimineller, erwähnt in einem Lied von Mani Matter Franz Matter (1931–1999), Schweizer Schauspieler und Regisseur Herbert Matter (1907–1984), Schweizer Fotograf und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Matter — Mat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mattering}.] 1. To be of importance; to import; to signify. [1913 Webster] It matters not how they were called. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Matter — Matter, Jacques, geb. 1791 zu Alteckendorf im Elsaß, wurde 1819 Professor der Geschichte in Strasburg, 1821 Gymnasialdirector u. Professor der Geschichte an der dortigen protestantischen Akademie, 1831 Inspector der Akademie u. 1832… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
