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1 matter
n. material; ämne, angelägenhet, sak; var (vätska från sår)--------v. vara av betydelse, betyda* * *['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, ämne2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) angelägenhet3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) var2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) betyda, vara av betydelse- 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.) saklig, prosaisk, realistisk, rakt på sak -
3 matter of conscience
en fråga om samvete -
4 matter of course
en självklar (naturlig) sak -
5 matter of fact
faktum -
6 matter of form
en formsak -
7 matter of great importance
en mycket viktig sak -
8 matter of importance
en viktig sak -
9 matter of life and death
fråga om liv och död, gäller livet -
10 matter of luck
en fråga om tur -
11 matter of opinion
en fråga om tycke och smak -
12 matter of principle
en principfråga -
13 matter of time
en tidsfråga -
14 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?) stå på, vara [] med -
15 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.) självklar (naturlig) sak -
16 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.) en fråga om tycke och smak, en fråga (sak) som man kan ha olika åsikter om -
17 let the matter rest
(to stop discussing etc a matter.) låta saken bero -
18 no matter
det spelar ingen roll* * *(it is not important: `He's not here.' `No matter, I'll see him later.') det spelar ingen roll -
19 no matter who
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) vem (vad) som än, var (vart) än -
20 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.)
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Matter — • Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Matter Matter … Catholic encyclopedia
matter — mat·ter n 1: a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a: a legal case, dispute, or issue a matter within the court s jurisdiction often used in titles of legal proceedings matter of Doe see also in re b … Law dictionary
Matter — Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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matter — ► NOUN 1) physical substance or material in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses mass. 2) an affair or situation under consideration; a topic. 3) (the matter) the reason for a problem. 4) … English terms dictionary
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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