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1 the crux of the matter
den springande punkten, pudelns kärna -
2 the matter at hand
det aktuella ärendet, den aktuella angelägenheten -
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?) stå på, vara [] med -
4 let the matter rest
(to stop discussing etc a matter.) låta saken bero -
5 emphasized the seriousness of the matter
påpekade situationens allvarEnglish-Swedish dictionary > emphasized the seriousness of the matter
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6 What's the matter
vad är det?, vad hände?, vad är det med dig, ? vad är det för fel? -
7 consider the matter closed
betrakta saken avslutad -
8 considered the matter closed
ansåg saken avslutad, betraktade saken som avslutad -
9 essence of the matter
pudelns kärna, den springande punkten -
10 had his say on the matter
sa [rent ut] vad han tyckte -
11 has a say in the matter
ha något att säga till om -
12 heart of the matter
hjärtpunkten, pudelns kärna -
13 in the matter of
angående -
14 keep the matter private
hålla det för sig själv -
15 what is the matter?
vad har hänt -
16 what's the matter with you
vad är det med (för fel på) dig? -
17 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
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18 the upshot
(the result or end (of a matter): What was the final upshot of that affair?) resultat, utgång -
19 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 -
20 scratch the surface
(to deal too slightly with a subject: We started to discuss the matter, but only had time to scratch the surface.) skrapa på ytan
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