matters in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.matter [Brit ˈmatə, Am ˈmædər] N

1. matter:

matter
cosa f
matter (of specified nature)
affare m
matter (requiring solution)
questione f
matter (on agenda)
punto m
business matters
questioni d'affari
money matters
questioni di soldi
the matter in hand, under discussion
l'argomento in questione
it will be no easy matter
non sarà una cosa facile
the matter is closed
la questione è chiusa
I have important matters to discuss
ci sono delle questioni importanti di cui vorrei discutere
matters have taken an unexpected turn
le cose hanno preso una piega inaspettata
report the matter to the police
segnalare la cosa alla polizia
the main matter on the agenda
l'argomento principale all'ordine del giorno
matters arising ADMIN
problemi derivanti
private matter
questione privata
this is a matter for the police
questo è un problema della polizia
there's the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me
c'è il piccolo particolare delle 1.000 sterline che mi devi
Catherine is dealing with the matter
Catherine si sta occupando del problema
that's another matter
quella è un'altra questione or storia
it's no small matter
non è cosa da poco
to let the matter drop
lasciar cadere la questione or l'argomento
to take the matter further, no further
portare, non portare avanti la questione
the fact or truth of the matter is that …
il fatto, la verità è che …
I know nothing of the matter
non so niente al riguardo

II.matter [Brit ˈmatə, Am ˈmædər] VB intr

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matter
importare, essere importante, avere importanza
children, details matter
i figli, i dettagli sono importanti
politeness matters
la buona educazione è importante
to matter to sb behaviour, action:
avere importanza or essere importante per qn
to matter to sb person:
contare or essere importante per qn
it matters to me where you go and what you do
ha importanza per me dove vai e cosa fai
it matters to me!
è importante per me!
it matters how you speak, where you sit
il tuo modo di esprimerti, dove ti siedi ha importanza
it really doesn't matter
non ha davvero (alcuna) importanza
it doesn't matter how, when
non importa come, quando
it doesn't matter whether
non importa se
“I'm late” - “oh, it doesn't matter”
“sono in ritardo” - “oh, non fa niente”
“what about Richard?” - “oh, it doesn't matter about him!”
“e Richard?” - “oh, non preoccuparti di lui!”
it matters that she feels, is
è importante il fatto che lei si senta, sia
does it matter that I can't be there?
ha importanza il fatto che io non riesca a venire?
does it really matter? (reprovingly)
è proprio tanto importante?

III.matter [Brit ˈmatə, Am ˈmædər]

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grey matter [Brit, Am ˈɡreɪ ˈˌmædər] N (brain)

subject matter [Brit, Am ˈsəbdʒək(t) ˌmɛdər] N

reading matter [ˈriːdɪŋˌmætə(r)] N

particulate matter [pɑːˌtɪkjələtˈmætə(r)] N

front matter [Am ˈfrənt ˌmædər] N U

end matter [ˈendˌmætə(r)] N (in books)

matter-of-fact [Brit ˌmat(ə)rəvˈfakt, Am ˌmædərəvˈfækt] ADJ

matters in the PONS Dictionary

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II.matter [ˈmæ·t̬ɚ] VB intr

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matter-of-fact [ˌmæ·t̬ɚ·əv·ˈfækt] ADJ

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weighty matters
questioni f pl importanti
the crux of the matter
il nocciolo m della questione

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matters Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

money matters
questioni di soldi
to make matters worse
come se non bastasse
to help matters
migliorare le cose
it really matters to me
mi importa molto
it matters that …
importa che … +subj
what matters now is that …
l'importante adesso è che …
I fail to see why that matters
non vedo che importanza abbia
to make matters worse …
a peggiorare le cose…
personally, I don't think it matters
per conto mio non credo che abbia importanza
police department that deals with security matters
DIGOS

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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What followed was a more light-hearted approach to life matters.
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But now to more serious matters and a grubby example of chequebook journalism.
www.abc.net.au
He rightly warns that equality of provision and fair treatment should not be relegated to secondary or dispensable matters, by churches or by government.
www.secularism.org.uk
But his testimony is entwined with personal anecdotes and a fresh but firm preoccupation for social matters and focused on the popular optics and a notable expressive looseness.
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Fact is sometimes used synonymously with "truth", as distinct from opinions, falsehoods, or matters of taste.
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Making matters worse, the agency was losing some of its best and most experienced operatives under an early retirement scheme.
www.independent.co.uk
But with the end of 2006 approaching, and despite progress on technical matters, both parties remained diametrically opposed on the question of status itself.
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In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.
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However, his clumsiness in handling matters related to magic, eventually leads him into trouble.
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She focused on matters of traffic, water management and home affairs.
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