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I . matter [ˈmæt̬ər, Brit -təʳ] N

1. matter (question, affair):

matter
matter
the matter at hand
it's a matter of life or death fig
as a matter of fact,...
na verdade, ...
no matter what

2. matter pl (situation):

matter

3. matter (problem):

matter
what's the matter with you?
o que é que com você?

4. matter no pl (substance):

matter

II . matter [ˈmæt̬ər, Brit -təʳ] VB intr

subject matter N

subject matter
subject matter (of letter)

matter-of-fact ADJ

1. matter-of-fact (practical):

prático(-a)

2. matter-of-fact (emotionless):

prosaico(-a)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He then matter-of-factly describes his undressing and subsequent massage.
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The idea that he could forget three or four big cheques like this is either risible, or a matter for a neurosurgeon.
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In analyzing mollusk shells, archaeologists focus on many factors, including: taxonomy, mineral composition of the shell, and organic matter remaining in the shell.
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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.
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Divided skirts, bloomers and knickerbockers were tried as fashionable women attempted to resolve the matter without provoking hostility, ridicule or violence.
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For this reason, they are used in fish tanks to help clean the water, to prevent clouds of waste matter.
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A mark 7 is a decent grade, implying the student has satisfactory command of the subject matter but is not exceptionally good either.
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Leguminous plants in hedgerows make substantial amounts of atmospheric nitrogen available to both riceplants and annual crops and recycle other nutrients and organic matter.
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Thus, programmable matter has come to mean any bulk substance which can be programmed to change its physical properties.
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As a matter of interest it is noted the diaphone has never been inoperative since installation in 1926.
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