Significato di matter in italiano

• 0 a subject or situation that you need to think about or do something about -- questione

  • Could I talk to you about a personal matter? Ti potrei parlare di una questione personale?

  • This is a matter of some importance. Questa è una questione di una certa importanza.

• 1 In science, matter is the physical substances that exist in the universe. -- materia

• 2 used to ask about the reason for a problem -- che cosa c’è che non va?

  • What’s the matter with your leg? Che cosa c’è che non va con la tua gamba?

• 3 used to say that something cannot be changed -- qualunque cosa, momento, modo, ecc.

  • I never manage to lose any weight, no matter how hard I try. Non riesco mai a perdere peso qualunque cosa faccia.

• 4 used to say that something is true, especially when it is surprising -- per dire la verità

  • As a matter of fact, I used to live near him. Per dire la verità, abitavo vicino a lui.

• 5 used to say that something makes a situation more difficult, unpleasant, etc. -- per peggiorare le cose

  • To make matters worse, our car broke down! Per peggiorare le cose, la macchina ha avuto un guasto!

• 6 a serious situation where people could die -- una questione di vita o di morte

  • Getting water to these people is a matter of life and death. Far arrivare l’acqua a questa gente è una questione di vita o di morte.

• 7 to be important -- avere importanza

  • We were late, but it didn’t seem to matter. Eravamo in ritardo ma sembrava non avere importanza.

  • It doesn’t matter to me whether he comes or not. Non m’importa se viene o no.

• 8 solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made -- materia, sostanza

  • The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.

• 9 a subject or topic (of discussion etc) -- soggetto, questione

  • a private matter

  • money matters.

• 10 pus -- pus

  • The wound was infected and full of matter.

• 11 to be important -- importare

  • That car matters a great deal to him

  • It doesn’t matter.