matter

matter
'mætə 1. noun
1) (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.) stoff, materie, substans
2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) sak, emne
3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) puss, materie
2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) bety (mye), spille en stor rolle
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
affære
--------
forretning
--------
materie
--------
sak
--------
sats
--------
stoff
--------
ting
I
subst. \/ˈmætə\/
1) materie, materiale
2) stoff, substans
• colouring matter
fargestoff
• reading matter
lesestoff\/lektyre
3) (også subject matter) emne, innhold, stoff
• contain good matter
ha et bra innhold\/være innholdsrik
4) anliggende, sak, spørsmål, ting
• this is a matter I know little about
dette er en sak jeg vet lite om
• as matters now stand
slik situasjonen er nå
• don't carry matters to far
ikke la det gå for langt
• let's consider the matter
la oss tenke på det
5) betydning, vekt
6) årsak, anledning, formål
• that was a matter of\/for interest
7) feil, mangel
• there is not much the matter
det er ingenting å snakke om
• what is the matter with him?
hva er i veien med ham?
8) (typografi) sats
9) (typografi) manuskript (til setting)
10) (typografi) tekst (i motsetning til titler eller annonser)
11) (medisin) materie, puss, (sår)væske
a matter of course en selvfølge, noe som sier seg selv
a matter of life and death et spørsmål om liv eller død, livsviktig
a matter of\/for regret beklagelig
as a matter of fact faktisk, i virkeligheten, egentlig
for that matter eller for the matter of that for den sak(en)s skyld
• she didn't like the film, nor did I, for that matter
hun likte ikke filmen, det gjorde ikke jeg heller, for den saks skyld
an incidental matter en bisak
infectious matter smittestoff
in the matter of angående, hva angår, med hensyn til
it is no matter of mine det angår ikke meg, det er ikke min sak
make matters worse gjøre vondt verre
manner\/form and matter form og innhold
matter in dispute stridsspørsmål
the matter in hand den foreliggende sak
a matter of (foran tallord) noe sånt som, omtrent, noe omkring
• it's a matter of £50
det er omtrent 50 pund
• it's a matter of 10 weeks
det dreier seg om ti uker
a matter of fact et faktum, en kjensgjerning
matter of inclination smakssak
a matter of (something) en -sak
• a matter of doubt
en tvilsom sak
• a matter of business
en forretningssak
• a matter of habit
en vanesak
• a matter of practice
en treningssak, et spørsmål om øvelse
• it is only a matter of time
det er bare et tidsspørsmål\/det er bare et spørsmål om tid
matters (også) forholdene, situasjonen, tingene
• matters have become worse
situasjonen har blitt verre
matters have succeeded this far hittil har det gått bra
matter with feil med, feil på, galt med
• what's the matter with margarine?
hva er i veien med margarin?
• what's the matter with £10?
ti pund burde vel holde
mind and matter ånd og materie
money matters pengesaker
no laughing matter ingenting å le av
no matter det gjør ikke noe, det spiller ingen rolle
• it makes no matter
det gjør ikke noe
no matter how one tries uansett hvor mye man forsøker
no matter when det spiller ingen rolle når, uansett når
no matter where it is hvor det enn måtte være, uansett hvor det måtte være
push the matter to extremes sette saken på spissen
settle matters bringe orden i sakene, ordne opp i saker og ting
a small matter en fillesak, en bagatell
take matters easy ta det rolig ta lett på saker og ting
think the matter over fundere på\/over saken, tenke på\/over saken
• I need a day to think the matter over
jeg trenger en dags betenkningstid
II
verb \/ˈmætə\/
1) bety noe, gjøre noe, være av betydning, ha noe for seg
• learning matters less than common sense
kunnskap betyr mindre enn sunn fornuft
• these are things that matter to me
dette er ting som betyr noe for meg
• it hardly matters at all
det spiller nesten ingen rolle \/ det gjør ikke så mye
• what does it matter?
hva gjør vel det? \/ hvilken rolle spiller det?
• it doesn't matter to me
det er det samme for meg
• it matters little
det er ikke så farlig \/ det gjør ikke så mye
• not that it matters
ikke at det gjør noe \/ ikke at det spiller noen rolle
• he put his finger on what really matters
han har satt fingeren på det som virkelig betyr noe
2) (medisin) avsondre materie, væske

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?
Synonyms:
, , , , , / , , , , / , , / , , , / , / , , / / , , / , , / , , , , / , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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

  • matter — n 1 Matter, substance, material, stuff are comparable when they mean what goes into the makeup or forms the being of a thing whether physical or not. In the relevant sense matter basically denotes that of which all physical objects are made, but… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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

  • matter — [mat′ər] n. [ME matiere < OFr < L materia, material, stuff, wood (< base of mater, MOTHER1), orig., the growing trunk of a tree] 1. what a thing is made of; constituent substance or material 2. what all (material) things are made of;… …   English World dictionary

  • Matter — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bernhard Matter (1821–1854), Schweizer Krimineller, erwähnt in einem Lied von Mani Matter Franz Matter (1931–1999), Schweizer Schauspieler und Regisseur Herbert Matter (1907–1984), Schweizer Fotograf und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • matter — [n1] substance amount, being, body, constituents, corporeality, corporeity, element, entity, individual, material, materialness, object, phenomenon, physical world, protoplasm, quantity, stuff, substantiality, sum, thing; concepts 407,433,470 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • 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

  • Matter — Mat ter, v. t. To regard as important; to take account of; to care for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He did not matter cold nor hunger. H. Brooke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”