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• 1 u a (substance) [Phil, Phys] materia (f) b (discharge) [Med] pus (m) materia (f) c (subject matter) temática (f) tema (m) d (written, printed material) printed matter = impresos (mpl) reading matter = material (m) de lectura

• 2 c a (question, affair) asunto (m) cuestión (f) it's only a matter of time = solo es cuestión de tiempo that's a matter of opinion = eso es discutible b to make matters worse = para colmo (de males) that didn't help matters = aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación c (in phrases)

  as a matter of fact

  as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain = la verdad es que nunca he estado en España for that matter = en realidad no matter (as interj) = no importa (as conj) no matter how hard I try = por mucho que me esfuerce

• 3 c (problem, trouble) what's the matter? = ¿qué pasa? what's the matter with Jane? = ¿qué le pasa a Jane?