matter
/ˈmætɚ/ nom A1En français : matière, affaire, question, cause
- Anything with mass and volume.
- Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
- A kind of substance. · vegetable matter
- Printed material, especially in books or magazines. · He always took some reading matter with him on the plane.
- Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.
- An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic. · Something is the matter with him.· The diplomats met to discuss state matters.
- An approximate amount or extent. · I stayed for a matter of months.
- Legal services provided by a lawyer or firm to their client in relation to a particular issue. · Please find attached an invoice for three outstanding matters.
Pluriel matters
Dans la bibliothèque
“What’s the matter?
“Why, yes, he is actually insolent over the matter—has already offered me his patronage, as if he were a grand personage, and proffered me a loan of money, as though he were a banker.”
“What’s the matter now?” demanded Marilla.
What avails recrimination over matters wholly past recall?
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