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importar

to matter

verb eem-pohr-TAHR Less Common

Also means

to import

Usage Note

Importar has two distinct uses: like gustar, it is used in a reverse-subject construction meaning 'to matter' (no me importa = 'it doesn't matter to me'), and it also means 'to import goods'. Context makes the meaning clear. The noun for the commercial sense is importación.

Examples

"No me importa el precio."

Natural Translation

The price doesn't matter to me.

Literal Translation

To-me doesn't matter the price.

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