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en materia

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
en materia [+ adjetivo femenino] loc adv	(en lo que respecta a)	in [+ adjective] matters expr
		with respect to expr
	Es alarmante el rezago del país en materia educativa.
	The country's lagging behind in educational matters is alarming.
en materia de loc prep	(en el tema de)	in matters of expr
	(informal)	when it comes to expr
	Hay grandes avances en materia de seguridad pública.
	Great strides have been made in matters of public safety.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
antes de entrar en materia expr	(frase de preámbulo)	before we get down to business v expr
		before we get started v expr
	Antes de entrar en materia, cuéntenme cómo les fue el fin de semana.
	Before we get down to business, tell me how it went this past weekend.
entrar en materia loc verb	(pasar al tema principal)	get started v expr
		get down to business v expr
	Bueno, ya es hora de entrar en materia.

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