importer

to matter

verb an-por-TAY Common

Also means

to import (goods)

Usage Note

Importer in the sense of 'to matter' is most often impersonal: peu importe ('it doesn't matter'), qu'importe ('what does it matter'), and formal il importe de/que ('it is important to/that'). The fixed n'importe compounds — n'importe quoi ('anything; nonsense'), n'importe où ('anywhere'), n'importe comment ('anyhow') — are idiomatic and very high-frequency in both formal and colloquial French.

Examples

"Peu importe, fais comme tu veux."

Natural Translation

It does not matter, do as you like.

Literal Translation

Little matters, do as you want

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