Importar
Example: No me importa lo que digan los demás sobre mí.
Definition
"Importar" means to matter or to be of importance to someone, typically used to express concern or indifference about something. For example, in the phrase 'No me importa lo que digan los demás sobre mí,' it means 'I don't care what others say about me.'
Etymology
The Spanish verb "importar" comes from the Latin 'importare,' meaning 'to bring in' or 'to carry in.' Over time, its meaning evolved in Spanish to express the idea of something carrying significance or importance to someone. Did you know? The original sense related to trade and carrying goods, which metaphorically transformed to the concept of importance.
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"Importar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B2) - set 4", containing 112 commonly used words.
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