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The meaning of the Spanish word "importar" and how you use it

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importar
(v.) (infinitive) to matter

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No te tiene que importar lo que opinen los demás .
It doesn't have to matter to you what the others think.
Lo conseguiré , sin importar cuánto tenga que trabajar .
I will get it, no matter how much I have to work.
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We're the Same!
sin importar que seas hombre o mujer .
no matter whether you're a man or a woman.
We're the Same!
sin importar qué tan chico puedas ser ,
no matter how small you might be,
We're the Same!
sin importar que te falte grande estar .
no matter if you're not big yet.
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sin...importar
(phrase) no matter; regardless of

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Lo voy a hacer , sin importar lo que pase .
I'm going to do it, no matter what happens.
Es importante comprarlo , sin importar el precio .
It's important to buy it, regardless of the price.
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Charge Your Cell Phone with Your Bicycle! - Part 1 of 2
El resultado , si se dieron cuenta , es que sin importar la polaridad que tengamos en la entrada ,
The result, if you noticed, is that regardless of the polarity that we have at the entrance,
The Oak and the Reed - Fable
Sin importar lo que el roble dijera , la caña se balanceaba de un lado a otro tranquilamente .
No matter what the oak said, the reed was calmly swinging to and fro.
The "Killer Algae" Attack
Sin importar cómo llegó hasta ahí , la « caulerpa » se reprodujo rápido , sin depredadores naturales porque la toxina que liberaba ahuyentaba a los peces ;
Regardless of how it got as far as there, the "caulerpa" reproduced itself quickly, without natural predators because the toxin that it released scared the fish away;
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sin importar
(phrase) no matter; regardless of

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Lo voy a hacer , sin importar lo que pase .
I'm going to do it, no matter what happens.
Es importante comprarlo , sin importar el precio .
It's important to buy it, regardless of the price.
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Celebrate More Than One New Year, Every Year!
Pero , sin importar el calendario o sistema del tiempo que usemos ,
But, no matter what calendar or time system we use,
What Happens If We Don't Drink Water? - TED-Ed
Sin importar qué , consumir la cantidad correcta de líquidos hace una gran diferencia en cómo te sientes , piensas y te desenvuelves día a día .
No matter what, consuming the right amount of fluids makes a big difference in how you feel, think, and get along every day.
Learn Spanish with Movies: Barbie
Hacen una promesa : Cada muñeca , sin importar como se vea , es igual .
They make a promise: Every doll, no matter the way they look like, is an equal.
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importar
(v.) (infinitive) to import

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Necesitamos importar más materia prima .
We need to import more raw material.
Importar productos de Asia es muy barato .
Importing products from Asia is very cheap.
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The History of Chocolate - TED-Ed
Significaba el uso de plantaciones e importar trabajo esclavo del Caribe e islas de la costa africana .
It meant using plantations and importing slave labor from the Caribbean and islands of the African coast.
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