A MATTER OF

Albanian

në thelb (as a matter of fact, at bottom, essentially, substantially), në të vërtetë (actually, in fact, indeed), në fakt (as a matter of fact, de facto, in effect, practically), faktikisht (actually, as a matter of fact, factitive, factually, in fact, in point of fact). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في واقع الأمر (as a matter of fact), ‏في الواقع (actually, as a matter of fact, as good as, by sheer force, de facto, factually, fundamentally, in effect, in fact, indeed, rather, reality, really, truly, truth), ‏في الحقيقة (actually, as a matter of fact, factually, honestly, in effect, in point of fact), ‏في الغالب (as a matter of fact, at most). (various references)

Bulgarian 

фактически (actual, actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, factual, factually, in fact, morally, practical, practically, really, substantial, virtual, virtually). (various references)

Chinese 

仗義執言 (speak out on a matter of principle or justice), 不急之務 (a matter of no great urgency), 實際上 (as a matter of fact, in fact, in practice, in reality). (various references)

Czech

vlastnì (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, in point of fact, in substance, indeed, really, virtually), ve skuteènosti (actually, as a matter of fact, effectively, in actual fact, in effect, practically), je to otázka života a smrti (it's a matter of life and death). (various references)

Danish

afgiftslettelser,som staten gennemfører i forbindelse med den økonomiske politik (tax rebates made by general government as a matter of economic policy), subsidier er de loebende overfoersler,som det offentlige eller De europaeiske Faellesskabers institutioner i henhold til deres oekonomiske og sociale politik betaler til hjemmehoerende enheder,som producerer varer og markedsmaessige tjenester med henblik (subsidies are current transfers which general government or the Institutions of the European Communities make as a matter of economic or social policy to resident units producing or importing goods and market services with the objective of influencing the), produktionsenheders afgifter,gebyrer og bidrag til dækning af det offentliges omkostninger i forbindelse med det offentliges tjenester inden for rammerne af dets almindelige politik,og som er obligatoriske,såfremt der gøres brug af disse tjenester (duties, fees or contributions to costs by producer units to general government in respect of services provided by the latter as a matter of general policy and which are compulsory whenever these services are required), procedurespoergsmaal (as a matter of regular procedure), faktisk (actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, in fact, indeed, really, truly). (various references)

Dutch

ambtshalve (officially), terugbetalingen door de overheid in het kader van haar economisch beleid (tax rebates made by general government as a matter of economic policy), procedureel (as a matter of regular procedure), metterdaad (actually, indeed), inderdaad (actually, indeed), het gaat over (it's a matter of), het gaat om (it's a matter of), feitelýk (actual, actually, as a matter of fact, factual, in fact, indeed, real), exploitatie-en invoersubsidies zijn inkomensoverdrachten door de overheid of door de Europese gemeenschapsinstellingen in het kader van hun economisch en sociaal beleid uitgekeerd aan ingezeten eenheden die goederen en verhandelbare diensten voortbrengen (subsidies are current transfers which general government or the Institutions of the European Communities make as a matter of economic or social policy to resident units producing or importing goods and market services with the objective of influencing the). (various references)

Esperanto

temas pri (it's a matter of). (various references)

Faeroese

veruliga (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed), tá ið samanum kemur (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed), í grundini (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed). (various references)

Finnish

automaattisesti (automatically), viran puolesta (as a matter of cause, officially, proprio motu), se on makuasia (it is a matter of taste), on sanomattakin selvää (it goes without saying, it is a matter of course), oli onnenkauppaa (it was a matter of luck), luonnollinen asia (a matter of course), itseoikeutettu (as a matter of course, ex officio). (various references)

French

remboursements d'impôts effectués par les administrations publiques dans le cadre de leur politique économique (tax rebates made by general government as a matter of economic policy), les subventions d'exploitation et à l'importation sont des transferts courants que les administrations publiques ou les institutions communautaires européennes,dans le cadre de leur politique économique et sociale,versent aux unités résidentes qui pr (subsidies are current transfers which general government or the Institutions of the European Communities make as a matter of economic or social policy to resident units producing or importing goods and market services with the objective of influencing the), en vérité (as a matter of fact), en réalité (as a matter of fact), en général (as a matter of fact), droits,redevances,participations aux frais versés par des unités productrices aux administrations publiques à l'occasion de services fournis par celles-ci dans le cadre de leur politique générale et qui sont obligatoires dès que l'on a recours à ce (fees or contributions to costs by producer units to general government in respect of services provided by the latter as a matter of general policy and which are compulsory whenever these services are required), d'office (as a matter of cause), ça dépend des goûts (that's a matter of taste), ...d'office (as a matter of regular procedure). (various references)

Frisian

winliken (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed), feitlik (actual, actually, as a matter of fact, factual, in fact, indeed, real). (various references)

German

eine sache von, eine frage von. (various references)

Greek 

κατά κανόνα (as a rule), στην πραγματικότητα (as a matter of fact, defacto, in actual fact, in fact), ποσό των φορολογικών εκπτώσεων που κάνει το δημόσιο ως μέτρο οικονομικής πολιτικής (tax rebates made by general government as a matter of economic policy), αυτοδίκαια (as a matter of cause, officially, proprio motu), τύποις (as a matter of form), οι επιδοτήσεις είναι τρέχουσες μεταβιβάσεις που πραγματοποιούν το δημόσιο ή τα θεσμικά όργανα των Eυρωπαϊκών Kοινοτήτων ως μέτρο οικονομι� (subsidies are current transfers which general government or the Institutions of the European Communities make as a matter of economic or social policy to resident units producing or importing goods and market services with the objective of influencing the). (various references)

Hawaiian

në të vërtetë (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed). (various references)

Hebrew 

לאמיתו של דבר (as a matter of fact, in fact), אדרבה (as a matter of fact, not at all, on the contrary, quite so), דבר המובן מאליו (a matter of course), בעצם (actually). (various references)

Hungarian

ami azt illeti (as a matter of fact, as for that), voltaképpen (as a matter of fact), szívességből (as a favour, as a matter of courtesy, by courtesy, labour of love), mint érdekesség (as a matter of curiosity), lelkiismereti kérdést csinál abból (to make it a matter of conscience to), hogy (as, how, that). (various references)

Indonesian

sedianya (actually, as a matter of fact, properly speaking). (various references)

Italian

anzi (as a matter of fact, nay, rather), rimborsi d'imposte effettuati dalle amministrazioni pubbliche nel quadro della politica economica (tax rebates made by general government as a matter of economic policy), infatti (indeed, absolutely, really, genuinly, in fact, truly), i contributi alla produzione e alle importazioni sono i trasferimenti correnti versati dalle amministrazioni pubbliche o dalle istituzioni comunitarie europee,nel quadro della loro politica economica e sociale,alle unità residenti che producono o importa (subsidies are current transfers which general government or the Institutions of the European Communities make as a matter of economic or social policy to resident units producing or importing goods and market services with the objective of influencing the), difatti (as a matter of fact, in fact), di fatto (actually, indeed), ...d'ufficio (as a matter of regular procedure). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

自ずから (as a matter of course, naturally), 重大問題 (a grave issue, a matter of grave concern, seriousquestion), 生死にかかわる問題 (a matter of life and death), 交際上 (as a matter of social courtesy), 事実上 (as a matter of fact), 時間の問題 (just a matter of time), 便宜上 (as a matter of convenience, for convenience), 当然　 (as a matter of course, naturally), 当然 (as a matter of course, naturally), 全く以て (as a matter of fact), 実のところ (as a matter of fact, to tell the truth), 実を言えば (as a matter of fact, to tell the truth), 実は (as a matter of fact, by the way), 上 (a superior, aboard a ship or vehicle, above, after, as a matter of, as far as ... is concerned, authority, besides, best, emperor, far better, first volume, from the standpoint of, going up, government, governmental, head, high class, higher, imperial, influence of, lord, my dear, on top of, outer, over, presenting, shogun, showing, sovereign, summit, superior, superior quality, surface, the above, top, up, upon, upper, upper part, upper part of the body, upper stream, upward). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おのずから (as a matter of course, naturally), べんぎじょう (as a matter of convenience, for convenience), まったくもって (as a matter of fact), せいしにかかわるもんだい (a matter of life and death), こうさいじょう (as a matter of social courtesy), じつのところ (as a matter of fact, to tell the truth), じつをいえば (as a matter of fact, to tell the truth), じつは (as a matter of fact, by the way), じかんのもんだい (just a matter of time), じゅうだいもんだい (a grave issue, a matter of grave concern, seriousquestion), じょう (10^28, aboard a ship or vehicle, as a matter of, besides, best, cane, company officer, emotion, feelings, first volume, from the standpoint of, going up, governmental, high class, imperial, jailer, lock, old man, padlock, passion, presenting, rank, shape, showing, superior quality, -tatami mats, ten octillion, ten thousand quadrillion, top, uselessness, whipping rod, young woman), じじつじょう (as a matter of fact), とうぜん (a wax gourd, as a matter of course, east bank, eastern coast, eastward advance, enraptured, entranced, intoxicated, naturally). (various references)

Pig Latin

aay attermay ofay.(various references)

Polish

faktycznie (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed). (various references)

Portuguese

reembolsos de impostos efectuados pelas administrações públicas no quadro da sua política económica (tax rebates made by general government as a matter of economic policy), questão de privacidade (as a matter of privacy), por uma questão de sobrevivência (as a matter of survival), por rotina (as a matter of course), oficiosamente (as a matter of regular procedure, automatically, of one's own motion, the Convention applies automatically), na realidade (actually, as a matter of fact, in effect, in reality, really, substantially, verily), como aliás (as a matter of fact), ...de ofício (as a matter of regular procedure). (various references)

Romanian

este o chestiune de câteva zile (it is a matter of a few days), de fapt (actually, as a matter of fact, as it is, for that matter, in effect, in point of fact, in reality, morally, practically, to all intents and purposes, virtual). (various references)

Russian 

фактически (as a matter of fact, in fact, virtually). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zapravo (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, fact: in fact, really), ustvari (as a matter of fact). (various references)

Spanish

rebaja de impuestos efectuada por las administraciones públicas en el marco de su política económica (tax rebates made by general government as a matter of economic policy), práctico (practical), por rutina (as a matter of course, on automatic pilot), las subvenciones son transferencias corrientes que las administraciones públicas o las instituciones comunitarias europeas-en el marco de su política económica y social-efectúan a las unidades residentes que producen o importan bienes y servicios dest (subsidies are current transfers which general government or the Institutions of the European Communities make as a matter of economic or social policy to resident units producing or importing goods and market services with the objective of influencing the), en realidad (indeed, really, truly), derechos, cánones, participaciones en los costes pagados por las unidades de producción a las administraciones públicas con ocasión de los servicios prestados por éstas en el marco de su política general y que son obligatorios siempre que se recurre (duties, fees or contributions to costs by producer units to general government in respect of services provided by the latter as a matter of general policy and which are compulsory whenever these services are required), de oficio (craft, ex officio, occupational), de hecho (de facto), ...de oficio (as a matter of regular procedure). (various references)

Swedish

på tjänstens vägnar (officially), på eget initiativ (on one's own), ex officio (ex officio), ett faktum (actually, as a matter of fact), en fråga om tycke och smak (a matter of opinion), det är en tvungen sak (it's a matter of necessity), det är en smaksak (it's a matter of taste). (various references)

Turkish

zaten (already, anyway, as a matter of fact, besides, for the rest, in first place), tabii olarak (as a matter of course), işin doğrusu (as a matter of fact), hayat memat meselesi (a matter of life and death), gerçek şu ki (as a matter of fact, fact is that), doğrusu (actually, as a matter of fact, frankly, frankly speaking, honest, honestly, in all conscience, in fact, in sooth to say, indeed, of a verity, strictly, strictly speaking, the straight of it, to tell the truth, verily), doğal olarak (as a matter of course, inherently, innately, intrinsically, naturally), ölüm kalım meselesi (a matter of life and death). (various references)

Ukrainian

само собою зрозуміло (as a matter of fact). (various references)

Zulu

eqinisweni (actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, indeed). (various references)