This is the 7047th most frequent French word.
matters
The French word "matters" does not exist; you may be referring to "matières," meaning "subjects" or "materials" in English.
Here, "matters" refers to importance or what is significant.
Ce qui compte vraiment, ce sont les relations humaines.
What truly matters are human relationships.
In this case, "matters" is used to mean issues or topics.
Les problèmes financiers sont des affaires délicates.
Financial issues are delicate matters.
Here, "matters" denotes having significance or being valuable.