le importa

matters to him/her; he/she cares about it

→ le

phrase Very common #1,746

matters to him/her; he/she cares about it Used with a person marked by le to say that something matters to them, concerns them, or that they care about it. The exact translation depends on context; it can also mean 'he/she cares.'

SP: A Tom le importa.

EN: Tom cares.

A Quién le importa lo que quieren las mujeres?

Who cares what women want?

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

A Hermann Göring sólo le importa Hermann Göring.

Hermann Göring only cares about Hermann Göring.

— Núremberg (2025)

Perdonado, ¿pero qué le importa?

You're forgiven, but what does it matter to you?

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Si el honor le importa a tus padres, ¿no nos importa a nosotros?

If honor matters to your parents, doesn't it matter to us?

— Devdas (2002)

Sólo le importa reconstruir Alemania y convertirse en su líder.

All he cares about is rebuilding Germany and becoming its leader.

— Núremberg (2025)

A quien le importa.

Who cares?

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

A Tom le importa.

Tom cares.

A mí no me importa, pero le importa a Tom.

I don't care, but Tom does.

Lo único que le importa a Tom es cuánto dinero gane.

All Tom cares about is how much money he makes.

Además, a Ramiro ni le importa.

Besides, Ramiro doesn’t even care.

— Amores perros (2000)

Se nota que a ella realmente le importa ser una buena estudiante, ¿sabes?

You can tell she really cares about being a good student, you know?

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Le importa si yo vengo de allá por lo que no tiene Holler?

Does it matter to him/her that I come from there because of what Holler doesn’t have?

— Mother Night (1996)

El dinero es lo único que le importa.

Money is the only thing that matters to him.

Mi hermano le importa una mierda.

He doesn't give a shit about my brother.

— Un profeta (2009)

Claro que le importa.

Of course he cares.

— Wicked (2024)

Me pregunto si le importa algo o alguien.

I wonder if he cares about anything or anyone.

Hay gente que lo quiere, a la que le importa.

There are people who love him, who care about him.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

Nagasaki, le importa una mierda quién creó la bomba?

Nagasaki, do you give a shit who created the bomb?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Es lo único que le importa.

It's the only thing that matters to him.

Tú no eres la que le importa.

You're not the one who matters.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Sí, pero, ¿a quién carajo le importa?

Yes, but who the hell cares?

Lo único que le importa es la opera.

The only thing that matters to him is opera.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Bueno, a él sí le importa.

Well, he does care.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Estará más cómodo aquí que--¿A quién le importa?

He’ll be more comfortable here than—who cares?

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Le importa?

Do you mind?