materia
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Física) matter; (material) material; substance
materia inorgánica inorganic matter; materia vegetal vegetable matter; una materia esponjosa y blanda a soft spongy material substance;o hay materia para escribir varios libros there is enough material to write several books; hay mucha materia para investigar there is a lot of material to research
ya tenéis materia para pensar that should give you something to think about food for thought;o
materia colorante dyestuff
materia fecal faeces; (p) feces; (p) (EEUU)
materia grasa fat
materia gris grey gray matter;o (EEUU)
materia prima raw material
2 (tema) subject matter; (Escol) subject
índice de materias table of contents; en materia de as regards; entrar en materia to get down to business; get to the point; son expertos en la materia they are experts on the subject; será materia de muchas discusiones it will be the subject of a lot of debate
materia optativa (Escol) option; optional subject
