material

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materail

∗ noun

material
[m??t??r??l]
sustantivo
1 material (m) (in general)
  • he isn't officer material -> no tiene madera de oficial
2 documentación (f) material (m) (for book)
  • reading material -> (material (m) de) lectura (f) , lecturas (f pl)
  • she writes all her own material -> ella sola compone toda su música (singer, musician)
3 tejido (m) tela (f) (cloth)
4 (equipment)
  • building materials -> material (m) de construcción
  • cleaning materials -> productos mpl de limpieza
  • writing materials -> objetos mpl de papelería or escritorio
adjetivo
5 material (physical)
6 sustancial, relevante (important)
  • the point is material to my argument -> es un punto pertinente para mi razonamiento

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material [ma-te-rial]
adjetivo
1 Material; corpóreo, físico.
2 Importante, que es de consecuencia o entidad, principal, esencial, potente; serio, grave.
  • Nothing material -> nada de interesante o de importancia
3 Material, lo contrapuesto a formal.
  • Most material to -> de la mayor importancia para
sustantivo
4 Material, ingrediente.
5 El material de que se compone una obra.
  • Building materials -> materiales de construcción

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material [məˈtɪərɪəl]
adjective
1 (physical) [+goods, needs, comforts, benefits, damage] material
to do sth for material gain hacer algo para obtener un beneficio material; material possessions bienes materiales; (m) the material world el mundo físico
2 (important) [+reason] importante; de peso; fundamental
3 (Jur) (relevant) [+fact] pertinente; [+witness] primordial; principal
material evidence pruebas sustanciales; (f) to be material to sth ser pertinente a algo
he was withholding information material to a federal case a quarter or a half per cent off global growth is not material to the world economy
noun
1 (cloth) tela; (f) tejido; (m)
2 (substance) materia; (f) material; (m)
natural materials materias naturales; (f) materiales naturales; (m) raw materials materias primas; (f)
3 materials (equipment, components) material(es); (m) (p)
building materials material(es) de construcción; (m) (p) teaching materials material(es) didácticos; (m) (p) writing materials artículos de escritorio; (m)
4 (information) datos; (m) información; (f)
they researched a lot of background material for the book recogieron muchos datos mucha información antes de escribir el libro;or she was busy gathering material for her article estaba ocupada recogiendo datos información para su artículo;or
5 (potential)
he is university material tiene madera de universitario; he is not management material no tiene madera de jefe

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material
adjective
1 physical (físico) ; material (daños, consecuencias)
2 real, actual (real)
masculine noun
3 material (sustancia)
  • material de desecho -> waste material
4 equipment (instrumentos)
  • material bélico -> war material
  • materiales de construcción -> building materials
  • material escolar -> school materials
  • material de guerra -> war material
  • material de oficina -> office stationery

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material [mah-tay-re-ahl’]
adjective
1 Material, not spiritual.
2 Rude, uncouth, ungenteel.
3 Real, true; literal (literal); physical.
  • El autor material del hecho -> the actual perpetrator of the deed
noun
4 Ingredient, component, portion of which something is made. (m)
  • Hecho de mal material -> made of bad material
5 (Tec.) Equipment, plant; materials. (m)
  • Material escolar -> teaching materials
  • Material de oficina -> stationery
6 (Tip.) Copy. (m)
7 Leather (zapatos). (m)
8 Made of bricks. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
  • Material defectuoso -> (Inform.) faulty equipment

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material
adjetivo
1 [+ayuda, valor etc] material
bienestar material material well-being
una época antiheroica, preocupada demasiado del bienestar material
2 (físico) physical
la presencia material de algn sb's physical bodily presence;o dolor material physical pain; daños materiales physical damage; damage to property
3 (real)
la imposibilidad material de ... the physical impossibility of ...; el autor material del hecho the actual perpetrator of the deed; no tengo tiempo material para ir I literally don't have time to go
sustantivo:masculino
1 (materia) material
hecho de mal material made of poor-quality material(s); tengo ya material para una novela I've got enough material now for a novel
material de construcción building materials; (p)
material de desecho waste material
materiales de derribo rubble; (s)
materiales plásticos plastics
material impreso printed matter
encontraron abundante material impreso en su poder quemaron todo el material impreso que encontraron en la sede del partido
material reciclado recycled material
2 (equipo) equipment
el nuevo material de la fábrica
material bélico material de guerra war material; military equipment
material de envasado packaging materials; (p)
material de limpieza cleaning materials; (p)
material de oficina office supplies; (p) stationery
material deportivo sports equipment
Los jinetes son conscientes que no utilizan [material deportivo,] sino que tienen un compañero de equipo que es un ser vivo.
material escolar school equipment
materiales didácticos teaching materials
material fotográfico photographic equipment
material informático hardware
material móvil material rodante rolling stock
3 (Tipografía) copy
4 (familiar) (cuero) leather
5
de material (Latinoamérica) made of bricks; brick-built

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