substance
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substance(
suhb
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stihns
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (matter)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We found a strange substance at the crime scene and sent it to the lab for investigation.Encontramos una sustancia rara a la escena del crimen y la enviamos al laboratorio para una investigación.
2. (content)
a. la sustancia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It is a shame that people tend to pay more attention to one's speaking style instead of their substance.Es una lástima que la gente suela prestar más atención a la manera de hablar de alguien en vez de a la sustancia.
b. la enjundia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If your promises have substance, people will trust you more.Si tus promesas tienen enjundia, la gente confiará más en ti.
c. la esencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The abstract of your thesis should capture the substance of the entire experiment so as to entice the reader.El resumen de tu tesis debe reflejar la esencia del experimento entero para incitar el lector a seguir leyendo.
3. (basis)
a. el fundamento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We could not publish your article because a number of the arguments lack substance.No pudimos publicar su artículo porque a algunos de sus argumentos les falta fundamento.
a. el cuerpo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This soup seems a little thin. If you add some cream to it, it will have more substance.Esta sopa parece algo suelta. Si añades un poco de crema, tendrá más cuerpo.
5. (drug)
a. el estupefaciente (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When we discovered that he had problems with substance abuse, we sent him to a rehab facility.Cuando descubrimos que tenía problemas con el abuso de estupefacientes, lo mandamos a un centro de rehabilitación.
b. el narcótico (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The police found him in possession of illegal substances.El policía encontró narcóticos ilegales en su posesión.
6. (wealth)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
As men of substance, they regularly donated money to philanthropic iniciatives.Como hombres de fortuna, donaban dinero de manera regular a iniciativas filantrópicas.
Each one of the politicians come from a family of some substance.Cada uno de los políticos es de una familia bien acaudalada.
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