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I.material [Am məˈtɪriəl, Brit məˈtɪərɪəl] N

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1.1. material C or U (used in manufacturing etc):

material

building materials

materiales para la construcción

1.2. material <materials, pl > (equipment):

material

teaching materials

material m didáctico

writing materials

artículos mpl de escritorio

1.3. material U (people):

material

material m humano

2. material U or C (cloth):

material

material

material

3.1. material U (for book, show etc):

material

3.2. material U (potential, quality):

this is bestseller material

este es un bestseller en potencia

she's champion material

tiene madera de campeona

he's not college material

no tiene madera de estudiante universitario

he's not college material

no tiene aptitudes para estudios superiores

II.material [Am məˈtɪriəl, Brit məˈtɪərɪəl] ADJ

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1. material (worldly, physical):

material gain/profit

material needs

material damage

daños mpl materiales

2. material (important, relevant):

material factor/reason

material factor/reason

material evidence LAW

to be material to sth

ser esencial a algo

reading material N U

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reading material

material m de lectura

raw material N

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1. raw material (unrefined substance):

raw material U or C usu pl

materia f prima

2. raw material U (basis):

raw material

materia f prima

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material¹ ADJ

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2. material (uso enfático):

no tengo tiempo material para cosértelo

I really don't have time to sew it for you

ante la imposibilidad material de asistir al acto

since it was quite impossible for her to attend the ceremony

3. material autor/causante:

material² N m

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1.1. material (elemento, sustancia):

material

es un material muy flexible

it is a very flexible material

materiales para la construcción

building materials

1.2. material RioPl CONSTR:

de material

brick attr

2.1. material (útiles):

2.2. material (datos, documentos, etc):

material

está reuniendo material para el artículo

she is collecting material for the article

material rodante, material móvil N m

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material rodante

material escolar N m

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material escolar

school materials pl

material escolar

school things pl inf

material didáctico N m

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material didáctico

teaching materials pl

material bélico N m form

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material bélico

military equipment

material fotográfico N m

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material fotográfico (papel, películas)

photographic materials pl

material fotográfico (lentes, filtros)

photographic equipment

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I.material [məˈtɪəriəl, Am -ˈtɪr-] N

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1. material PHILOS, PHYS:

material

2. material (physical substance):

material

raw material

materia f prima

3. material no pl (information):

publicity material

material m publicitario

4. material no pl (cloth):

material

5. material (textile):

material

6. material pl (equipment):

material

materiales m pl

writing material(s)

útiles m pl de escritura

II.material [məˈtɪəriəl, Am -ˈtɪr-] ADJ

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1. material (physical):

material

material damage

2. material (important):

material

to be material to sth

ser importante para algo

promotional material [prəˈməʊʃənəl məˈtɪəriəl, Am prəˈmoʊʃənəl məˈtɪriəl] N

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promotional material

material m de promoción

publicity material N

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publicity material

material m publicitario

material witness <-es> N Brit

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material witness

testigo mf presencial

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creature comforts

bienestar m material

rolling stock

material m rodante

tangible asset

bien m material

material m gráfico

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I.material ADJ (real)

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II.material N m

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material didáctico

teaching material

this material doesn't last

este material es de corta vida

the actual perpetrator of the deed

el autor material del hecho

teaching material

material de enseñanza

a substance which is hard to dissolve

un material difícilmente soluble

un material difícilmente soluble (apenas)

promotional material

material m de promoción

office equipment

material m de oficina

material m de enseñanza informatizado

office equipment

mobilario, máquinas y material de oficina

camera-ready copy

material m preparado para la cámara

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A dot matrix is useful for marking materials other than paper. en.wikipedia.org

Since the rate of materials being deposited is not as high as that which was removed, the river has acted as a subaqueous mine. en.wikipedia.org

The show featured material from previous shows, as well as some new material. en.wikipedia.org

At none of these sites did he find skeletal material however. en.wikipedia.org

The open pit mine moves about 160,000 tonnes of rock material and gold-bearing ore per day, the underground mine over 2,000 tonnes. en.wikipedia.org

According to the case materials, these actions caused the state over five and a half million hryvnias of damages. en.wikipedia.org

Materials with high specific strength are being developed to meet the requirements of advancing technology. en.wikipedia.org

It can be anything from a low layer of grasses to a plastic material. en.wikipedia.org

During the 2003 season, a field team returned and collected more material from the original site. en.wikipedia.org

Living in a material world, living in a material world. en.wikipedia.org

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