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I. ma·terial [məˈtɪəriəl, Am -ˈtɪr-] N

1. material (substance):

material
Material nt <-s, -ien> a. fig
building material
Baumaterial nt <-s, -ien>
raw material
Rohmaterial nt <-s, -ien>
hum fig sl to be mate material of a person
ein brauchbarer [Ehe]partner/eine brauchbare [Ehe]partnerin sein
to be officer material
das Zeug zu einem Offizier haben
to be university material
das Zeug zum Studieren haben

2. material no pl (cloth):

material
Stoff m <-(e)s, -e>

3. material (type of cloth):

material
Stoffart f

4. material no pl (information):

material
[Informations]material nt
material
Unterlagen pl

5. material (equipment):

materials pl
Material nt <-s, -ien>
writing materials
Schreibzeug nt <-(e)s> kein pl

II. ma·terial [məˈtɪəriəl, Am -ˈtɪr-] ADJ inv

1. material (physical):

material
materiell
material damage
Sachschaden m <-s, -schäden>
the material world
die materielle Welt

2. material (important):

material
wesentlich
material
wichtig <wichtiger, am wichtigsten>
to be material to sth
für etw acc relevant sein

ˈbuild·ing ma·terial N

building material
Baumaterial[ien] nt[pl]
building material
Baustoffe pl

bulk ma·ˈterial N TECH

bulk material
Grundmaterial nt

com·po·site ma·ˈterial N TECH

composite material
Verbundwerkstoff m <-(e)s, -e>

ma·terial ˈwit·ness N

1. material witness Brit (witness of fact):

material witness
Tatzeuge(-zeugin) m (f) <-n, -n; -, -nen>

2. material witness Am (connected with case):

material witness
unentbehrlicher Zeuge/unentbehrliche Zeugin
material witness
Hauptzeuge(-zeugin) m (f) <-n, -n; -, -nen>

ˈpack·ing ma·terial N

packing material
Verpackungsmaterial nt <-s, -ien>

pro·mo·tion·al ma·ˈterial N

promotional material
Werbematerial nt <-s, -ien>

ˈsource ma·terial N no pl

source material
Quellenmaterial nt <-s> kein pl

organic material N

organic material
organische Substanz

parent material, bedrock N

parent material
Ausgangsgestein

raw material N

raw material
Rohstoff
raw material
Grundstoff

raw material N

raw materials pl
Rohmaterialien pl
raw materials pl
Rohstoffe pl

sedimentary material [ˈsedɪmentriməˌtɪəriəl], sediment [ˈsedɪmənt] N

sedimentary material
Sediment

floating material (e.g. oil grease etc)

floating material
Schwebstoffe (z. B. Öl, Schmierstoff etc.)

genetic material N

genetic material
Erbgut

material model

material model
Anschauungsmodell

raw material N

raw material
Ausgangsstoff