substance in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for substance in the English»Italian Dictionary

substance [Brit ˈsʌbst(ə)ns, Am ˈsəbstəns] N

1. substance CHEM (matter):

substance

sostanza f

illegal substances

sostanze illecite

2. substance (essence):

substance (of argument, talks, protest)

essenza f

substance (of argument, talks, protest)

sostanza f (of di)

substance (of book, plot)

sostanza f (of di)

the substance of what he says

il succo di ciò che dice

in substance

in sostanza

3. substance (solidity, reality):

substance (of argument, point)

solidità f

substance (of argument, point)

consistenza f

substance (of claim, accusation)

fondatezza f

substance (of play, book)

solidità f

to lack substance argument:

essere privo di fondamento

to lack substance book:

essere privo di sostanza

there is no substance to the allegations

queste asserzioni sono prive di fondamento

is there any substance to these claims?

questi reclami sono fondati?

to lend substance to claim, allegation

dare peso a

4. substance (significance) form:

something of substance

qualcosa d'importante

talks, matters of substance

trattative importanti, questioni importanti

the meeting yielded little of substance

alla riunione non è venuto fuori nulla di importante

5. substance (tangible quality):

substance

sostanza f

6. substance (wealth) arch, form:

a person of substance

una persona agiata

substance abuse [ˈsʌbstənsəˌbjuːs] N

substance abuse

abuso m di sostanze stupefacenti

working substance [ˈwɜːkɪŋˌsʌbstəns] N

working substance

= sostanza che opera in un processo

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nonintoxicating substance

non tossico, atossico

combustible substance

combustibile

innocuous substance

innocuo

grainy substance

granuloso

waterfree substance

anidro

blackish stain, substance

nerastro, nerognolo

intoxicating effect, substance

tossico

substance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for substance in the English»Italian Dictionary

substance [ˈsʌb·stəns] N

1. substance (matter):

substance

sostanza f

2. substance (essence):

substance

sostanza f

3. substance (significance):

substance

rilevanza f

a film of real substance

un film denso di contenuti f

4. substance (main point):

substance

sostanza f

the substance of the conversation

la sostanza della conversazione

in substance

in sostanza

5. substance (possessions):

substance

ricchezza f

a man of substance

un uomo ricco

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phlegm substance

muco m

tough fabric, substance

resistente

to treat a substance with acid

trattare una sostanza con acido

Translations for substance in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sostanza

substance

sostanza nociva

harmful substance

consistenza

substance

prendere consistenza

to gain substance

corpo

substance

corpo

substance

dare corpo a qc

to give substance to sth

substance Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to treat a substance with acid

trattare una sostanza con acido

a film of real substance

un film denso di contenuti f

the substance of the conversation

la sostanza della conversazione

in substance

in sostanza

a man of substance

un uomo ricco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I could have written on reports on crime or whatever because the substance was not important.

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Time and concentration factors in the combination of tannin with hide substance.

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This idea of substances makes people think of objects as being fundamentally separate in time and space, and not necessarily related to anything.

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While capturing several satellite photos, they notice a shining substance inside a crater.

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More than 5000 volatile substances defend the surrounding plants from bacteria, fungi and insects.

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When a crocodilian leaves the water and dries off, this substance is visible as tears.

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Many ostariophysans have a fright reaction in response to an alarm substance.

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Conservation is the awareness that altering a substance's appearance does not change its basic properties.

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Creator must also consider how to best strategically choose each building substance, since they contain different physical properties.

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I think we played a lot of texture instead of substance.

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