substance

US /ˈsʌb.stəns/
UK /ˈsʌb.stəns/
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1.

sustancia, materia

a particular kind of matter with uniform properties

:
Water is a common substance.
El agua es una sustancia común.
The white substance was identified as sugar.
La sustancia blanca fue identificada como azúcar.
2.

sustancia, materia

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence

:
The chair was made of a hard, wooden substance.
La silla estaba hecha de una sustancia de madera dura.
The artist used a strange, glowing substance in his painting.
El artista usó una sustancia extraña y brillante en su pintura.
3.

sustancia, esencia, meollo

the most important or essential part of something; the gist

:
The substance of his argument was that the economy needed reform.
La sustancia de su argumento era que la economía necesitaba reformas.
I couldn't grasp the full substance of the lecture.
No pude captar la sustancia completa de la conferencia.
4.

sustancia, importancia, relevancia

the quality of being meaningful, important, or relevant

:
His speech lacked any real substance.
Su discurso carecía de verdadera sustancia.
The new policy has more substance than the previous one.
La nueva política tiene más sustancia que la anterior.