substance

US /ˈsʌb.stəns/
UK /ˈsʌb.stəns/
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1.

substance, matière

a particular kind of matter with uniform properties

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Water is a common substance.
L'eau est une substance courante.
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The white substance was identified as sugar.
La substance blanche a été identifiée comme du sucre.
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materialmatterstuffelementcompound
2.

substance, matière

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

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The chair was made of a hard, wooden substance.
La chaise était faite d'une substance en bois dure.
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The artist used a strange, glowing substance in his painting.
L'artiste a utilisé une substance étrange et lumineuse dans sa peinture.
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essencecorebodymaterialstuff
3.

substance, fond, essentiel

the most important or essential part of something; the gist

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The substance of his argument was that the economy needed reform.
La substance de son argument était que l'économie avait besoin de réformes.
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I couldn't grasp the full substance of the lecture.
Je n'ai pas pu saisir la substance complète de la conférence.
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essencegistcorecruxheart
4.

substance, importance, pertinence

the quality of being meaningful, important, or relevant

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His speech lacked any real substance.
Son discours manquait de toute substance réelle.
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The new policy has more substance than the previous one.
La nouvelle politique a plus de substance que la précédente.
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meaningimportancesignificancerelevancevalue