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material

UK: /məˈtɪə.ri.əl/ US: /-ˈtɪr.i-/

Translation

n [c, u]
material
What materials do you need?
¿Qué materiales necesitas?
materia
raw materials
materias primas
(en sastrería y tapicería)
tela
n [u]
información
She's just finished collecting material for her article
Acaba de terminar de recoger información para su artículo
Véase tb: raw materials
(Definition of material nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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