substance

sustancia, materia, esencia

Material básico del que está hecho algo, o su parte esencial.

En inglés sencillo: The basic material or central part that something consists of.

• The bottle contains a sticky substance.
• Several substances were found in the water.
• The substance of her argument remained the same.

Sinónimos: material, matter, essence

Expresiones frecuentes: chemical substance, solid substance, substance of something

solidez, consistencia

Cualidad de tener suficiente firmeza, dureza o grosor para parecer resistente.

En inglés sencillo: The quality of being solid, firm, or thick enough to feel strong.

• This cloth has little substance.
• The heavier fabric gives the coat substance.
• These thin boards lack the substance needed for a sturdy shelf.

Sinónimos: solidity, firmness, body

Expresiones frecuentes: little substance, lack substance, fabric with substance

riqueza, patrimonio

Dinero, propiedades y otros bienes valiosos que posee una persona.

En inglés sencillo: Money, property, and other valuable things that someone owns.

• He was a man of substance.
• She inherited much of her father's substance.
• Only citizens of substance could afford such houses.

Cómo se usa: of substance (The merchant was a man of substance.)

Sinónimos: wealth, property, assets

Expresiones frecuentes: man of substance, person of substance