substantive

sostanziale, di contenuto

Che riguarda ciò che qualcosa dice o significa, anziché il modo in cui viene presentato.

In inglese semplice: Concerning what something actually says or means, rather than how it is presented.

• She suggested substantive changes.
• The editor made substantive revisions to the argument.
• We discussed substantive questions about the policy.

Sinonimi: content-related

Espressioni comuni: substantive editing, substantive changes, substantive discussion

essenziale, fondamentale

Che riguarda la parte più importante di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Related to the most important part of something.

• We still need substantive information.
• The report identifies the substantive issues.
• Trust is a substantive element of their agreement.

Sinonimi: essential, fundamental

Contrari: peripheral

Espressioni comuni: substantive information, substantive element, substantive issue

sostanziale, solido

Che ha forza, importanza o valore duraturo e concreto.

In inglese semplice: Having real strength, importance, or lasting value.

• We made substantive progress.
• Their claims lack substantive evidence.
• The talks produced no substantive results.

Sinonimi: substantial, solid

Contrari: insubstantial

Espressioni comuni: substantive progress, substantive evidence, substantive achievement

indipendente, autonomo

Capace di esistere da solo, senza dipendere da altro.

In inglese semplice: Able to exist on its own without depending on something else.

• The author describes a substantive entity.
• Does this idea have substantive existence?
• The philosopher treats the mind as substantive.

Sinonimi: independent, self-sufficient

Contrari: dependent

Espressioni comuni: substantive existence, substantive entity, substantive being

elemento testuale sostanziale

Parte di un testo, come una parola o la sua posizione, che ne influenza il significato.

In inglese semplice: A part of a text, such as a word or its position, that affects its meaning.

• The editor changed a substantive.
• These substantives affect the meaning of the passage.
• The comparison separates substantives from differences in spelling.

Espressioni comuni: textual substantive, substantive variant, change a substantive