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substance ['sʌbstəns]1 noun∎ tobacco contains harmful substances le tabac contient des substances nocives;∎ illegal substances stupéfiants mpl(b) (solidity) solidité f;∎ it seemed to have as little substance as a ghost cela semblait aussi immatériel qu'un fantôme∎ that's the substance of what he said voilà en substance ce qu'il a dit;∎ the substance of the charges l'essentiel m de l'inculpation;∎ the substance of the case le fond de l'affaire;∎ I agree in substance je suis d'accord sur le fond(d) (significance, weight) étoffe f, poids m;∎ these developments add substance to our hypothesis ces développements donnent davantage de poids à notre hypothèse;∎ I find his stories lack substance je trouve que ses histoires manquent d'étoffe;∎ their claim lacks substance leur revendication est sans fondement ou n'est pas fondée∎ a woman of substance (rich) une femme riche ou aisée; (powerful) une femme puissante; (influential) une femme influente(generally) en gros, en substance; (basically) à la base, au fond; (in brief) en substance, en somme►► substance abuse abus m de stupéfiants -
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2 ( essence) (of argument, talks, protest) essentiel m (of de) ; (of book, plot) substance f (of de) ; the substance of what he says l'essentiel de ce qu'il dit ; in substance en substance ;3 (solidity, reality) (of argument, point) poids m ; (of claim, accusation) fondement m ; (of play, book) fond m ; to lack substance [argument] manquer de poids ; [book] manquer de fond ; there is no substance to the allegations les allégations sont dénuées de fondement ; is there any substance to these claims? est-ce que ces réclamations sont bien fondées? ; to lend substance to donner du poids à [claim, allegation] ;4 sout ( significance) something of substance quelque chose d'important ; talks/matters of substance des entretiens importants/affaires importantes ; the meeting yielded little of substance la réunion n'a pas donné grand-chose ;5 ( tangible quality) substance f ; -
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substance [ˈsʌbstəns]• to lack substance [book, essay] manquer d'étoffe ; [argument] être plutôt mince ; [claim, allegation] être sans grand fondement* * *['sʌbstəns]1) ( matter) substance f2) (of argument, talks) essentiel m; ( of book) substance f3) ( of argument) poids m; ( of claim) fondement m; (of play, book) fond mto lend substance to — donner du crédit à [rumour]
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1) (a material: Rubber is a tough, stretchy substance obtained from the juice of certain plants.) substance2) (as a scientific term, an element, compound or mixture.) substance -
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Jur. substance; fond [d'une affaire] ; contenu; essentielEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance
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9 substance abuse related mortality
Stups.[d.] mortalité liée à l'abus d'une substance (MLAS)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance abuse related mortality
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10 substance with accepted medicinal use
Stups. substance qui a sa place dans la pharmacopée officielleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance with accepted medicinal use
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11 substance with no accepted medicinal use
Stups. substance ne faisant pas partie de la pharmacopée officielleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance with no accepted medicinal use
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(toxics reduction initiative)substance f préoccupante -
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Stups. abus de drogues/de substances psychoactives; toxicomanieEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance abuse
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14 substance of a complaint
Jur. fond ou teneur d'une plainte; bien-fondé d'un grief [CdE]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance of a complaint
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15 substance of a dispute
Jur. fond d'un litigeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance of a dispute
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16 substance of a speech
Conf. essentiel/fond d'une allocution ou d'un discours; substantifique moëlle d'une interventionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > substance of a speech
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19 substance, abuse, program
programme m de prévention de la toxicomanieEnglish-French legislative terms > substance, abuse, program
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20 substance, test
test m de dépistage de substances
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substance — [n1] entity, element actuality, animal, being, body, bulk, concreteness, core, corpus, fabric, force, hunk, individual, item, mass, material, matter, object, person, phenomenon, reality, something, staple, stuff, texture, thing; concepts… … New thesaurus
substance — [sub′stəns] n. [OFr < L substantia < substare, to be present < sub , under + stare, to STAND] 1. the real or essential part or element of anything; essence, reality, or basic matter 2. a) the physical matter of which a thing consists;… … English World dictionary
Substance — Sub stance, v. t. To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English