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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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