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'flimzi1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) ligero2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) frágil, poco sólidotr['flɪmzɪ]1 (thin) fino,-a, ligero,-a2 (structure) poco sólido,-a3 figurative use (unconvincing) flojo,-a, pobre, poco convincente1 papel nombre masculino cebolla1) light, thin: ligero, fino2) weak: endeble, poco sólido3) implausible: pobre, flojo, poco convincentea flimsy excuse: una excusa flojaadj.• débil adj.• endeble adj.• frívolo, -a adj.• muy delgado adj.• poco sólido adj.• raquítico, -a adj.n.• papel muy delgado s.f.'flɪmziadjective -sier, -siesta) <material/garment> ligerísimo, muy delgado or finob) <construction/object> endeble, poco sólidoc) < excuse> pobre; <argument/evidence> poco sólido['flɪmzɪ]1. ADJ(compar flimsier) (superl flimsiest)1) (=thin) [dress] muy ligero; [material] muy ligero, muy delgado; [paper] muy fino2) (=weak, insubstantial) [structure] poco sólido, endeble; [excuse, pretext] pobre; [argument, evidence] poco sólido, inconsistente2.N (Brit) (=thin paper) papel m de copiar; (=copy) copia f* * *['flɪmzi]adjective -sier, -siesta) <material/garment> ligerísimo, muy delgado or finob) <construction/object> endeble, poco sólidoc) < excuse> pobre; <argument/evidence> poco sólido -
3 material
mə'tiəriəl
1. noun1) (anything out of which something is, or may be, made: Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.) material2) (cloth: I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.) tela, tejido
2. adjective1) (consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these: the material world.) material2) (belonging to the world; not spiritual: He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.) material3) (essential or important: evidence that is material to his defence.) importante, esencial, fundamental•- materialize
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material n1. tela / tejidowhat material is this dress made of? ¿de qué tejido está hecho este vestido?2. material / materia
material adjetivo◊ daños materiales damage to property, material damage■ sustantivo masculino 1 ( en general) material; 2 ( útiles) materials (pl); material didáctico/escolar teaching/school materials (pl)
material
I adj (no espiritual) material, physical
bienes materiales, material goods
II sustantivo masculino material
material informático, computer materials pl ' material' also found in these entries: Spanish: absorbente - bélica - bélico - concha - corcho - de - empeñar - ser - flexible - heredar - hule - laminar - legar - legado - materia - ofimática - ordinaria - ordinario - oscurecer - oscurecerse - paño - penetrar - pintura - rígida - rigidez - rígido - ruda - rudo - sintética - sintético - sólida - solidez - sólido - tartán - tela - térmica - térmico - tolerancia - tratamiento - alambrada - algodón - apego - caída - carey - cartón - contraer - corte - cuadro - elasticidad - elástico English: ancillary - artwork - bronze - creature - effluent - equipment - flammable - flint - furnish - material - matter - perish - physical - raw material - resilience - resilient - rolling stock - stuff - supply - teaching materials - unrefined - comfort - deteriorate - earthenware - fencing - flaw - flimsy - glass - heavy - hokum - hole - impervious - inflexible - itchy - ivory - literature - making - man - oddment - of - over - padding - paper - plaid - pliable - pulp - raw - robust - rubbery - shapetr[mə'tɪərɪəl]1 (physical substance) materia, material nombre masculino2 (cloth) tela, tejido■ how much material do you need? ¿cuánta tela necesitas?3 (information, ideas, etc) material nombre masculino, datos nombre masculino plural, documentación nombre femenino4 (equipment) material nombre masculino5 figurative use (quality) madera1 (physical) material2 (important) importante, substancial; (relevant) pertinente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmaterial damage daños nombre masculino plural materialesmaterial evidence pruebas nombre femenino plural substancialesmaterial [mə'tɪriəl] adj1) physical: material, físicothe material world: el mundo materialmaterial needs: necesidades materiales2) important: importante, esencial3)material evidence : prueba f sustancialmaterial n1) : material m2) cloth: tejido m, tela fadj.• esencial adj.• importante adj.• material adj.n.• datos s.m.pl.• efectos s.m.pl.• materia s.f.• material s.m.• tejido s.m.• tela s.f.
I mə'tɪriəl, mə'tɪəriəl1)a) c u ( used in manufacturing etc) material mteaching materials — material m didáctico
writing materials — artículos mpl de escritorio
2) u c ( cloth) tela f, género m, tejido m3) ua) (for book, show etc) material mb) (potential, quality)
II
1) (worldly, physical) <gain/needs> material[mǝ'tɪǝrɪǝl]1. ADJ1) (=physical) [goods, needs, comforts, benefits, damage] materialmaterial possessions — bienes mpl materiales
2) (=important) [reason] importante, de peso, fundamental3) (Jur) (=relevant) [fact] pertinente; [witness] primordial, principalmaterial evidence — pruebas fpl sustanciales
2. N1) (=cloth) tela f, tejido m2) (=substance) materia f, material mnatural materials — materias fpl naturales, materiales mpl naturales
raw materials — materias fpl primas
3) materials (=equipment, components) material(es) m(pl)building materials — material(es) m(pl) de construcción
teaching materials — material(es) m(pl) didácticos
writing materials — artículos mpl de escritorio
they researched a lot of background material for the book — recogieron muchos datos or mucha información antes de escribir el libro
she was busy gathering material for her article — estaba ocupada recogiendo datos or información para su artículo
5) (=potential)* * *
I [mə'tɪriəl, mə'tɪəriəl]1)a) c u ( used in manufacturing etc) material mteaching materials — material m didáctico
writing materials — artículos mpl de escritorio
2) u c ( cloth) tela f, género m, tejido m3) ua) (for book, show etc) material mb) (potential, quality)
II
1) (worldly, physical) <gain/needs> material
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