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  • 1 materia

    f matter
    ( materiale) material
    ( disciplina) subject
    materia facoltativa optional subject
    materia obbligatoria compulsory subject
    materia prima raw material
    materia sintetica synthetic (material)
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    materia s.f.
    1 matter (anche fil.); substance; (materiale) material: materia infiammabile, inflammable material; materia plastica, plastic material; materie tessili, textile materials; materia inerte, inert matter // materie prime, raw materials; (prodotti base) staples (o primary products o basic commodities); (econ.) mercato delle materie prime, commodity market; tra di noi manca la materia prima per qualsiasi accordo, (fig.) we lack the basic elements for any kind of agreement; gli manca la materia prima per fare un lavoro del genere, (scherz.) (l'intelligenza) he hasn't the brains to do a job like this; gli manca la materia prima per condurre quel tipo di vita, (scherz.) (il denaro) he hasn't the wherewithal (o the necessary resources) to lead that kind of life // (chim.): materia colorante, dyestuff; materia organica, inorganica, organic, inorganic matter; materia gassosa, liquida, solida, volatile, gaseous, liquid, solid, volatile matter // (fis.) onde di materia, matter waves // (astr.) materia interstellare, interstellar medium (o matter)
    2 (med.) matter: materia grigia, bianca, grey, white matter
    3 (pus) matter, pus: la ferita era piena di materia, the wound was full of pus (o matter)
    4 (argomento) matter, subject; topic, theme: una materia controversa, a controversial matter; materia di riflessione, food for thought; indice delle materie, table of contents; catalogo per materie, subject catalogue; la materia del suo saggio non è molto interessante, the theme (o subject) of his essay is not very interesting; questa è la materia del mio libro, this is the subject matter of my book; entrare in materia, to broach a subject; tolleranza in materia di religione, toleration in religious matters; è molto versato in materia, he is well up in the subject; non so nulla in materia, I know nothing of the subject; sa tutto in materia di musica, he knows everything about music // (dir.): il tribunale si è dichiarato competente a pronunciarsi in materia, the Court has declared itself competent to pass judgement on the matter; in materia di legge, in point of law; la materia del contendere, the matter at issue; materia di diritto, matter of law; materia di fatto, matter of fact // (relig.) materia di fede, tenet
    5 (disciplina scolastica) subject: materie letterarie, scientifiche, literary, scientific subjects; materie obbligatorie, compulsory subjects; quali sono le tue materie preferite?, which are your favourite subjects?; quale materia preferisci a scuola?, which subject do you like best at school?; essere bocciato, promosso in tutte le materie, to fail, pass in all subjects // materia medica, (antiq.) materia medica
    6 (occasione, motivo) matter; reason, grounds (pl.): non ho materia per pensare che egli sia un ladro, I have no reason to believe that he is a thief; non mi ha dato mai materia di preoccupazione, he never gave me cause for worry; (dir.) vi è materia per un processo, there are grounds for litigation.
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    [ma'tɛrja]
    1. sf
    (gen) Filosofia, Fis matter, (Scol : argomento) subject matter, material, (disciplina) subject, (sostanza) Tecn, Comm material, substance

    prima di entrare in materia... — before discussing the matter in hand...

    un esperto in materia (di musica ecc) — an expert on the subject (of music ecc)

    2.
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    [ma'tɛrja]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) (sostanza) material, matter
    2) (argomento) subject, topic
    3) scol. (disciplina) subject

    materia obbligatoria, complementare — core, optional subject

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    materia
    /ma'tεrja/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (sostanza) material, matter; la materia e la forma matter and form; materia grigia grey matter; materia prima raw material; - e plastiche plastics
     2 (argomento) subject, topic; indice per -e subject index; esperto in materia expert on the subject; è un'autorità in materia di he's an authority on; sa tutto in materia di musica he knows everything about music; c'è materia per intentare un processo there are grounds for legal action
     3 scol. (disciplina) subject; materia obbligatoria, complementare core, optional subject.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > materia

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