material Signification, définition

Signification de material en français

• 0 cloth or fabric -- tissu [ masculine ]

  • I need 3m of material for the cushion covers. J’ai besoin de 3 m de tissu pour les housses de coussins.

  • a light/heavy material une étoffe légère/lourde

• 1 a substance or matter used in making sth -- matériau [ masculine ]

  • building materials matériaux de construction

  • a useful adhesive material une matière adhésive utile

• 2 information, facts, or ideas -- matière [ feminine ]

  • I’m collecting material for my new novel. Je rassemble de la matière pour mon nouveau roman.

• 3 notes or documents containing information -- documentation [ feminine ]

  • advertising material documentation publicitaire

• 4 relating to money and property, not your spiritual existence -- matériel/-elle

  • It’s not the material things that make you a happy person. Ce ne sont pas les choses matérielles qui font de vous une personne heureuse.

• 5 in law, important and relevant -- pertinent/-ente

  • information that is material to the court case des informations pertinentes pour le procès

• 6 anything out of which something is, or may be, made -- matériel, matériau

  • Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.

• 7 cloth -- tissu

  • I’d like three metres of blue woollen/woolen material.

• 8 consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these -- matériel

  • the material world.

• 9 belonging to the world; not spiritual -- matériel

  • He wanted material things like money, possessions, and power.

• 10 essential or important -- essentiel

  • evidence that is material to his defence.