substance

a material or a type of material that has physical qualities and can be seen, touched, etc.

material, sustancia

• a substance

Collocations substance abuse · illegal substances

• The drug is a dangerous substance.

  La droga es una sustancia peligrosa.

the main ideas or facts in something such as a book, speech, article, etc.

contenido, materia

• the substance of sth

Collocations substance of an argument · substance of a report

• The book is full of interesting facts and has real substance.

  El libro está lleno de hechos interesantes y tiene verdadero contenido.

the quality of being strong or powerful, especially in a way that is not easy to ignore.

fuerza, potencia

• a substance

Collocations substance of an argument · substance of a claim

• The evidence has some substance.

  La evidencia tiene cierta fuerza.

a drug that is not legal to buy, sell, or use

droga ilegal

• a substance

Collocations illegal substances · controlled substances

• The police found illegal substances in his apartment.

  La policía encontró sustancias ilegales en su apartamento.

a chemical substance, especially one that is used in a scientific experiment or process.

sustancia química

• a substance

Collocations chemical substances · reactive substances

• The experiment involved several chemical substances.

  El experimento involucró varias sustancias químicas.

the legal status of something as being a drug that is not allowed to be bought, sold, or used.

clasificación como droga ilegal

• a substance

Collocations legal status of substances · classification as a controlled substance

• The government is reviewing the legality of certain substances.

  El gobierno está revisando la legalidad de ciertas sustancias.

a state of matter, such as a solid, liquid, or gas.

estado físico

• a substance

Collocations states of matter · physical states

• Water can exist in three different physical states.

  El agua puede existir en tres estados físicos diferentes.

the legal status of something as being a drug that is not allowed to be bought, sold, or used.

clasificación como droga ilegal

• a substance

Collocations legal status of substances · classification as a controlled substance

• The government is reviewing the legality of certain substances.

  El gobierno está revisando la legalidad de ciertas sustancias.