materia
1 (Física) matter; (material) material; substance
materia inorgánica inorganic matter; materia vegetal vegetable matter; una materia esponjosa y blanda a soft spongy material o substance; hay materia para escribir varios libros there is enough material to write several books; hay mucha materia para investigar there is a lot of material to research
ya tenéis materia para pensar that should give you something to think about o food for thought
materia colorante dyestuff
materia grasa fat
materia gris grey o gray matter; (EEUU)
materia prima raw material
2 (tema) subject matter; (Escol) subject
índice de materias table of contents; en materia de as regards; entrar en materia to get down to business; get to the point; son expertos en la materia they are experts on the subject; será materia de muchas discusiones it will be the subject of a lot of debate
materia optativa (Escol) option; optional subject
