material

1. (countable, uncountable)A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made.

   Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.

   Material, Rohstoff

   материа́лmateriál, вещество́veščestvó

   матеріа́лmateriál

2. (collective, countable, sometimes, uncountable)A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.

   boy/girlfriend material

   marriage material

3. (countable, plural, uncountable, usually)Apparatus for doing or making something.

   things needed for doing or making something

4. (countable, uncountable)Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions.

   teaching materials

   We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.

   information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

5. (countable, uncountable)Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth).

   a piece of material

   You'll need about a yard of material to make this.

   Stoff

   материа́лmateriál, мате́рияmatérija, тканьtkanʹ

6. (countable, uncountable)The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.

   The solid materials of the mixture will settle to the bottom of the container.

   The material of his character was basically good.

7. (countable, uncountable)An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.

   материа́лmateriál

8. (countable, uncountable)All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.

9. (countable, rare, uncountable)The materiel of an army.

10. (Ireland, archaic, countable, uncountable)The ingredients for making whisky punch.

11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Things that are material.

1. I want a suit made of this material.

   Я хочу костюм з цього матеріалу.

   ruЯ хочу костюм из этого материала.

   deIch möchte einen Anzug aus diesem Stoff.

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2. She is collecting material for a book.

   Вона збирає матеріал для книжки.

   ruОна собирает материал для книги.

   deSie ist dabei, Material für ein Buch zu sammeln.

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3. This material stretches easily.

   Цей матеріал легко розтягується.

   ruЭтот материал легко тянется.

   deDieses Material dehnt sich leicht aus.

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4. We got all the materials together.

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5. I'm not interested in material gain.

   ruМеня не интересует материальная выгода.

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