substantial *** sub·stan·tial adj

substantial *** sub·stan·tial adj
[səb'stænʃ(ə)l]
1) (considerable: amount, progress) notevole, considerevole, (majority, proportion) largo (-a), grande, (difference) sostanziale, (solid: building, table) solido (-a), (meal) sostanzioso (-a), (wealthy: landowner, businessman) ricco (-a)

a substantial sum — una somma notevole

a substantial lunch — un pranzo sostanzioso

a substantial structure — una struttura solida

2) (frm: real) reale

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