substantive

de fondo, sustantivo

Que se refiere a lo que algo dice o significa, más que a su forma de presentación.

En inglés sencillo: Concerning what something actually says or means, rather than how it is presented.

• She suggested substantive changes.
• The editor made substantive revisions to the argument.
• We discussed substantive questions about the policy.

Sinónimos: content-related

Expresiones frecuentes: substantive editing, substantive changes, substantive discussion

esencial, fundamental

Relacionado con la parte más importante de algo.

En inglés sencillo: Related to the most important part of something.

• We still need substantive information.
• The report identifies the substantive issues.
• Trust is a substantive element of their agreement.

Sinónimos: essential, fundamental

Antónimos: peripheral

Expresiones frecuentes: substantive information, substantive element, substantive issue

sustancial, sólido

Que tiene fuerza, importancia o valor duradero de verdad.

En inglés sencillo: Having real strength, importance, or lasting value.

• We made substantive progress.
• Their claims lack substantive evidence.
• The talks produced no substantive results.

Sinónimos: substantial, solid

Antónimos: insubstantial

Expresiones frecuentes: substantive progress, substantive evidence, substantive achievement

independiente, autónomo

Capaz de existir por sí mismo, sin depender de otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Able to exist on its own without depending on something else.

• The author describes a substantive entity.
• Does this idea have substantive existence?
• The philosopher treats the mind as substantive.

Sinónimos: independent, self-sufficient

Antónimos: dependent

Expresiones frecuentes: substantive existence, substantive entity, substantive being

elemento textual sustantivo

Parte de un texto, como una palabra o su posición, que influye en su significado.

En inglés sencillo: A part of a text, such as a word or its position, that affects its meaning.

• The editor changed a substantive.
• These substantives affect the meaning of the passage.
• The comparison separates substantives from differences in spelling.

Expresiones frecuentes: textual substantive, substantive variant, change a substantive