substantive in Russian
substantive in Russian is содержа́тельный, материа́льный — substantive means forming the essential or basic part of something.
substantive in Russian
содержа́тельный
Pronounced: soderzhatelnyy
Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
материа́льный
Pronounced: materialnyy
(law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
What does "substantive" mean?
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adj Forming the essential or basic part of something.
"In one sense the first debate achieved the worst of all worlds: it managed to be technical, even dull, without being substantive or especially honest."
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adj Concerned with real content rather than surface style, and so always meaningful.
"substantive changes made by the lawyers"
- adj Solid, firm and of real importance.
- adj Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
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substantive in a sentence
- In one sense the first debate achieved the worst of all worlds: it managed to be technical, even dull, without being substantive or especially honest.
- substantive changes made by the lawyers
- Substantive editing is never trivial, whereas some aspects of copyediting are trivial.
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What is "substantive" in Russian?
"substantive" in Russian is содержа́тельный, материа́льный. substantive means: Forming the essential or basic part of something.
How do you pronounce содержа́тельный?
"substantive" in Russian is содержа́тельный, pronounced "soderzhatelnyy".
Are there other ways to say "substantive" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 2 translations listed for "substantive": содержа́тельный, материа́льный.
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