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sostanziale

substantial

adjective sohs-tahn-TSYAH-leh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

significant

Usage Note

Sostanziale means substantial in the sense of significant or fundamental (una differenza sostanziale), not in the sense of large in quantity (for that, use considerevole or notevole). It is invariable for gender (un cambiamento sostanziale / una riforma sostanziale). The adverb sostanzialmente (essentially, fundamentally) is widely used in formal discourse.

Examples

"Non ci sono differenze sostanziali tra i due piani."

Natural Translation

There are no substantial differences between the two plans.

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