материа́л

material — matter from which physical things are made or which is otherwise used to create such things

• Мы будем использовать другой материал.

  We'll use other material.

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• Им нужны деньги, чтобы заплатить за материалы.

  They need money to pay for the materials.

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material — something, as data or an idea, that may be reworked into a new form or may serve as the basis for interpretations

fabric, material