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1 insignificant
insiɡ'nifikənt(of little value or importance; not significant: They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person.) insignificanteinsignificant adj insignificantetr[ɪnsɪg'nɪfɪkənt]1 insignificanteinsignificant [.ɪnsɪg'nɪfɪkənt] adj: insignificanteadj.• anodino, -a adj.• insignificante adj.n.• anodino s.m.'ɪnsɪg'nɪfɪkənt[ˌɪnsɪɡ'nɪfɪkǝnt]ADJ [person, number, amount] insignificante; [detail] insignificante, sin importanciawho left it here is insignificant, the important thing is... — no tiene importancia quién lo dejó aquí, lo importante es...
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2 significance
noun (meaning or importance: a matter of great significance.) significado, importanciasignificance n significadotr[sɪg'nɪfɪkəns]1 (meaning) significado2 (importance) importancia, trascendenciasignificance [sɪg'nɪfɪkənts] n1) meaning: significado m2) importance: importancia fn.• alcance s.m.• importancia s.f.• significación s.f.• significado s.m.sɪg'nɪfɪkənsmass noun importancia f, trascendencia f, relevancia f[sɪɡ'nɪfɪkǝns]N1) (=meaning)2) (=importance) importancia fcan we attach any significance to this promise? — ¿podemos darle importancia a esta promesa?
* * *[sɪg'nɪfɪkəns]mass noun importancia f, trascendencia f, relevancia f -
3 significant
1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) significativo, importante2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.) elocuente, expresivo3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.) significativosignificant adj1. importante / sensible2. significativothis is an isolated incident, I don't think it's significant es un hecho aislado, no creo que sea significativotr[sɪg'nɪfɪkənt]1 (meaningful - gen) significativo,-a; (look etc) elocuente, expresivo,-a2 (important) importante, trascendente, considerablesignificant [sɪg'nɪfɪkənt] adj1) important: importante2) meaningful: significativo♦ significantly advadj.• importante adj.• significante adj.• significativo, -a adj.sig'nɪfɪkənta) (important, considerable) importanteb) ( meaningful) <look/smile> expresivo, elocuente; <fact/remark> significativo[sɪɡ'nɪfɪkǝnt]ADJ1) (=important) [number, event, achievement, part, development] importante; [effect, amount, improvement, sum of money, victory] considerable; [contribution, reduction, increase] significativo, considerable; [difference] significativo; [change] importante, considerable; [factor, impact, step] significativo, importanteit is significant that... — es significativo que...
Japan has made significant progress in reducing pollution — Japón ha dado un gran paso adelante en la reducción de la contaminación
significant other — (=partner) pareja f
2) (=meaningful) [look, gesture, tone of voice] significativo, elocuentecould this be significant of a change of heart? — ¿podría esto suponer un cambio de idea?
* * *[sig'nɪfɪkənt]a) (important, considerable) importanteb) ( meaningful) <look/smile> expresivo, elocuente; <fact/remark> significativo -
4 significantly
1) (in a significant manner: He patted his pocket significantly.) significativamente2) (to an important degree: Sales-levels are significantly lower than last year, which is very disappointing.) considerablementetr[sɪg'nɪfɪkəntlɪ]1 (considerably, notably) considerablemente, apreciablemente2 (meaningfully - used alone) lo cual es significativoadv.• significativamente adv.sɪg'nɪfɪkəntliadverb <improve/change/increase> considerablemente, apreciablemente[sɪɡ'nɪfɪkǝntlɪ]ADV1) (=considerably) (with adj) [higher, lower, better, reduced] considerablemente; (with verb) [change, improve, reduce, increase] de forma significativa, considerablemente2) (=notably)significantly, most of them are Scottish — es significativo que la mayoría sean escoceses
3) (=meaningfully)she looked at me significantly — me lanzó una mirada significativa or elocuente
* * *[sɪg'nɪfɪkəntli]adverb <improve/change/increase> considerablemente, apreciablemente
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insignificance — in|sig|nif|i|cance [ ,ınsıg nıfikəns ] noun uncount the quality of not being large or important enough to be worth considering: insignificance of: It reminds us of the insignificance of man in the whole scheme of things. a. fade into… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
