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1 irrelevance
irrelevance [ɪˈreləvəns], irrelevancy [ɪˈreləvənsɪ] noun* * *[ɪ'reləvəns]irrelevancy [ɪ'reləvənsɪ] noun1) (of fact, remark, question) manque m d'à-proposirrelevance to something — manque m de rapport avec quelque chose
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2 irrelevance
irrelevance, irrelevancy n1 ( lack of importance) (of fact, remark, question) manque m d'à-propos ; irrelevance to sth manque de rapport avec qch ;2 ( unimportant thing) to be an irrelevance ne pas avoir d'importance ; a document full of irrelevances un document truffé de remarques sans rapport avec le sujet. -
3 irrelevance
(a) (of fact, comment) manque m de rapport, non-pertinence f;∎ the irrelevance of your remarks on the subject is all too obvious il est évident que vos remarques n'ont pas de rapport avec le sujet(b) (pointless fact or matter) inutilité f;∎ don't waste your time on irrelevances ne perdez pas votre temps avec des choses sans importance;∎ the monarchy has become an irrelevance la monarchie n'a plus de raison d'être, la monarchie a perdu sa raison d'êtreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > irrelevance
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4 irrelevance
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5 disregard
disregard [‚dɪsrɪˈgα:d][+ fact, advice, remark] ne tenir aucun compte de ; [+ danger, feelings] passer outre à2. noun[of difficulty, comments, feelings] indifférence f ( for à ) ; [of danger] mépris m ( for de ) ; [of safety] négligence f ( for en ce qui concerne ) ; [of rule, law] non-observation f ( for de)* * *[ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑːd] 1.noun (for problem, feelings, person) indifférence f ( for something à quelque chose; for somebody envers quelqu'un); (for danger, convention, life, law, right) mépris m ( for de)2.transitive verb1) ( discount) ne pas tenir compte de [irrelevance, problem, evidence, remark]; fermer les yeux sur [fault]; mépriser [danger]2) ne pas respecter [law, instruction] -
6 incidental
incidental [‚ɪnsɪˈdentl]1. adjective2. noun• that's just an incidental ( = irrelevance) ça n'a pas de rapport avec la question3. plural noun4. compounds* * *[ˌɪnsɪ'dentl] 1.noun détail m2.incidentals plural noun Commerce faux-frais mpl3.to be incidental to — accompagner [activity, job]
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7 irrelevant
[i'relivənt](not connected with the subject that is being discussed etc: irrelevant comments.) sans rapport avec la question- irrelevance - irrelevancy -
8 disregard
A n (for problem, feelings, person) indifférence f (for sth à qch ; for sb envers qn) ; (for danger, convention, human life, law, right) mépris m (for de) ; to show disregard faire preuve d'indifférence or de mépris (for à l'égard de).B vtr1 ( discount) ne pas tenir compte de [irrelevance, trivia, problem, evidence, remark] ; fermer les yeux sur [wrongdoing] ; mépriser [danger] ;2 ( disobey) ne pas respecter [law, instruction]. -
9 triviality
1 ( banality) banalité f ;2 ( irrelevance) futilité f, détail m insignifiant ; to waste time on trivialities perdre son temps en futilités.
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irrelevance — UK [ɪˈreləvəns] / US or irrelevancy UK [ɪˈreləvənsɪ] / US noun Word forms irrelevance : singular irrelevance plural irrelevances a) [uncountable] the fact of being not relevant The irrelevance of his replies indicated that he wasn t listening. b) … English dictionary
irrelevance — ir·rel·e·vance /ir re lə vəns/ n 1: the quality or state of being irrelevant 2: something that is irrelevant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
irrelevance — irrelevance, irrelevancy Both words are in use and there is no distinction in their meaning, but irrelevance is more common … Modern English usage
irrelevance — (n.) 1735, from IRRELEVANT (Cf. irrelevant) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Earlier in the same sense was irrelevancy (1590s) … Etymology dictionary
irrelevance — [[t]ɪre̱lɪv(ə)ns[/t]] irrelevances 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n If you talk about the irrelevance of something, you mean that it is irrelevant. ...the utter irrelevance of the debate. Ant: relevance 2) N COUNT If you describe something as an… … English dictionary
irrelevance — ir|rel|e|vance [ıˈrelıvəns] n also ir|rel|e|van|cy [ vənsi] 1.) [U] a lack of importance in a particular situation 2.) someone or something that is not important in a particular situation irrelevance of ▪ debates on the irrelevance of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
irrelevance — ir|rel|e|vance [ ı reləvəns ] or ir|rel|e|van|cy [ ı reləvənsi ] noun uncount the fact of being not relevant: The irrelevance of his replies indicated that he wasn t listening. a. count something that is not important or necessary to a particular … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
irrelevance — also ir.rel.e.van.cy noun 1 (U) a lack of importance in a particular situation: The irrelevance of his remark irritated her. 2 (C) someone or something that is not important in a particular situation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
irrelevance — irrelevant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not relevant. DERIVATIVES irrelevance noun irrelevancy noun (pl. irrelevancies) irrelevantly adverb … English terms dictionary
irrelevance — noun Date: 1843 1. the quality or state of being irrelevant 2. something irrelevant … New Collegiate Dictionary
irrelevance — /i rel euh veuhns/, n. 1. the quality or condition of being irrelevant. 2. an irrelevant thing, act, etc. [1840 50; IR 2 + RELEVANCE] * * * … Universalium