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1 irrelevance
noun falta de pertinenciatr[ɪ'reləvəns]1 falta de pertinenciairrelevance [ɪ'rɛləvənts] n: irrelevancia fn.• impertinencia s.f.• inaplicabilidad s.f.• inconexión s.f.ɪ'reləvənsmass & count noun irrelevancia f[ɪ'relǝvǝns]N irrelevancia f, intrascendencia fit highlighted the irrelevance of the project to the local community — puso de relieve lo intrascendente del proyecto para la comunidad local
they dismiss religion as an irrelevance — rechazan la religión como algo irrelevante or intrascendente
* * *[ɪ'reləvəns]mass & count noun irrelevancia f -
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3 irrelevant
i'relivənt(not connected with the subject that is being discussed etc: irrelevant comments.) irrelevante- irrelevance
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irrelevant adj que no viene al casotr[ɪ'relɪvənt]1 (unimportant - fact, detail, etc) irrelevante2 (out of place) que no viene al caso■ that's irrelevant eso no tiene nada que ver, eso no viene al casoirrelevant [ɪ'rɛləvənt] adj: irrelevanteadj.• impertinente adj.• inaplicable adj.• inconexo, -a adj.• irrelevante adj.ɪ'reləvəntadjective <fact/detail> irrelevante, intrascendentethe size of the building is quite irrelevant — el tamaño del edificio no tiene ninguna importancia or no viene al caso
to be irrelevant TO something — no tener* relación or no tener* que ver con algo
to be irrelevant TO somebody — serle* indiferente a alguien
[ɪ'relǝvǝnt]ADJ [details, information] irrelevante, intrascendentewhat you are saying is irrelevant — lo que dices no viene al caso, lo que dices es irrelevante
those remarks are irrelevant to the present discussion — esas observaciones no tienen relación con lo que se está discutiendo
the proposals are irrelevant to most of our customers — las propuestas les son indiferentes a la mayoría de nuestros clientes
he was irrelevant, merely to be disposed of — era una persona superflua de la que se podía prescindir
* * *[ɪ'reləvənt]adjective <fact/detail> irrelevante, intrascendentethe size of the building is quite irrelevant — el tamaño del edificio no tiene ninguna importancia or no viene al caso
to be irrelevant TO something — no tener* relación or no tener* que ver con algo
to be irrelevant TO somebody — serle* indiferente a alguien
См. также в других словарях:
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