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irrelevant
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ir·rel·e·vant  (-rl-vnt)
adj.
Unrelated to the matter being considered.

ir·rele·vant·ly adv.
Synonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial, impertinent
These adjectives mean not pertinent to the subject under consideration: an irrelevant comment; a question extraneous to the discussion; an objection that is immaterial; mentioned several impertinent facts.
Antonym: relevant

irrelevant [ɪˈrɛləvənt]
adj
not relating or pertinent to the matter at hand; not important
irrelevance , irrelevancy n
irrelevantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.irrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations"
relevant - having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"

irrelevant
Translations
irrelevant [ɪˈreləvənt] ADJ [details, information] → irrelevante, intrascendente
what you are saying is irrelevantlo que dices no viene al caso, lo que dices es irrelevante
those remarks are irrelevant to the present discussionesas observaciones no tienen relación con lo que se está discutiendo
the proposals are irrelevant to most of our customerslas propuestas les son indiferentes a la mayoría de nuestros clientes
he was irrelevant, merely to be disposed ofera una persona superflua de la que se podía prescindir

irrelevant [ɪˈrɛlɪvənt] adj
(= unconnected) [remark] → hors de propos
That's irrelevant → C'est hors de propos.
He either ignored questions or gave irrelevant answers → Tantôt il ignorait mes questions, tantôt il répondait à côté.
to be irrelevant to sth (= have no bearing on) → n'avoir aucune incidence sur qch
(= unimportant) → dénué(e) de pertinence, qui n'a (plus) aucune importance
Many regarded Parliament as irrelevant → Beaucoup considéraient le parlement comme une institution dénuée de pertinence., Beaucoup considéraient le parlement comme une institution désuète.

irrelevant
adjirrelevant; details also, informationunwesentlich, nebensächlich; titles etcbedeutungslos; it is irrelevant whether he agrees or notes ist irrelevant or belanglos, ob er zustimmt; these issues are irrelevant to the younger generationdiese Fragen sind für die jüngere Generation irrelevant or belanglos; it’s irrelevant to the subjectdas ist für das Thema irrelevant; his novels are largely irrelevant to the concerns of todayseine Romane haben wenig Bezug auf die Probleme von heute; don’t be irrelevant (in discussion) → bleib bei der Sache; (in essay writing) → bleiben Sie beim Thema

irrelevant [ɪˈrɛləvənt] adjnon pertinente
if he has the qualifications, his age is irrelevant → se ha i titoli la sua età non ha importanza
irrelevant [ɪˈrɛləvənt] adjnon pertinente
if he has the qualifications, his age is irrelevant → se ha i titoli la sua età non ha importanza

irrelevant
adj irrelevant [iˈrelivənt]
not connected with the subject that is being discussed etc irrelevant comments. irrelevant لا صِلَةَ له بالمَوضوع без връзка nepatřící k věci irrelevant unerheblich άσχετος irrelevante asjakohatu بی ربط asiaankuulumaton sans rapport avec la question לא נוֹגֵע לַעִנייָן बेमतलब, अप्रासंगिक bez veze s predmetom, irelevantan irreleváns tidak berhubungan, tidak relevan utan við efnið, óviðkomandi irrilevante 見当違いの 관련이 없는 nesusijęs su tema nepiederīgs; neatbilstošs tiada kaitan irrelevant irrelevant, uvedkommende nieistotny irrelevante irelevant неуместный nezávažný, bezvýznamný, nepodstatný, nerelevantný nebistven nevažan irrelevant ไม่สัมพันธ์กัน ilgisiz, konu dışı 不相關的 недоречний بے ربط không thích hợp
adv irˈrelevantly
irrelevante بصورةٍ خارجَةٍ عن المَوضوع неуместно nemístně irrelevant unerheblich άσχετα sin venir al caso asjakohatult بطور نامربوط asiaankuulumattomasti hors de propos בְּלִי קֶשֶר अप्रसंगिता irelevantno nem odaillő módon secara tidak relevan á óviðkomandi hátt in maniera irrilevante 見当違いに 무관하게 ne vietoje, be sąryšio nepiederīgi; neatbilstoši dengan tiada kaitan niet ter zake irrelevant bez związku irrelevantemente irelevant, fără nici o legătură (cu problema) неуместно nepodstatne nebistveno nevažno på ett irrelevant sätt อย่างไม่สัมพันธ์กัน ilgisiz bir şekilde 不相關地 недоречно بے بعلقی سے một cách không thích hợp
n irˈrelevance
irrelevansie خُروج عن المَوْضوع неуместност nedůležitost, vedlejší věc irrelevans die Unerheblichkeit ασχετοσύνη falta de pertinencia asjakohatus بی ربطی asiaankuulumattomuus manque d'à-propos חֲסַר קֶשֶר असम्बन्ध nepovezanost s predmetom nem odaillőség, nem a tárgyhoz tartozó volta vminek keadaan tidak relevan óviðkomandi; aukaatriði irrilevanza 不適切 부적절 netinkamumas nepiederība; neatbilstība tidak bersangkutan irrelevantie irrelevans niestosowność irrelevância lipsă de legătură/de rele­vanţă неуместность nezávažnosť nebistvenost nevažnost irrelevans ไม่ตรงประเด็น ilgisizlik, konu dışı olma 不相關 недоречність بے تعلقی sự không thích hợp
n irˈrelevancy
irrelevansie خُروج عن الموضوع неуместност irelevance, nedůležitost irrelevans die Unerheblichkeit ασχετοσύνη, απουσία σχέσης falta de pertinencia tähtsusetu pisiasi بی ربطی asiaankuulumattomuus manque d'à-propos דָבָר לא רֶלֶבַנטִי असम्बद्धता nepovezanost s predmetom nem odaillőség, nem a tárgyhoz tartozó volta vminek keadaan tidak relevan óviðkomandi, aukaatriði irrilevanza 不適切 관련이 없음 netinkamumas nepiederība; neatbilstība yang tidak bersangkutan irrelevantie uvedkommende bemerkning niestosowność irrelevância lipsă de legătură/de rele­vanţă неуместность vedľajšia vec nepomembnost nevažnost irrelevans ไม่ตรงประเด็น konu dışı olma; yersiz şey 不相關 недоречність بے تعلقی tính không thích hợp

irrelevant غير متصل بالموضوع irelevantní irrelevant irrelevant άσχετος irrelevante epäolennainen hors de propos sporedan irrilevante 無関係な 관계가 없는 irrelevant irrelevant niestosowny irrelevante неуместный irrelevant ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกัน alakasız không liên quan 不相关的


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