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irrespective

(ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv)

adj

irrespective of (preposition) without taking account of; regardless of

adv

informal regardless; without due consideration: he carried on with his plan irrespective.

ˌirreˈspectively adv

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ir•re•spec•tive

(ˌɪr ɪˈspɛk tɪv)

adj.

without regard to; ignoring or discounting (usu. fol. by of): Irrespective of the weather, I should go.

[1630–40]

ir`re•spec′tive•ly, adv.

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Adv.

irrespective - in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"

disregarding, disregardless, no matter, regardless

Translations

بِصَرْف النَّظَر

bez ohledu na

uanset

unbeschadet ungeachtet

án tillits til

nepriklausomai nuo

neatkarīgi

bakmaksızıngöz önüne almaksızın

不考虑的与...无关的

irrespective

[ˌɪrɪˈspektɪv] ADJ irrespective of → sin tomar en consideración or en cuenta
the same treatment for all, irrespective of age or gender → el mismo trato para todos, sin distinción de edad o sexo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

irrespective

[ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv] adj
irrespective of prep → sans tenir compte de

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

irrespective

adj irrespective of → ungeachtet (+gen), → unabhängig von; candidates should be chosen irrespective of sex/race → bei der Auswahl der Kandidaten sollte das Geschlecht/die Rasse keine Rolle spielen; irrespective of whether they want to or not → egal or gleichgültig, ob sie wollen oder nicht

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

irrespective

[ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv] irrespective of prep → a prescindere da
irrespective of the weather → qualunque tempo faccia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

irrespective

(iriˈspektiv) : irrespective of

without consideration of. The pupils are all taught together, irrespective of age or ability.

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After her first burst of disappointment Joan began to take the mishap as she had taken Tess's original trouble, as she would have taken a wet holiday or failure in the potato-crop; as a thing which had come upon them irrespective of desert or folly; a chance external impingement to be borne with; not a lesson.

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But the loving one loveth irrespective of reward and requital.

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If it be asked what is to be the consequence, in case the Congress shall misconstrue this part of the Constitution, and exercise powers not warranted by its true meaning, I answer, the same as if they should misconstrue or enlarge any other power vested in them; as if the general power had been reduced to particulars, and any one of these were to be violated; the same, in short, as if the State legislatures should violate the irrespective constitutional authorities.

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A pause succeeded, during which the honest and irrepressible baby made a series of leaps and crows at little Jane, who appeared to me to be the only member of the family (irrespective of servants) with whom it had any decided acquaintance.

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But anything, involving a collision of minds only, would be possible in our ideal world--for of course we must allow mental powers to all, irrespective of size.

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Since then, when my views have been called for I have kept my real sentiments more to myself like, preferring to express unbounded admiration of this young person's actions, irrespective of their actual merits.

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I had gained considerably on the craft by night; and then, knowing that they must have sighted me and would show no lights after dark, I set my destination compass upon her--that wonderful little Martian mechanism which, once attuned to the object of destination, points away toward it, irrespective of every change in its location.

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Some were large, but one or two--and this is a wonderful instance of how nature carries out her handiwork by the same unvarying laws, utterly irrespective of size--were tiny.

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He was one of those men to whom a girl's left hand is simply a girl's left hand, irrespective of whether it wears rings on its third finger or not.

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Taxation may be the consequence of a mission; riots may be the consequence of a mission; wars may be the consequence of a mission: we go on with our work, irrespective of every human consideration which moves the world outside us.

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My denying myself the pleasure of the present agreeable conversation may not be wholly irrespective of your own interests, Mr.

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Celia thought with some dismalness of the time she should have to spend as bridesmaid at Lowick, while the curate had probably no pretty little children whom she could like, irrespective of principle.