significance

significance
noun
(meaning, importance) Bedeutung, die

be of [no] significance — [nicht] von Bedeutung sein

a matter of great/little/no significance — eine [sehr] wichtige/ziemlich unwichtige/völlig unwichtige Angelegenheit

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[siɡ'nifikəns]
noun (meaning or importance: a matter of great significance.) die Bedeutung
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sig·nifi·cance
[sɪgˈnɪfɪkən(t)s, AM ˈnɪfə-]
n no pl
1. (importance) Wichtigkeit f, Bedeutung f, Belang m
to be of great \significance for sb/sth von großer Bedeutung für jdn/etw sein
to be of no \significance belanglos [o bedeutungslos] sein
2. (meaning) Bedeutung f
what's the \significance of that gesture? was bedeutet diese Geste?
to give \significance to sth/sb etw/jdm Bedeutung beimessen
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[sIg'nIfɪkəns]
n
Bedeutung f; (of action also) Tragweite f; (of one special event also) Wichtigkeit f

what is the significance of this? — was bedeutet das?, welche Bedeutung hat das?

of no significance — belanglos, bedeutungslos

to attach great significance to sth — einer Sache (dat) große Bedeutung beimessen

he attaches great significance to us arriving on time — er legt großen Wert darauf, dass wir pünktlich sind

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significance [sıɡˈnıfıkəns] s
1. Bedeutung f, (tieferer) Sinn
2. Bedeutung f, Bedeutsamkeit f, Wichtigkeit f:
of no significance ohne Belang oder Bedeutung, bedeutungslos
3. MATH, Statistik: Signifikanz f:
significance level Signifikanzniveau n;
significance test Signifikanztest m
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noun
(meaning, importance) Bedeutung, die

be of [no] significance — [nicht] von Bedeutung sein

a matter of great/little/no significance — eine [sehr] wichtige/ziemlich unwichtige/völlig unwichtige Angelegenheit

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n.
Bedeutung f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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