significant

significant
adjective
1) (noteworthy, important) bedeutend
2) (full of meaning) bedeutsam
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[siɡ'nifikənt]
adjective
1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) bedeutsam
2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.)
3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.)
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sig·nifi·cant
[sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, AM ˈnɪfə-]
adj
1. (considerable) beachtlich, bedeutend, signifikant; (important) bedeutsam
\significant contribution bedeutender Beitrag
\significant date/event wichtiges Datum/Ereignis
\significant decrease beachtlicher Rückgang
\significant difference deutlicher Unterschied
\significant improvement beachtliche Verbesserung
\significant increase beträchtlicher Anstieg
\significant other (fig) Partner(in) m(f); (hum) bessere Hälfte hum fam
\significant part beachtlicher [An]teil
to be historically \significant eine historisch bedeutende Rolle spielen
2. (meaningful) bedeutsam
do you think it's \significant that ... glaubst du, es hat etwas zu bedeuten, dass ...
a \significant look ein viel sagender Blick
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[sIg'nIfɪkənt]
adj
1) (= considerable, having consequence) bedeutend; (= important) wichtig

is it of any significant interest? — ist das von wesentlichem Interesse?

to be significant to or for sth — eine bedeutende or wichtige Rolle in etw (dat) spielen

statistically significant —

politically/historically significant — politisch/historisch bedeutend

2) (= meaningful) bedeutungsvoll; look vielsagend, bedeutsam; sigh, tone of voice bedeutungsvoll, bedeutsam

it is significant that ... — es ist bezeichnend, dass ...

he wondered whether her glance was significant — er fragte sich, ob ihr Blick etwas zu bedeuten habe

to be significant of sth (liter) — ein (An)zeichen nt für etw sein

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significant [sıɡˈnıfıkənt] adj
1. bezeichnend (of für):
be significant of auch hinweisen auf (akk)
2. bedeutsam, wichtig, von Bedeutung
3. wesentlich, merklich
4. fig vielsagend (Geste etc)
5. significant figures (bes US digits)(MATH, Statistik) signifikante oder bedeutsame Ziffern
6. significant other
a) SOZIOL Bezugsperson f,
b) Ehepartner(in),
c) Lebensgefährte m, -gefährtin f
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adjective
1) (noteworthy, important) bedeutend
2) (full of meaning) bedeutsam
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adj.
bedeutend adj.
bedeutsam adj.
bedeutsamen adj.
bezeichnend adj.
gültig adj.
signifikant adj.
wertig adj.

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