irrelevance

irrelevance
noun die Unerheblichkeit
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ir·rel·evance
[ɪˈreləvən(t)s, AM ɪrˈel-]
ir·rel·evan·cy
[ɪˈreləvən(t)si, AM ɪrˈel-]
n (form) Unerheblichkeit f, Unwesentlichkeit f; of details Bedeutungslosigkeit f, Irrelevanz f form
to be an \irrelevance unwesentlich [o ohne Belang] sein
sympathy is an \irrelevance — we need practical help Anteilnahme ist nicht das Wesentliche — was wir brauchen, ist praktische Unterstützung
to fade into \irrelevance immer bedeutungsloser werden
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[ɪ'reləvəns] [I'relIvənsɪ]
n
Irrelevanz f no pl; (of details also) Unwesentlichkeit f, Nebensächlichkeit f; (of titles, individuals) Bedeutungslosigkeit f

his speech was full of irrelevancies — vieles in seiner Rede war irrelevant or nebensächlich or unwesentlich

it's become something of an irrelevance — es ist ziemlich irrelevant geworden

she dismissed his opinions as an irrelevance — sie tat seine Ansichten als irrelevant or belanglos ab

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irrelevance [ıˈreləvəns], irrelevancy [-sı] s
1. Irrelevanz f, Unerheblichkeit f, Belanglosigkeit f
2. Unanwendbarkeit f
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n.
Belanglosigkeit f.

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