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rel·e·vant

(rĕl′ə-vənt)
adj.
1. Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.
2. Meaningful or purposeful in current society or culture: thought that the traditional male role of breadwinner was no longer relevant.
[Medieval Latin relevāns, relevant-, from Latin, present participle of relevāre, to relieve, raise up; see relieve.]
rel′e·vance (-vəns) n.
rel′e·vant·ly adv.
Synonyms: relevant, apropos, germane, material, pertinent
These adjectives describe what relates to and has a direct bearing on the matter at hand: researched websites relevant to her course of study; an apropos response that concisely answered my question; comments that were germane to the topic of discussion; reiterated the material facts of the lawsuit; assigned pertinent articles for the class to read.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. relevance - the relation of something to the matter at hand
connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
materiality - relevance requiring careful consideration
cogency - persuasive relevance
point - a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
applicability, pertinence, pertinency - relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
irrelevance, irrelevancy - the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
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relevance

noun
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Translations
صِلَه بالمَوْضوع
důležitost
relevansvigtighed
òaî aî koma tilteknu máli viî; mikilvægi
závažnosť
pomembnosttehtnost

relevance

[ˈreləvəns] N → pertinencia f, relevancia f
matters of doubtful relevance → asuntos de dudosa pertinencia or relevancia
what is the relevance of that? → y eso ¿tiene que ver (con lo que estamos discutiendo)?
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relevance

[ˈrɛləvəns] n → pertinence f
She did not see the relevance of his remarks → Elle ne voyait pas la pertinence de ses remarques.
the relevance of sth to sth → la pertinence de qch par rapport à qch
the relevance of sth to sb → la pertinence de qch pour qn
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relevance

, relevancy
n → Relevanz f; to be of particular relevance (to somebody) → (für jdn) besonders relevant sein; what is the relevance of your question to the problem? → inwiefern ist Ihre Frage für das Problem relevant?; to have no relevance to something → irrelevant für or bei etw sein
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relevance

[ˈrɛləvəns] n → pertinenza
relevance of sth to sth → rapporto tra qc e qc
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relevant

(ˈreləvənt) adjective
connected with or saying something important about what is being spoken about or discussed. I don't think his remarks are relevant (to our discussion); Any relevant information should be given to the police. relevant مُتَعَلِّق بالمَوْضوع، ذو صِلَه уместен relevante / pertinente závažný sachdienlich relevant; vigtig σχετικός pertinente; relevante, importante asjakohane مربوط؛ وابسته relevantti pertinent שייך उपयुक्त relevantan, koji ima veze s tárgyhoz tartozó relevan viðeigandi; mikilvægur pertinente 関連した 관계가 있는 svarbus svarīgs, būtisks; cieši saistīts berhubung relevant relevant, aktuell, som angår saken stotny, stosowny وړ، مربوط، مناسب موزون، په ځاى pertinente relevant относящийся к делу závažný ustrezen važan relevant เข้าประเด็น ... ile (doğrudan) ilgili 相關的 доречний متعلقہ liên quan 有关的
ˈrelevance noun
relevansie صِلَه بالمَوْضوع уместност relevância / pertinência důležitost die Relevanz relevans; vigtighed σχέση pertinencia; relevancia asjakohasus ارتباط relevanssi pertinence שַׁייָכוּת अनुकूलता relevantnost, primjenjivost na nešto fontosság; összefüggés relevansi það að koma tilteknu máli við; mikilvægi pertinenza 関連性 관련성 svarbumas svarīgums; būtība; cieša saistība berhubung relevantie relevans, aktualitet związek, stosowność وړتوب، په ځاى توب pertinência relevanţă уместность závažnosť ustreznost važnost relevans ความสําคัญ ilgili, ilişki, alâka 相關性 доречність تعلق sự thích hợp; sự xác đáng 关联有关
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