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be moot

[bē muːt]
verb phrase
ser discutível; ser irrelevante; ser sem importância
1. To be subject to debate or open to discussion; having no practical significance or relevance
Whether we should have taken that route is now moot since we've already arrived.
Se devêssemos ter tomado aquele caminho agora é discutível já que já chegamos.
2. To be of no practical importance; to be rendered irrelevant by circumstances
The question became moot after the company announced its closure.
A questão tornou-se irrelevante após a empresa anunciar seu fechamento.
Synonyms
be debatablebe arguablebe irrelevantbe immaterialbe academic
Antonyms
be settledbe relevantbe materialbe important

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser discutível; ser sem importância
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
ser questionável; ser irrelevante
European Portuguese tends toward 'questionável'

Related Idioms & Phrases

moot point - a point that is debatable or irrelevant
render moot - to make something irrelevant or no longer applicable
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