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ignoring the goal

[ɪɡˈnɔːrɪŋ ðə ɡoʊl]
verb phrase
ignorando o objetivo
1. deliberately disregarding or failing to pay attention to the intended purpose, target, or aim of an action or endeavor
By focusing only on profits, the company was ignoring the goal of providing quality service.
Ao focar apenas nos lucros, a empresa estava ignorando o objetivo de fornecer um serviço de qualidade.
2. overlooking the main purpose or objective in favor of secondary concerns
The student was ignoring the goal of learning by simply memorizing for the test.
O estudante estava ignorando o objetivo de aprender apenas memorizando para a prova.
NYC Slang
missing the point / sleeping on the goal
Synonyms
disregarding the objectiveoverlooking the aimlosing sight of the goalneglecting the purposedismissing the target
Antonyms
pursuing the goalachieving the objectivefocusing on the aimkeeping sight of the goalprioritizing the objective

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ignorando o objetivo
most common usage
São Paulo
ignorando a meta
alternative using 'meta' for goal/target
Rio de Janeiro
ignorando o alvo
alternative using 'alvo' for target/goal
Portugal
ignorando o objetivo
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

losing sight of the goal
missing the mark
off target
barking up the wrong tree
perder de vista o objetivo
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