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irrelevant concern

[ɪˈrɛləvənt kənˈsɜrn]
noun phrasepl: irrelevant concerns
preocupação irrelevante
1. A matter or issue that is not related to the matter at hand or is of little importance to the current situation
Whether he likes the color blue is an irrelevant concern when discussing the company's financial crisis.
Se ele gosta da cor azul é uma preocupação irrelevante ao discutir a crise financeira da empresa.
2. Something that does not affect or influence the outcome or decision being made
The brand of the equipment is an irrelevant concern; what matters is its performance.
A marca do equipamento é uma preocupação irrelevante; o que importa é seu desempenho.
NYC Slang
not really relevant, fam
Synonyms
immaterial concernunimportant matterbeside the pointextraneous issuenon-essential detail
Antonyms
relevant concernpertinent issuematerial matterimportant considerationcentral concern

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
preocupação irrelevante
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
assunto sem importância
Sometimes used interchangeably
Portugal
preocupação irrelevante
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

neither here nor there
not the point
beside the point
water under the bridge
splitting hairs
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