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the minor fact

[ðə ˈmaɪnər fækt]
noun phrasepl: the minor facts
o fato menor / o detalhe menor
1. A less important or significant fact; a detail of secondary importance
Whether he arrived at 9 or 9:15 is merely the minor fact; what matters is that he came.
Se ele chegou às 9 ou 9h15 é apenas o fato menor; o que importa é que ele veio.
2. A piece of information that is subordinate to a main point or argument
The spelling error is the minor fact compared to the overall message of the document.
O erro de ortografia é o fato menor comparado à mensagem geral do documento.
Synonyms
minor detailtrivial factinsignificant detailsecondary point
Antonyms
major factimportant detailsignificant pointcrucial fact

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
o fato menor / o detalhe menor
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
o fato menor / a miudeza
May use 'miudeza' for minor details colloquially
Portugal
o detalhe menor / o pormenor
Preference for 'pormenor' to denote minor detail

Related Idioms & Phrases

miss the forest for the trees
not the be-all and end-all
small potatoes
a drop in the bucket
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