unimportant statements
[/ˌʌnɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈsteɪtmənts/]
noun phrasepl: unimportant statements
declarações sem importância / afirmações insignificantes
1. Statements, remarks, or comments that lack significance, relevance, or consequence; trivial or minor utterances that do not carry weight or meaning in a given context
The meeting was filled with unimportant statements that distracted from the main agenda.
A reunião foi repleta de declarações sem importância que desviaram a atenção da agenda principal.
2. Words or expressions that are considered inconsequential or negligible in terms of impact or value
Most of the feedback was unimportant statements that we could safely ignore.
A maioria dos comentários eram afirmações insignificantes que poderíamos ignorar com segurança.
In both Brazilian and American contexts, dismissing 'unimportant statements' reflects cultural values around efficiency and focus on substantive communication. In business environments (especially in São Paulo and NYC), such statements are often minimized to prioritize productivity. In more social contexts, however, small talk and seemingly unimportant remarks can serve important relationship-building functions, making the distinction between 'important' and 'unimportant' contextually dependent.
NYC Slang
small talk / fluff / nonsense / BS
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