Polyglot Dictionary

beside the point

/bɪˈsaɪd ðə pɔɪnt/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. fuera de lugar, irrelevante

    • Your objection is beside the point.

      Tu objeción es irrelevante.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

out of place

out of place and beside the point are close synonyms for "irrelevant," largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa beside the point?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Your objection is ___ the point.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a beside the point?

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