relevante

relevant; significant

adjective rreh-leh-BAHN-teh Less Common

Origin: From Latin relevans, present participle of relevare (to raise up).

Usage Note

Relevante is a semi-false friend: while it overlaps with English 'relevant', it often carries the stronger sense of 'significant' or 'notable' — una figura relevante means 'a prominent figure', not just 'a relevant one'. For the narrower sense of 'pertinent to the matter', pertinente is more precise in formal Spanish.

Examples

"Es un dato muy relevante para el debate."

Natural Translation

It is a very significant piece of data for the debate.

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