intrascendente

insignificant

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled “intranscendente.”

intrascendente(een-trah-sehn-dehn-teh)

adjective

1. (general)

a. insignificant

Esos sucesos fueron intrascendentes, por lo que no hay registro de ellos.

Those events were insignificant, which is why there's no record of them.

b. unimportant

Esos son detalles intrascendentes que no aportan nada al relato.

Those are unimportant details that don't contribute anything to the story.

c. trivial

Tras varios comentarios intrascendentes, el alumno conversador finalmente hizo una pregunta muy interesante.

After many trivial remarks, the chatty student finally posed a very interesting question.