significant

having a great deal of importance or influence; important

importante, significativo

• a significant change/improvement/development

Collocations significant improvement · significant progress

• The company has made a significant improvement in its efficiency.

  La empresa ha logrado una mejora significativa en su eficiencia.

large enough to be noticed or have an effect; considerable

notable, considerable

• a significant number/amount/proportion

Collocations significant amount of money · significant proportion of the population

• There is a significant amount of support for this proposal.

  Hay un considerable apoyo para esta propuesta.

having historical or cultural importance; notable in history

histórico, significativo (en la historia)

• a significant event/person/place

Collocations significant historical event · significant cultural landmark

• The battle of Waterloo was a significant event in history.

  La batalla de Waterloo fue un evento histórico significativo.

showing that something is unlikely to have happened by chance; statistically important

estadísticamente significativo, relevante

• a significant difference/trend

Collocations significant statistical evidence · significant trend in the data

• The study showed a significant difference between the two groups.

  El estudio mostró una diferencia significativa entre los dos grupos.