important
significant
of importance; consequential
C'est un rendez-vous important pour mon nouveau travail.
It's an important meeting for my new job.
large in amount or degree
considerable
Il y a un écart important entre les deux prix.
There is a significant gap between the two prices.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
The word important is an adjective meaning "important" or "significant."
USAGE
It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
Examples: *un détail important* (an important detail), *une question importante* (an important question), *des raisons importantes* (important reasons).
TRAPS
Do not confuse it with "importantly" (an adverb), which is often translated as *surtout* or *principalement* in French, not *important*. Remember to make the adjective agree: *Elle est importante* (She is important).
