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not concerned about

English translation: not worried about

08:44 Jun 26, 2014
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
English term or phrase: not concerned about
In North America, the conventional wisdom was that after 40 years of growth, the market was saturated.
We’re obviously ***not concerned about*** conventional wisdom.
2013-2014 was another fantastic year for North America as the geography added another XXX dollars in revenue.

Does this mean that they are not worried about the general opinion, or that the general opinion doesn't have any influence on their performance/results?
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 07:27
Selected answer:not worried about
Explanation:
They are not worried about the general opinion because their results/performance have proved that it is wrong.
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Terry Richards
France
Local time: 07:27
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +6not worried about
Terry Richards
4not paying attention to
airmailrpl


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
not worried about


Explanation:
They are not worried about the general opinion because their results/performance have proved that it is wrong.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Nathan
10 mins
agree  Jack Doughty
14 mins
agree  B D Finch
43 mins
agree  Tony M: Or even 'not interested in'
47 mins
agree  Charles Davis: With Tony: "worried" in the sense of paying attention to it rather than being anxious about it.
58 mins
agree  Armorel Young: or "we don't take any notice of ..."
6 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
not paying attention to


Explanation:
not concerned about => not paying attention to

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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