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English translation of 'descuidado'

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descuidado

adjective
1.  [persona]
(= despreocupado) careless
(= olvidadizo) forgetful
(= desprevenido) unprepared
(= tranquilo) easy in one’s mind
coger or pillar a algn descuidado to catch sb off his guard
puedes estar descuidado you needn’t worry ⧫ you can relax
2.  (= desaliñado)
[aspecto] untidy ⧫ slovenly
[habitación] untidy ⧫ messy
3.  (= abandonado) neglected
con aspecto de niños descuidados with the look of neglected children
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Example Sentences Including 'descuidado'

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A veces se ha descuidado la partitura, otras no se ha tenido en cuenta un reparto adecuado y, en general, apenas se han realizado montajes en buenas condiciones.
El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno (1994)
Difícilmente podemos encontrar ningún detalle que haya sido descuidado en lo que no deja de ser la aplicación concienzuda de un proyecto teórico.
El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno (1996)
En efecto, el compadre venía descuidado , haciendo equilibrios sobre el pretil, sin percatarse de que le seguian.
Juan García Hortelano Gramática parda
La mayor limitación, sin embargo, viene de un lenguaje pobre, inexacto o descuidado.
Darío Villanueva et al Historia y crítica de la literatura española. Vol 9. Los nuevos nombres, 1975-1990
La tal zona no tiene más de cinco raquíticos árboles y el suelo está completamente descuidado , sin hierba ni apenas plantas.
El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno (1995)
Su pasado común eran imágenes de una casa grande, con un descuidado iardín ínglés y una písta de tenis invadida de hierba.
Juan Goytisolo Señas de identidad

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'descuidado' in Other Languages

British English: careless /ˈkɛəlɪs/ ADJECTIVE
If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes.
The company was careless about safety.
  • American English: careless
  • Arabic: مُهْمِل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: descuidado
  • Chinese: 粗心大意的
  • Croatian: nemaran
  • Czech: neopatrný
  • Danish: skødesløs
  • Dutch: achteloos
  • European Spanish: descuidado negligente
  • Finnish: huolimaton
  • French: négligent
  • German: nachlässig
  • Greek: απρόσεκτος
  • Italian: negligente
  • Japanese: 不注意な
  • Korean: 부주의한
  • Norwegian: uvøren
  • Polish: niedbały
  • European Portuguese: descuidado
  • Romanian: neglijent
  • Russian: небрежный
  • Spanish: descuidado
  • Swedish: slarvig
  • Thai: ไม่ระมัดระวัง
  • Turkish: dikkatsiz
  • Ukrainian: легковажний
  • Vietnamese: bất cẩn
British English: neglected /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ ADJECTIVE
If someone is neglected, they have not been given enough love, attention or support.
...neglected children.
  • American English: neglected
  • Arabic: مُهْمّل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abandonado
  • Chinese: 被忽视的
  • Croatian: zanemaren
  • Czech: zanedbaný
  • Danish: forsømt
  • Dutch: verwaarloosd
  • European Spanish: descuidado desatendido
  • Finnish: laiminlyöty
  • French: négligé ignoré
  • German: vernachlässigt
  • Greek: παραμελημένος
  • Italian: trascurato
  • Japanese: おろそかにされた
  • Korean: 무시된
  • Norwegian: forsømt
  • Polish: zaniedbany
  • European Portuguese: abandonado
  • Romanian: neglijat
  • Russian: запущенный
  • Spanish: descuidado
  • Swedish: försummad
  • Thai: ถูกทอดทิ้ง
  • Turkish: ihmal edilmiş
  • Ukrainian: занедбаний
  • Vietnamese: bị sao lãng
British English: sloppy /ˈslɒpɪ/ ADJECTIVE
Work that is sloppy is messy and careless.
He hates sloppy writing and careless spelling.
  • American English: sloppy
  • Arabic: غَيْرُ مُتْقَن
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desleixado
  • Chinese: 马虎的
  • Croatian: neuredan
  • Czech: lajdácký
  • Danish: sjusket
  • Dutch: slordig
  • European Spanish: descuidado chapucero
  • Finnish: huolimaton
  • French: désordonné
  • German: schlampig
  • Greek: τσαπατσούλης
  • Italian: sciatto
  • Japanese: ずさんな
  • Korean: 부주의한
  • Norwegian: sjuskete
  • Polish: niedbały
  • European Portuguese: desleixado
  • Romanian: neîngrijit
  • Russian: слякотный
  • Spanish: descuidado
  • Swedish: slarvig
  • Thai: ซึ่งไม่เป็นระเบียบ
  • Turkish: gelişigüzel
  • Ukrainian: безладний
  • Vietnamese: cẩu thả

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Nearby words of 'descuidado'

  • descuernar
  • descueve
  • descuidadamente
  • descuidado
  • descuidar
  • descuidarse
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