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1 neglect
ni'ɡlekt
1. verb1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) descuidar, desatender2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) no cumplir con
2. noun(lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) descuido, dejadezneglect1 n desatención / descuidoneglect2 vb descuidaryou have been neglecting this garden, all the flowers are dead has descuidado este jardín, todas las flores han muertotr[nɪ'glekt]1 (of thing) descuido, desatención nombre femenino, abandono■ the house was in a state of neglect la casa estaba totalmente descuidada, la casa se encontraba en un estado de abandono2 (of duty) incumplimiento1 (not take care of) tener abandonado,-a, desatender2 (fail to attend to) descuidar■ with so much sport you've been neglecting your academic work con tanto deporte tienes los estudios muy descuidados3 (forget to do) olvidarneglect [nɪ'glɛkt] vt1) : desatender, descuidarto neglect one's health: descuidar la salud2) : no cumplir con, faltar ato neglect one's obligations: faltar uno a sus obligacioneshe neglected to tell me: omitió decírmeloneglect n1) : negligencia f, descuido m, incumplimiento mthrough neglect: por negligencianeglect of duty: incumplimiento del deber2)in a state of neglect : abandonado, descuidadon.• abandono s.m.• descuido s.m.• inobservancia s.f.• negligencia s.f.• omisión s.f.v.• abandonar v.• arrimar v.• arrinconar v.• arrumbar v.• desatender v.• descuidar v.• enmohecer v.• no hacer caso de v.• omitir v.
I nɪ'glekta) ( leave uncared-for) \<\<family/child\>\> desatender*; \<\<house/health\>\> descuidarhe neglected his appearance — dejó de arreglarse, se abandonó
b) ( not carry out) \<\<duty/obligations\>\> desatender*, no cumplir con; \<\<studies/business\>\> descuidarhe neglected to inform the authorities — (frml) faltó a su deber de informar a las autoridades
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mass noun ( lack of care) abandono m; ( negligence) negligencia f[nɪ'ɡlekt]the garden has fallen into neglect — el jardín está muy abandonado or descuidado
1.N (=carelessness) descuido m ; (=negligence) negligencia f ; (in appearance) dejadez f ; [of rules, duty] incumplimiento m ; (=neglected state) abandono m ; (towards others) desatención fthe garden was in a state of neglect — el jardín estaba muy descuidado or abandonado
2. VT1) [+ obligations] descuidar, desatender; [+ duty] no cumplir con, faltar a; [+ friends, family] desatender; [+ opportunity] desperdiciar, desaprovechar; [+ work, garden] descuidar2) (=omit)they neglected to mention this fact — omitieron mencionar este hecho, no mencionaron este hecho
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I [nɪ'glekt]a) ( leave uncared-for) \<\<family/child\>\> desatender*; \<\<house/health\>\> descuidarhe neglected his appearance — dejó de arreglarse, se abandonó
b) ( not carry out) \<\<duty/obligations\>\> desatender*, no cumplir con; \<\<studies/business\>\> descuidarhe neglected to inform the authorities — (frml) faltó a su deber de informar a las autoridades
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mass noun ( lack of care) abandono m; ( negligence) negligencia fthe garden has fallen into neglect — el jardín está muy abandonado or descuidado
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