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1 ♦ careless
♦ careless /ˈkɛələs/a.1 ( di persona) disattento; negligente; sbadato: It was careless of you to leave it here, è stata una sbadataggine da parte tua lasciarlo qui2 ( di azione, lavoro, ecc.) sbadato; distratto; frutto di distrazione; trascurato; sciatto; abborracciato: a careless glance, un'occhiata distratta; a careless mistake, un errore di distrazione; careless workmanship, fattura abborracciata3 incauto; sconsiderato; imprudente: a careless driver, un automobilista imprudente; careless words, parole imprudenti; parole dette senza pensare; careless with one's money, sconsiderato nell'uso del denaro4 incurante; indifferente: a careless attitude, un atteggiamento incurante; to be careless of st., non curarsi di qc.; They did their duty, careless of danger, fecero il loro dovere, senza curarsi dei pericoli5 libero da preoccupazioni; spensierato6 naturale; istintivo; spontaneo; non studiato; disinvolto: She has a careless grace, ha una grazia istintivacarelesslyavv.1 sbadatamente; distrattamente; incautamente2 con indifferenza; con nonchalancecarelessnessn. [u]1 trascuratezza; distrazione; sbadataggine; negligenza2 indifferenza; nonchalance (franc.)3 spensieratezza. -
2 ♦ mistake
♦ mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/n.sbaglio; errore; fallo: to make a mistake, fare uno sbaglio; spelling mistakes, errori di ortografia; by mistake, per sbaglio; per errore; an expensive mistake, un errore che costa caro; a big mistake, un grosso errore; a careless mistake, un errore di distrazione; a fatal mistake, un errore fatale; a glaring mistake, un errore madornale; to learn from one's mistakes, imparare dai propri errori; to repeat a mistake, ripetere un errore; to spot a mistake, scoprire un errore● (fam.) and no mistake, senza dubbio: He's the man I saw, and no mistake!, senza dubbio, è lui l'uomo che ho visto! □ in mistake for, al posto di ( per errore): You've given me a ten-euro note in mistake for a five, mi hai dato un biglietto da dieci euro al posto di uno da cinque □ Make no mistake ( about it)!, stanne certo!(to) mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/A v. t.2 intendere male; fraintendere; ingannarsi su (qc.): You've mistaken my words, hai frainteso le mie parole3 prendere (per q. altro, per qc. altro); scambiare: He mistook me for my brother, mi ha scambiato per mio fratello; to mistake B for D, prendere una B per una DB v. i.sbagliarsi; fare uno sbaglio● There's no mistaking, non c'è da sbagliare □ There's no mistaking his voice, la sua voce è inconfondibile. -
3 careless
['keəlɪs]1) (negligent) [ person] negligente, disattento; [ work] abborracciato, raffazzonato; [ writing] sciatto, trascurato; [driving, handling] imprudente, disattento; [ talk] incautoto be careless about sth., about doing — essere negligente o disattento in qcs., nel fare
to be careless with — non avere cura di [books, clothes]
2) (carefree) [smile, wave] spensierato; [ reply] a cuor leggero; [ gesture] spontaneo, naturale* * *adjective (not careful (enough): This work is careless; a careless worker.) disattento, sbadato* * *['keəlɪs]1) (negligent) [ person] negligente, disattento; [ work] abborracciato, raffazzonato; [ writing] sciatto, trascurato; [driving, handling] imprudente, disattento; [ talk] incautoto be careless about sth., about doing — essere negligente o disattento in qcs., nel fare
to be careless with — non avere cura di [books, clothes]
2) (carefree) [smile, wave] spensierato; [ reply] a cuor leggero; [ gesture] spontaneo, naturale -
4 careless care·less adj
['kɛəlɪs](worker, driver, driving) distratto (-a), disattento (-a), negligente, (work) fatto (-a) con poco impegno, (thoughtless: remark) senza tatto, privo (-a) di tattocareless mistake — errore m di distrazione
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