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neglect [nɪ'glekt]1 noun(a) (lack of attention, care → of building, garden) abandon m, manque m de soins ou d'entretien; (→ of child, invalid) manque m de soins ou d'attention; (→ of people's demands, needs) manque m d'égards;∎ through neglect par négligence;∎ many people fall ill through neglect bien des gens tombent malades par négligence ou par manque de précautions;∎ the roof fell in through neglect le toit s'est effondré faute d'entretien;∎ to suffer from neglect (person) souffrir d'un manque de soins; (building, garden) être laissé à l'abandon;∎ his neglect of his appearance le peu d'intérêt qu'il accorde à son apparence(b) (bad condition → of building, garden) délabrement m;∎ to be in a state of neglect être à l'abandon;∎ the buildings fell into neglect les bâtiments sont tombés en ruine;∎ the apparatus fell into neglect on cessa d'entretenir les appareils(c) (disregard → of duty, promise, rules) manquement m;∎ he was reprimanded for neglect of duty il a été réprimandé pour avoir manqué à ses devoirs(a) (fail to attend to, to care for → building, garden) négliger, laisser à l'abandon; (→ work) négliger; (→ child, invalid, friend) délaisser, négliger;∎ he neglects himself or his appearance il se néglige ou se laisse aller;∎ you shouldn't neglect your health vous devriez vous soucier un peu plus de votre santé;∎ the house has been neglected for years la maison est à l'abandon depuis des années;∎ he neglected his wife all evening il n'a pas prêté la moindre attention à sa femme de toute la soirée;∎ governments have neglected the needs of the disabled for long enough il est temps que les gouvernements cessent d'ignorer les besoins des invalides∎ they neglect elementary rules ils ne respectent pas les règles élémentaires∎ to neglect to do sth oublier ou omettre de faire qch;∎ they neglected to lock the door when they went out ils ont oublié de fermer la porte à clé en sortant
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