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1 incuria
f.1 negligence, indolence, inaccuracy.2 carelessness, negligence, laches.* * *SF1) (=negligencia) negligence2) (=dejadez) carelessness, shiftlessness -
2 imprudencia
f.1 carelessness, recklessness (falta de prudencia) (en los actos).2 careless or reckless act, indiscretion.3 imprudence, carelessness, recklessness, rashness.* * *1 (falta de prudencia) imprudence, carelessness; (en la carretera) dangerous driving2 (acción imprudente) rash move, reckless move; (indiscrección) indiscretion\las imprudencias se pagan carelessness costs lives* * *SF1) (=cualidad) [al hacer algo] imprudence, rashness; [al averiguar algo] indiscretion2) (=acción)* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex. General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex. This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.----* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *1 (acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia it was a rash o an imprudent thing to sayse debió a una imprudencia del piloto it was caused by the pilot's imprudenceno cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless2 (cualidad) imprudencesu imprudencia al conducir his reckless drivingCompuesto:criminal negligenceel conductor fue condenado por imprudencia temeraria the driver was convicted of reckless driving o of criminal negligence* * *
imprudencia sustantivo femenino
imprudence;◊ no cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless;
su imprudencia al conducir his reckless driving
imprudencia sustantivo femenino imprudence, rashness: fue una imprudencia hablar de ello, it was unwise to talk about it
imprudencia temeraria, criminal negligence
' imprudencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestialidad
- necedad
- temeridad
English:
imprudence
- rashness
- reckless driving
- recklessness
- unwariness
* * *imprudencia nf1. [falta de prudencia] [en los actos] carelessness, recklessness;[en los comentarios] indiscretion;actuó con imprudencia she acted recklessly;fue una imprudencia conducir bebido it was reckless of him to drive while he was drunkDer imprudencia concurrente contributory negligence; Der imprudencia temeraria criminal negligence2. [acción] careless o reckless act, indiscretion;[dicho indiscreto] tactless remark, indiscretion; [dicho desacertado] foolish o reckless remark;confiar en él fue una imprudencia it was unwise to trust him;cometió una imprudencia y atropelló a un peatón she knocked over a pedestrian as a result of a reckless piece of driving* * *f recklessness, rashness* * *imprudencia nfindiscreción: imprudence, indiscretion -
3 imprudencia temeraria
f.recklessness, gross negligence, culpable wantonness, hazardous negligence.* * *(gen) criminal negligence 2 (en carretera) reckless driving* * ** * *(n.) = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligenceEx. This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex. A perpetrator, who wantonly engages in conduct that creates a substantial danger of physical injury to his victim, commits the crime of wanton endangerment.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.* * ** * *(n.) = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligenceEx: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.
Ex: A perpetrator, who wantonly engages in conduct that creates a substantial danger of physical injury to his victim, commits the crime of wanton endangerment.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.* * *criminal negligence -
4 negligencia
f.negligence.* * *1 negligence, carelessness* * *noun f.* * *SF negligence* * *femenino negligence* * *= negligence, slackness, disregard, dereliction, neglection.Ex. Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex. The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.Ex. There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.Ex. The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.Ex. After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.----* negligencia clínica = clinical negligence.* negligencia criminal = criminal negligence.* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.* negligencia grave = gross negligence.* negligencia médica = medical malpractice.* negligencia profesional = malpractice.* * *femenino negligence* * *= negligence, slackness, disregard, dereliction, neglection.Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
Ex: The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.Ex: There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.* negligencia clínica = clinical negligence.* negligencia criminal = criminal negligence.* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.* negligencia grave = gross negligence.* negligencia médica = medical malpractice.* negligencia profesional = malpractice.* * *negligenceCompuestos:criminal negligencegross negligence* * *
negligencia sustantivo femenino
negligence
negligencia sustantivo femenino carelessness
(profesional) negligence: quieren acusar a su médico de negligencia profesional, they are going to charge the doctor with negligence
' negligencia' also found in these entries:
English:
careless
- carelessness
- malpractice
- neglect
- neglectfully
- negligence
- negligently
- through
* * *negligencia nfnegligencenegligencia profesional professional negligence* * *f JUR negligence* * *negligencia nf: negligence -
5 descuido
m.1 oversight (olvido).al menor descuido if you let your attention wander for even a momenten un descuido, borré el fichero I deleted the file by mistake2 untidiness, slovenliness (falta de aseo).3 neglectfulness, slovenliness, neglect, sloppiness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descuidar.* * *1 (negligencia) negligence, carelessness, neglect2 (distracción) oversight, slip, mistake3 (desaliño) slovenliness, untidiness\al descuido casually, nonchalantlycon descuido without thinkingpor descuido inadvertently, by mistake* * *noun m.1) carelessness2) negligence* * *SM1) (=distracción)en un descuido le robaron el bolso — her bag was stolen when she wasn't looking o in a moment of inattention
al menor descuido te puedes salir de la carretera — if your attention wanders o if you get distracted, even for a moment, the car can go off the road
la colisión ocurrió por un descuido del maquinista — the crash was caused by a careless mistake on the part of the driver
2) frm (=negligencia) carelessnessno toleran el descuido en el aspecto externo — they don't tolerate any carelessness in one's appearance
* * *a) ( distracción)en un descuido — (Méx) you never know
en un descuido hasta podemos ganar el concurso — you never know, we might even win the competition
c) ( falta de cuidado) carelessness* * *= carelessness, neglect, oversight, oversight, nonchalance, inadvertence, slip-up, slip.Ex. Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.Ex. Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.Ex. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex. 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.----* tener un descuido = slip up.* * *a) ( distracción)en un descuido — (Méx) you never know
en un descuido hasta podemos ganar el concurso — you never know, we might even win the competition
c) ( falta de cuidado) carelessness* * *= carelessness, neglect, oversight, oversight, nonchalance, inadvertence, slip-up, slip.Ex: Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.* tener un descuido = slip up.* * *1(distracción): en un descuido el niño se le escapó she took her eyes off the child for a moment and he ran off, her attention wandered for a moment and the child ran offen un descuido ( Méx); you never knowen un descuido hasta podemos ganar el concurso you never know, we might even win the competition3 (falta de cuidado) carelessnesstodo lo hace con descuido he's very slapdash, he does everything very sloppily o carelesslycomete muchos errores por descuido he makes a lot of mistakes through not being careful enoughal descuido nonchalantlylo dejó caer así al descuido she dropped it into the conversation quite nonchalantly o casually* * *
Del verbo descuidar: ( conjugate descuidar)
descuido es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
descuidó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
descuidar
descuido
descuidar ( conjugate descuidar) verbo transitivo ‹negocio/jardín› to neglect
verbo intransitivo:◊ descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso don't worry, I'll see to that
descuidarse verbo pronominala) (no prestar atención, distraerse):◊ se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off;
si te descuidas, te roban if you don't watch out, they'll rob you;
como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you
descuido sustantivo masculinoa) ( distracción):
basta el más pequeño descuido the smallest lapse of concentration is enough
( omisión) oversight
descuidar verbo transitivo to neglect, overlook
♦ Locuciones: descuida, don't worry
descuido sustantivo masculino
1 (distracción) oversight, mistake
por descuido, inadvertently, by mistake
2 (dejadez) negligence, carelessness
' descuido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chapucera
- chapucero
- descuidarse
- olvidar
- abandono
- descuidar
- distracción
- olvido
English:
accidentally
- carelessness
- negligence
- negligently
- omission
- oversight
- sloppiness
- slovenliness
- unguarded
- careless
- over
* * *descuido nm1. [falta de aseo] [en personas] untidiness, slovenliness;[de jardín, casa] neglect; [en habitación] untidiness2. [olvido] oversight;[error] slip;al menor descuido if you let your attention wander for even a moment;en un descuido se me fue la bici a la cuneta my attention wandered for a moment and the bicycle went into the ditch;en un descuido, borré el fichero I deleted the file by mistake;RPen un descuido [cuando menos se espera] when least expected* * *m1 carelessness;en un descuido L.Am. in a moment of carelessness;por descuido through carelessness2 ( error) mistake3 ( omisión) oversight* * *descuido nm1) : carelessness, negligence2) : slip, oversight* * * -
6 temeridad
f.1 recklessness.2 folly, reckless act.3 boldness, daring, audacity, fearlessness.* * *1 (actitud) temerity, rashness2 (acto temerario) reckless act* * *SF1) (=imprudencia) rashness; (=audacia) boldness; (=prisa) hastiness2) (=acto) rash act, folly* * *a) ( acción)eso fue una temeridad — that was a very rash o bold thing to do
b) ( cualidad) temerity* * *= recklessness, fearlessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex. General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex. This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* * *a) ( acción)eso fue una temeridad — that was a very rash o bold thing to do
b) ( cualidad) temerity* * *= recklessness, fearlessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* * *1(acción): contestarle así fue una verdadera temeridad answering back like that was a very rash o bold thing to do2 (cualidad) temerityconduce con temeridad she drives recklessly* * *
temeridad sustantivo femeninoa) ( acción):◊ eso fue una temeridad that was a very rash o bold thing to do
temeridad sustantivo femenino
1 (acción arriesgada e imprudente) reckless act
2 (imprudencia, falta de reflexión) recklessness, rashness
' temeridad' also found in these entries:
English:
recklessness
* * *temeridad nf1. [cualidad] recklessness;con temeridad recklessly* * *f rashness, recklessness* * *temeridad nf1) : temerity, recklessness, rashness2) : rash act -
7 desidia
f.1 carelessness.2 idleness, indecision, sloth, laziness.* * *1 negligence* * *SF1) (=pereza) idleness2) [en el vestir] slovenliness* * *a) ( apatía) slackness, indolence (frml)no soporto su desidia — I can't stand his lax o slack attitude
b) ( desaseo) slovenliness* * *= procrastination, indolence, negligence, neglection, lassitude.Ex. Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.Ex. Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.Ex. Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex. After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.Ex. His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.* * *a) ( apatía) slackness, indolence (frml)no soporto su desidia — I can't stand his lax o slack attitude
b) ( desaseo) slovenliness* * *= procrastination, indolence, negligence, neglection, lassitude.Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.
Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.* * *1(apatía): su desidia había empezado a afectar a los demás empleados his lax o slack attitude had begun to affect the rest of the staffla desidia que lo invadió the feeling of total apathy o of not caring at all which took hold of himse echó con desidia en el sofá she flopped lethargically onto the sofa2 (desaseo) slovenliness* * *
desidia sustantivo femenino
desidia sustantivo femenino apathy, carelessness, neglect
' desidia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desinterés
* * *desidia nf1. [descuido] [en el trabajo] carelessness;[en el aspecto] slovenliness;hace las cosas con desidia she does things very carelessly;cosas que pasan por desidia things that happen through carelessness2. [desgana] listlessness;me entró la desidia I was overcome by a feeling of listlessness* * *f apathy, lethargy* * *desidia nf1) apatía: apathy, indolence2) negligencia: negligence, sloppiness -
8 culpable
adj.guilty.declarar culpable a alguien to find somebody guiltydeclararse culpable to plead guiltyes culpable de varios robos he is responsible for o has committed several robberiesme siento culpable de lo que pasó I feel responsible for what has happenedf. & m.1 guilty party (law).la policía busca al culpable del robo the police are loking for the person responsible for the robbery2 culprit, responsible for the crime, guilty party.* * *► adjetivo1 guilty1 offender, culprit\declararse culpable to plead guilty* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] guiltyla persona culpable — the person to blame o at fault, the culpable person frm; (Jur) the guilty person, the culprit
2) [acto] blameworthy2. SMF1) (=responsable) person to blame, person at fault2) (Jur) (=responsable de un delito) culprit; (=condenado por un delito) offender, guilty party* * *Iadjetivo [ser]a) < persona> guiltyculpable de algo: sentirse culpable de algo to feel guilty about something; ser culpable de algo to be to blame for something; ( Der) to be guilty of something; confesarse culpable de algo — to plead guilty to something
b) (Der) < acto> culpableIImasculino y femeninoa) ( de delito) culpritb) (de problema, situación)tú eres el culpable de todo esto — this is all your fault, you're to blame for all of this
* * *= culprit, culpable, abuser, guilty [guiltier -comp., guiltiest -sup.], tempter, victimiser [victimizer, -USA], guilty as charged, convicted, blameworthy, blamable [blameable].Ex. The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.Ex. A 'self-help' approach, whereby libraries cooperate to boycott periodical publishers who are considered to be culpable, may also be in violation of antitrust legislation.Ex. The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.Ex. Was it Mathilda Panopoulos' manner of making people feel like irrational children, guilty, apologetic, foolish, so that they bring disaster on themselves?.Ex. Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.Ex. The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.Ex. He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).Ex. Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.Ex. On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.Ex. He said like a true philosopher that the offences which are committed through desire are more blamable than those which are committed through anger.----* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.* declarado culpable = convicted.* declarar culpable = convict.* declararse culpable = plead + guilty.* presuntamente culpable = presumed guilty.* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.* ser culpable = be to blame.* * *Iadjetivo [ser]a) < persona> guiltyculpable de algo: sentirse culpable de algo to feel guilty about something; ser culpable de algo to be to blame for something; ( Der) to be guilty of something; confesarse culpable de algo — to plead guilty to something
b) (Der) < acto> culpableIImasculino y femeninoa) ( de delito) culpritb) (de problema, situación)tú eres el culpable de todo esto — this is all your fault, you're to blame for all of this
* * *= culprit, culpable, abuser, guilty [guiltier -comp., guiltiest -sup.], tempter, victimiser [victimizer, -USA], guilty as charged, convicted, blameworthy, blamable [blameable].Ex: The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.
Ex: A 'self-help' approach, whereby libraries cooperate to boycott periodical publishers who are considered to be culpable, may also be in violation of antitrust legislation.Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.Ex: Was it Mathilda Panopoulos' manner of making people feel like irrational children, guilty, apologetic, foolish, so that they bring disaster on themselves?.Ex: Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.Ex: The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.Ex: He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.Ex: He said like a true philosopher that the offences which are committed through desire are more blamable than those which are committed through anger.* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.* declarado culpable = convicted.* declarar culpable = convict.* declararse culpable = plead + guilty.* presuntamente culpable = presumed guilty.* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.* ser culpable = be to blame.* * *[ SER]1 ‹persona› guiltyél también es culpable he's guilty too o he's to blame tooculpable DE algo:me siento culpable de lo ocurrido I feel guilty about what happenedtodos somos culpables de esta situación we're all to blame for this situationse confesó culpable del delito he pleaded guilty to the crime2 ( Der) ‹acto› culpable1 (de un delito) culprittodavía no han detenido a los culpables those responsible o the culprits have not yet been arrested2(de un problema, una situación): tú eres el culpable de todo esto this is all your fault, you're to blame for o you're responsible for all of this* * *
culpable adjetivo [ser] ‹ persona› guilty;
ser culpable de algo to be to blame for sth;
( Der) to be guilty of sth
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
b) (de problema, situación):
culpable
I mf culprit, offender
II adjetivo guilty
Jur declararse culpable, to plead guilty
' culpable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confesar
- declararse
- desdecirse
- desenmascarar
- estafa
- instigación
- negarse
- reo
- tal
- tendencia
- declarar
- descubrir
- responsable
English:
blame
- blameworthy
- convict
- culprit
- definitely
- espionage
- fault
- find
- fraud
- guilty
- incompetence
- manslaughter
- neglect
- plead
- admit
- party
- plea
- shame
* * *♦ adjguilty;declarar culpable a alguien to find sb guilty;declararse culpable (de algo) to plead guilty (to sth);es culpable de varios robos he is responsible for o has committed several robberies;me siento culpable de lo que pasó I feel responsible for what has happened♦ nmfculprit;la policía busca al culpable del robo the police are looking for the person responsible for the robbery;tú eres el culpable you're to blame* * *I adj guilty;declarar culpable a alguien find s.o. guilty;ser culpable de algo be guilty of sthII m/f culprit* * *culpable adj: guiltyculpable nmf: culprit, guilty party* * *culpable adj2. (responsable) to blame -
9 despreocupación
f.unconcern, informality, indifference, carelessness.* * *1 (tranquilidad) nonchalance, unconcern2 (negligencia) negligence, carelessness3 (indiferencia) indifference* * *SF1) (=falta de preocupación) unconcern; [al vestir] sloppiness2) (=tranquilidad) nonchalance3) (=indiferencia) indifference* * *femenino lack of concern* * *= indifference, nonchalance, unconcern, insouciance.Ex. This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.Ex. 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex. Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.* * *femenino lack of concern* * *= indifference, nonchalance, unconcern, insouciance.Ex: This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex: Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.* * *lack of concernsu absoluta despreocupación por todo lo que no sea su trabajo his complete indifference to o lack of concern for everything but his workhay mucha despreocupación en su apariencia he doesn't take much care over o he's very careless about his appearance* * *1. [tranquilidad] carefree state of mind, lack of worry;con despreocupación in a carefree manner;vive con total despreocupación she leads a completely carefree life, she's totally laid-back2. [negligencia] lack of concern, unconcern;con despreocupación in an offhand way* * *f indifference* * * -
10 incumplimiento
m.1 failure to fulfill.incumplimiento de contrato breach of contract2 non-fulfillment, failure to comply, failure to perform, noncompletion.* * *1 (de una promesa) failure to keep; (de una orden) noncompliance, failure to obey; (de un deber) negligence\incumplimiento de contrato breach of contract* * *noun m.nonfulfillment, breach* * *SM* * ** * *= infringement, breach.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The key is through controls, which must be built in so that breaches are detected.----* incumplimiento de contrato = breach of contract.* incumplimiento del deber = neglect of duty, breach of duty.* incumplimiento de licencia = breach of license agreement.* incumplimiento de normas = rule breaking.* * ** * *= infringement, breach.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
Ex: The key is through controls, which must be built in so that breaches are detected.* incumplimiento de contrato = breach of contract.* incumplimiento del deber = neglect of duty, breach of duty.* incumplimiento de licencia = breach of license agreement.* incumplimiento de normas = rule breaking.* * *el incumplimiento de la ley failure to comply with the lawincumplimiento de contrato breach of contractel incumplimiento de esta promesa failure to keep this promise* * *
incumplimiento m (de un deber) non-fulfilment
Jur (de una orden) failure to execute
incumplimiento de contrato, breach of contract
' incumplimiento' also found in these entries:
English:
breach
- failure
- infringement
* * *el incumplimiento de una orden/ley failure to comply with an order/a law;el incumplimiento de una promesa failure to keep a promise;el incumplimiento de una obligación failure to fulfil an obligationincumplimiento de contrato breach of contract* * *m non-fulfillment (de of), Brnon-fulfilment (de of), non-compliance (de with);incumplimiento contractual breach of contract* * *1) : nonfulfillment, neglect2)incumplimiento de contrato : breach of contract -
11 negligencia profesional
f.malpractice, professional negligence.* * *(n.) = malpracticeEx. Malpractice may be defined as any professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill in the performance of professional duties through intentional carelessness or simple ignorance.* * *(n.) = malpracticeEx: Malpractice may be defined as any professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill in the performance of professional duties through intentional carelessness or simple ignorance.
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