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1 uncared-for
tr[ʌn'keədfɔːSMALLr/SMALL] (Written uncared for when not used to qualify a noun)1 (appearance) descuidado,-a, abandonado,-a2 (person) abandonado,-a, desamparado,-aadj.• abandonado, -a adj.• de abandono adj.• desamparado, -a adj.['ʌn'kɛǝdfɔː(r)]ADJ [person] abandonado, desamparado; [appearance] desaseado, de abandono; [building etc] abandonado -
2 uncared-for
adj.descuidado, abandonado, desamparado, desatendido.s.the uncared-for -> los abandonados. -
3 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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4 neglected
neglected adj abandonado / descuidadon.• desaliño s.m.nɪ'glektəd, nɪ'glektɪda) ( uncared-for) <building/garden> abandonado, descuidado; < appearance> dejado, abandonadob) ( forgotten)[nɪ'ɡlektɪd]ADJ [child] desatendido; [house, garden] descuidado, abandonado; [appearance] (of person) descuidado, desaliñado; [promise] incumplidohe is a much neglected composer — es un compositor insuficientemente or poco reconocido
* * *[nɪ'glektəd, nɪ'glektɪd]a) ( uncared-for) <building/garden> abandonado, descuidado; < appearance> dejado, abandonadob) ( forgotten) -
5 waif
weif(a stray, uncared-for child: a poor little waif.) niño abandonado/desamparadotr[weɪf]1 niño,-a abandonado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwaifs and strays niños nombre masculino plural abandonadoswaif ['weɪf] n: niño m abandonado, animal m sin hogarn.• granuja s.f.• niño abandonado s.m.weɪfnoun (liter) persona o animal sin hogarwaifs and strays — niños mpl abandonados, gamines mpl (Col), palomillas mpl (Andes fam)
[weɪf]N (=child) niño(-a) m / f abandonado(-a), niño(-a) m / f desamparado(-a); (=animal) animal m abandonadowaifs and strays — (=children) niños mpl abandonados or desamparados; (=animals) animales mpl abandonados
* * *[weɪf]noun (liter) persona o animal sin hogarwaifs and strays — niños mpl abandonados, gamines mpl (Col), palomillas mpl (Andes fam)
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6 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) descuidarse, abandonarse, echarse a perder2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) deteriorarse3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) granarv.• espigar v.
См. также в других словарях:
uncared for — UK [ʌnˈkeə(r)d fɔː(r)] US [ʌnˈkerd fɔr] adjective not looked after Thesaurus: in a bad conditionhyponym condition of somethingsynonym * * * unˈcared for [uncared for] … Useful english dictionary
uncared-for — [un kerd′fôr΄] adj. not cared for or looked after; neglected … English World dictionary
uncared-for — /un kaird fawr /, adj. 1. untended; neglected; unkempt: The garden had an uncared for look. 2. not cared for; not liked or favored: uncared for reminders of youth. [1590 1600] * * * … Universalium
uncared for — [[t]ʌ̱nke͟ə(r)d fɔː(r)[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ If you describe people or animals as uncared for, you mean that they have not been looked after properly and as a result are hungry, dirty, or ill. ...people who feel unwanted, unloved, and uncared… … English dictionary
uncared for — un|cared for [ʌnˈkeəd fo: US ˈkerd fo:r] adj [not before noun] not looked after or not looked after properly ▪ The dogs looked hungry and uncared for … Dictionary of contemporary English
uncared for — adjective not looked after or not looked after properly: The dogs looked hungry and uncared for … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uncared for — not looked after properly. → uncared … English new terms dictionary
uncared-for — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unattended, not cared for, not looked after, loose; see neglected … English dictionary for students
uncared for — un|cared for [ ʌn kerd fɔr ] adjective not taken care of: NEGLECTED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uncared for — Neglected, unattended to, unprovided for, unheeded … New dictionary of synonyms
uncared-for — un·cared for … English syllables