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careless [ˈkɛəlɪs] adj
1. done with or acting with insufficient attention; negligent 2. (often foll by in, of, or about) unconcerned in attitude or action; heedless; indifferent (to) she's very careless about her clothes 3. (usually prenominal) carefree 4. (usually prenominal) unstudied; artless an impression of careless elegance carelessly adv carelessness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
careless adjective 1. slapdash, irresponsible, sloppy (informal), cavalier, offhand, neglectful, slipshod, lackadaisical, inattentive He pleaded guilty to careless driving. slapdash alert, attentive, correct, careful, cautious, wary, on the ball (informal), watchful 2. negligent, hasty, unconcerned, cursory, perfunctory, thoughtless, indiscreet, unthinking, forgetful, absent-minded, inconsiderate, heedless, remiss, incautious, unmindful She's careless about her personal hygiene. negligent concerned, careful, anxious, painstaking 3. nonchalant, casual, offhand, artless, unstudied With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball on its way. nonchalant careful, painstaking Translations careless [ˈkɛəlɪs] ADJ 1. (= negligent) [person] → descuidado; [appearance] → descuidado, desaliñado; [handwriting] → poco cuidado careless driving → conducción f negligente careless driver → conductor(a) m/f negligente a careless mistake → una falta de atención, un descuido she was producing work that was careless → no ponía cuidado en el trabajo que hacía it was careless of her to do that → no fue muy prudente de or por su parte hacer eso how careless of me! → ¡qué descuido! his spelling is careless → no pone cuidado en la ortografía you shouldn't be so careless with money → deberías tener más cuidado con el dinero, deberías mirar más el dinero 2. (= thoughtless) [remark, comment] → desconsiderado she is careless of others → no le importan los demás → es desconsiderada con los demás 3. (= carefree) [existence, days] → despreocupado careless [ˈkɛərləs] adj [person] → négligent(e) She's very careless → Elle est très négligente. to be careless with sth → ne pas se soucier de qch to be careless of sth (= heedless) [+ health] → être peu soucieux/euse de qch to be careless of one's appearance → être négligé(e), être négligé(e) de sa personne [driver] → imprudent(e) [use] → inconsidéré(e) [talk] → irréfléchi(e) [handling] → négligent(e) [mistake] → d'inattention a careless mistake → une faute d'inattention careless driving careless driving n → conduite f dangereuse careless adj (= negligent, heedless) person, worker, work → nachlässig; driver → unvorsichtig; driving → leichtsinnig; remark → gedankenlos; careless mistake → Flüchtigkeitsfehler m; how careless of me! → wie dumm von mir; (= clumsy) → wie ungeschickt von mir; to be careless of one’s health → nicht auf seine Gesundheit achten; to be careless of somebody’s feelings → nicht an jds Gefühle (acc) → denken; to be careless in one’s remarks → gedankenlos daherreden; to be careless in one’s behaviour → leichtsinnig handeln (= carefree) → sorglos, unbekümmert dress, elegance → lässig careless [ˈkɛəlɪs] adj (worker, driver, driving) → distratto/a, disattento/a, negligente; (work) → fatto/a con poco impegno; (thoughtless, remark) → senza tatto, privo/a di tatto careless mistake → errore m di distrazione Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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