WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| neglect n | (of child) | abandono nm |
| | | negligencia nf |
| | | irresponsabilidad nf |
| | Kate's mother was arrested for neglect. |
| | Arrestaron a la madre de Kate por abandono. |
| neglect n | (lack of attention) | negligencia nf |
| | | descuido nm |
| | Tom's house showed obvious signs of neglect. |
| | La casa de Tom tenía obvios señales de negligencia. |
| neglect [sb]⇒ vtr | (child) | abandonar a vtr + prep |
| | | descuidar a vtr + prep |
| | | desatender a vtr + prep |
| | Larry neglected his children because he was an alcoholic. |
| | Larry abandonó a sus hijos porque era alcohólico. |
| neglect [sth]⇒ vtr | (duty) | no cumplir con loc verb |
| | | actuar con negligencia loc verb |
| | | actuar con irresponsabilidad loc verb |
| | The soldier neglected his duties and was discharged from the military. |
| | El soldado no cumplió con sus deberes y lo echaron del ejército. |
| neglect to do [sth] v expr | (fail to do) | descuidar⇒ vtr |
| | | desatender⇒ vtr |
| | | actuar con negligencia loc verb |
| | Fred neglected to keep up with his friends, and slowly lost contact with them. |
| | Fred descuidó la amistad con su amigo, y con el tiempo perdió contacto con él. |
| neglect [sth] vtr | (ignore) | ignorar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar por alto loc verb |
| | | dejar a un lado, dejar de lado loc verb |
| | The student chose quotations for his essay with care, neglecting anything that did not support his view. |
| | El estudiante eligió cuidadosamente citas para su ensayo e ignoró cualquier cosa que no apoyara su punto de vista. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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