ignorance

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪgnərəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪgnərəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig′nər əns)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ignorance n (lack of education)ignorancia nf
 The rural population has lived in ignorance for centuries.
 La población rural ha vivido en ignorancia durante siglos.
ignorance n (lack of awareness)ignorancia nf
 Your ignorance of this law is not an excuse.
 Tu ignorancia de esta ley no es una excusa.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
ignorance is bliss expr (better not to know)es mejor no saber loc verb
  ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente expr
in ignorance of expr (not knowing)en desconocimiento de loc prep
  en ignorancia de loc prep
  no conocer loc verb
 Being in ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it.
 Declararse en desconocimiento de la ley no exime de su cumplimiento.
plead ignorance v expr (claim to know nothing)aducir ignorancia loc verb
 Pleading ignorance of the law does not excuse you from consequences.
 Aducir ignorancia de la ley no es una justificación válida.
  alegar desconocimiento loc verb
 Alegando desconocimiento de la ley no te librarás de las consecuencias de no cumplirla.
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'ignorance' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
crassness - darkness - I do not know - I don't know - ignorant - lack of education - lack of information - nescience - philistinism - play dumb
Spanish:
desconocimiento - idiotismo - ignorancia - incultura - tinieblas - aparentar no saber - brutalidad - hacerse el sueco - ignorancia de ley - la ignorancia da la felicidad - la ignorancia es atrevida - oscuridad


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