- desatender
- v.1 to neglect.2 to ignore (ruegos, consejos).* * *desatender► verbo transitivo1 (no prestar atención) to pay no attention to2 (no hacer caso) to neglect, disregard■ desatendió las órdenes he disregarded the orders■ tuve que dejar el puesto desatendido I had to leave the stall unattended* * *verb1) to disregard2) neglect* * *VT1) (=descuidar) [+ consejo, deseos] to disregard, ignore; [+ obligación] to neglect2) [+ persona] to neglect* * *verbo transitivoa) <trabajo/familia> to neglectb) <tienda/mostrador> to leave ... unattendedc) (frml) <consejo> to disregard, ignore* * *= neglect, go + unheeded.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.* * *verbo transitivoa) <trabajo/familia> to neglectb) <tienda/mostrador> to leave ... unattendedc) (frml) <consejo> to disregard, ignore* * *= neglect, go + unheeded.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.* * *desatender [E8 ]vt1 ‹trabajo/obligación/familia› to neglect2 ‹tienda/mostrador› to leave … unattended3 (frml); ‹consejo/recomendación› to disregard, ignore* * *
desatender (conjugate desatender) verbo transitivoa) ‹trabajo/familia› to neglectb) ‹tienda/mostrador› to leave … unattended
desatender verbo transitivo to neglect, not pay attention to
'desatender' also found in these entries:
English:
neglect
* * *desatender vt1. [obligación, persona] to neglect2. [ruegos, consejos] to ignore3. [puesto, tienda, mostrador] to leave unattended* * *desatenderv/t1 amigos, profesión etc neglect2 (ignorar) ignore* * *desatender {56} vt1) : to disregard2) : to neglect
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.