descuidar

v.

1 to neglect.

2 not to worry.

apaga la luz cuando te marches — descuida turn off the light when you leave — don't worry, I will

descuida, que yo me encargo don't worry, I'll take care of it

3 to overlook to, to neglect to.

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descuidar

► verbo transitivo

1 to neglect, overlook

■ ha descuidado su higiene he has neglected his personal hygiene

2 (distraer) to distract

3 (liberar) to free, release

► verbo pronominal descuidarse

1 (no tener cuidado) to be careless

■ se descuidó y se perdió he was careless and got lost

■ como te descuides, te vas a mojar los pies if you don't look out, you're going to get your feet wet

2 (no arreglarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡descuida / descuidad / descuiden! don't worry!

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verb

to neglect

- descuidarse

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1. VT

1) (=desatender) [+ deberes] to neglect; [+ consejo] to disregard

ha descuidado mucho su negocio — he has neglected his business a lot

2) (=olvidar) to overlook

2.

VI (=no preocuparse) not to worry

¡descuida! — don't worry!, it's all right!

descuida, que yo me encargo de esto — don't worry, I'll take care of this

3.

See:

descuidarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <negocio/jardín> to neglect

no descuides esa herida — be careful with that cut

2.

descuidar vi

descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso — don't worry, I'll see to that

3.

descuidarse v pron

a) (no prestar atención, distraerse)

la defensa se descuidó — (Dep) the defense let their concentration go o slip

se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó — his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off

si te descuidas, te roban — if you don't watch out, they'll rob you

como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto — if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you

b) (en el aspecto físico) to neglect one's appearance

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= neglect.

Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

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* descuidar las obligaciones de uno = fail + Posesivo + duty.

* descuidarse = go to + seed.

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1.

verbo transitivo <negocio/jardín> to neglect

no descuides esa herida — be careful with that cut

2.

descuidar vi

descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso — don't worry, I'll see to that

3.

descuidarse v pron

a) (no prestar atención, distraerse)

la defensa se descuidó — (Dep) the defense let their concentration go o slip

se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó — his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off

si te descuidas, te roban — if you don't watch out, they'll rob you

como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto — if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you

b) (en el aspecto físico) to neglect one's appearance

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= neglect.

Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

* descuidar las obligaciones de uno = fail + Posesivo + duty.

* descuidarse = go to + seed.

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descuidar [A1 ]

vt

‹negocio/jardín› to neglect

no descuides esa herida be careful with o look after that cut

■ descuidar

vi

descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso don't worry, I'll see to that

asegúrate de que no falta ninguno — descuida make sure none of them is missing — don't worry, I will

■ descuidarse

v pron

1

(no prestar atención, distraerse): en los últimos minutos la defensa empezó a descuidarse in the final minutes the defense began to lose concentration o the defense's concentration began to waver

se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off

si te descuidas, te quitarán hasta la camisa if you don't watch out, they'll have the shirt off your back

como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you

si me descuido me dejan allí encerrado if I hadn't been on my guard o careful they'd have left me locked in there

2 (en el aspecto físico) to neglect one's appearance

se ha descuidado mucho desde que se casó she's really neglected her appearance o (colloq) let herself go since she got married

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descuidar (conjugate descuidar) verbo transitivo ‹negocio/jardín› to neglect
verbo intransitivo:

◊ descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso don't worry, I'll see to that

descuidarse verbo pronominal

a) (no prestar atención, distraerse):

◊ se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off;

si te descuidas, te roban if you don't watch out, they'll rob you;
como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you

b) (en el aspecto físico) to neglect one's appearance

descuidar verbo transitivo to neglect, overlook
♦ Locuciones: descuida, don't worry
'descuidar' also found in these entries:
English:
disregard
- neglect

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descuidar

♦ vt

to neglect;

descuidó su aspecto he neglected his appearance;

descuidas mucho tu habitación you never tidy your room;

han descuidado mucho el barrio they've let the area get very run-down;

no descuides tu vida social don't let your social life go by the board

♦ vi

[no preocuparse]

descuida, que yo me encargo don't worry, I'll take care of it;

apaga la luz cuando te marches – descuida turn off the light when you leave – don't worry, I will

♦ See also the pronominal verb descuidarse

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descuidar

I v/t neglect

II v/i

:

¡descuida! don’t worry!

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descuidar vt

: to neglect, to overlook

descuidar vi

: to be careless

♦ See also the reflexive verb descuidarse

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descuidar vb (no atender) to neglect

había descuidado el jardín he'd neglected the garden