- descuido
- m.1 oversight (olvido).al menor descuido if you let your attention wander for even a momenten un descuido, borré el fichero I deleted the file by mistake2 untidiness, slovenliness (falta de aseo).3 neglectfulness, slovenliness, neglect, sloppiness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descuidar.* * *descuido► nombre masculino1 (negligencia) negligence, carelessness, neglect2 (distracción) oversight, slip, mistake3 (desaliño) slovenliness, untidiness\FRASEOLOGÍAal descuido casually, nonchalantlycon descuido without thinkingpor descuido inadvertently, by mistake* * *noun m.1) carelessness2) negligence* * *SM1) (=distracción)
en un descuido le robaron el bolso — her bag was stolen when she wasn't looking o in a moment of inattention
al menor descuido te puedes salir de la carretera — if your attention wanders o if you get distracted, even for a moment, the car can go off the road
la colisión ocurrió por un descuido del maquinista — the crash was caused by a careless mistake on the part of the driver
se me olvidó invitarla por descuido — I carelessly forgot to invite her
dejó caer el pañuelo como por descuido — she dropped her handkerchief as if by accident
2) frm (=negligencia) carelessnessno toleran el descuido en el aspecto externo — they don't tolerate any carelessness in one's appearance
con descuido — carelessly
* * *masculinoa) (distracción)en un descuido el niño se le escapó — she took her eyes off the child for a moment and he ran off
basta el más pequeño descuido — the smallest lapse of concentration is enough
en un descuido — (Méx) you never know
en un descuido hasta podemos ganar el concurso — you never know, we might even win the competition
b) (error) slip; (omisión) oversightc) (falta de cuidado) carelessnesstodo lo hace con descuido — he's very slapdash
* * *= carelessness, neglect, oversight, oversight, nonchalance, inadvertence, slip-up, slip.Ex. Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.Ex. Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.Ex. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex. 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.----* tener un descuido = slip up.* * *masculinoa) (distracción)en un descuido el niño se le escapó — she took her eyes off the child for a moment and he ran off
basta el más pequeño descuido — the smallest lapse of concentration is enough
en un descuido — (Méx) you never know
en un descuido hasta podemos ganar el concurso — you never know, we might even win the competition
b) (error) slip; (omisión) oversightc) (falta de cuidado) carelessnesstodo lo hace con descuido — he's very slapdash
* * *= carelessness, neglect, oversight, oversight, nonchalance, inadvertence, slip-up, slip.Ex: Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.* tener un descuido = slip up.* * *descuidomasculine1(distracción): en un descuido el niño se le escapó she took her eyes off the child for a moment and he ran off, her attention wandered for a moment and the child ran offen un descuido (Méx); you never knowen un descuido hasta podemos ganar el concurso you never know, we might even win the competition2 (error) slip, error, mistake; (omisión) oversight3 (falta de cuidado) carelessnesstodo lo hace con descuido he's very slapdash, he does everything very sloppily o carelesslycomete muchos errores por descuido he makes a lot of mistakes through not being careful enoughal descuido nonchalantlylo dejó caer así al descuido she dropped it into the conversation quite nonchalantly o casually* * *
Del verbo descuidar: (conjugate descuidar)
descuido es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
descuidó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
descuidar
descuido
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 pronominala) (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 youb) (en el aspecto físico) to neglect one's appearance
descuido sustantivo masculinoa) (distracción):◊ en un descuido el niño se le escapó she took her eyes off the child for a moment and he ran off;
basta el más pequeño descuido the smallest lapse of concentration is enoughb) (error) slip;
(omisión) oversight
descuidar verbo transitivo to neglect, overlook
♦ Locuciones: descuida, don't worry
descuido sustantivo masculino
1 (distracción) oversight, mistake
por descuido, inadvertently, by mistake
2 (dejadez) negligence, carelessness
'descuido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chapucera
- chapucero
- descuidarse
- olvidar
- abandono
- descuidar
- distracción
- olvido
English:
accidentally
- carelessness
- negligence
- negligently
- omission
- oversight
- sloppiness
- slovenliness
- unguarded
- careless
- over
* * *descuido nm1. [falta de aseo] [en personas] untidiness, slovenliness;[de jardín, casa] neglect; [en habitación] untidiness2. [olvido] oversight;[error] slip;al menor descuido if you let your attention wander for even a moment;en un descuido se me fue la bici a la cuneta my attention wandered for a moment and the bicycle went into the ditch;en un descuido, borré el fichero I deleted the file by mistake;RPen un descuido [cuando menos se espera] when least expected* * *descuidom1 carelessness;en un descuido L.Am. in a moment of carelessness;por descuido through carelessness2 (error) mistake3 (omisión) oversight* * *descuido nm1) : carelessness, negligence2) : slip, oversight* * *descuido n (distracción)entraron aprovechando un descuido del vigilante they got in when the guard wasn't lookingpor descuido accidentally
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.