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negligent:
- lässig; fahrlässig; unsorgfältig; säumig; nachlässig; gedankenlos; schlampig; unachtsam
Wiktionary:
- negligent → fahrlässig, nachlässig, pflichtvergessen
- negligent → zerstreut, geistesabwesend, unüberlegt, hirnlos

English

Detailed Translations for negligent from English to German

negligent:

negligent adj

negligent (inattentive)
lässig; fahrlässig; unsorgfältig; säumig; nachlässig; gedankenlos; schlampig
- lässig adj
- fahrlässig adj
- unsorgfältig adj
- säumig adj
- nachlässig adj
- gedankenlos adj
- schlampig adj
negligent (inattentive)
nachlässig; unsorgfältig; unachtsam
- nachlässig adj
- unsorgfältig adj
- unachtsam adj

Translation Matrix for negligent:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
nachlässig		untidy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	dilatory; forgetful of one's duty; forgetful of one's obligations
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
fahrlässig	inattentive; negligent	confused; disorderly; mixed up; pell mell
gedankenlos	inattentive; negligent	absent; carefree; careless; easy; groundless; hasty; heedless; in spite of; inconsiderate; irrespective; light-spirited; lighthearted; not knowing; not on purpose; overconfident; premature; rash; reckless; regardless; senseless; thoughtless; unaware; unconcerned; unfounded; unintentional; unthinking
lässig	inattentive; negligent	dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy
nachlässig	inattentive; negligent	carefree; careless; dawdling; disorderly; disorganised; disorganized; dragging; drooping; easy; grubby; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; light-spirited; lighthearted; limp; lingering; listless; messy; passive; shoddy; shuffling; sloppy; slovenly; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; slutty; tardy; tarty; unconcerned
schlampig	inattentive; negligent	baggy; churlish; confused; disorderly; disorganised; disorganized; dowdy; groundless; grubby; messy; mixed up; not tidy; pell mell; shoddy; slatternly; sloppy; slovenly; slutty; tarty; unfounded
säumig	inattentive; negligent
unachtsam	inattentive; negligent	carefree; careless; confused; disorderly; easy; light-spirited; lighthearted; mixed up; pell mell; unconcerned
unsorgfältig	inattentive; negligent

Related Words for "negligent":

negligently

Synonyms for "negligent":

derelict; delinquent; neglectful; remiss; lax; slack; hit-and-run; inattentive; careless
careless

Antonyms for "negligent":

diligent

Related Definitions for "negligent":

characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern¹
- negligent parents¹
- negligent of detail¹
- negligent in his correspondence¹

Wiktionary Translations for negligent:

negligent

adjective

culpable due to negligence
- negligent → fahrlässig
careless
- negligent → nachlässig

negligent

adjective

in tadelnswerter Weise seinen Pflichten nicht nachkommend, diese vernachlässigend
- pflichtvergessen → irresponsible; neglective; negligent; neglectful
Strafrecht: unbeabsichtigte Art und Weise einer strafbaren Handlung oder Unterlassung bei gegebener Einsichtsfähigkeit:
- fahrlässig → reckless; negligent

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• negligent	→ zerstreut; geistesabwesend	↔ distrait — Qui n’a pas d’attention à ce qu’il dit ou à ce qu’il fait, qui n’est pas à ce qu’on lui dit.
• negligent	→ unüberlegt; hirnlos	↔ étourdi — Qui agit sans réflexion.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University