What does négligé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word négligé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use négligé in French.

The word négligé in French means careless, off-hand, inattentive, neglected, disregarded, unkempt person, negligee, forget, neglect, neglect, neglect, ignore, ignore, disregard, let yourself go. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word négligé

careless, off-hand, inattentive

adjectif (pas assez soigné)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il ne faut jamais aller à un entretien d'embauche en tenue négligée. Ce texte est écrit dans un style négligé.
You should never go to a job interview in scruffy clothes.

neglected, disregarded

adjectif (pas suffisamment pris en compte)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette grippe fait suite à un rhume négligé.
This flu follows on from a neglected cold.

unkempt person

(qui ne prête attention à son apparence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un négligé, il ne se rase pas tous les jours.
He is a slob; he doesn't shave every day.

negligee

nom masculin (soutenu (tenue féminine légère d'intérieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle aime beaucoup rester en négligé de soie toute la journée.
She loves to spend all day in her silk negligee.

forget, neglect

verbe transitif (oublier de faire [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a négligé l'entretien de ses outils, ils se sont abîmés !
He neglected the maintenance of his tools; they are ruined!

neglect

verbe transitif (ne pas prendre soin de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle néglige son apparence ces derniers temps.
She neglects her appearance these days.

neglect, ignore

verbe transitif (ne pas accorder assez d'attention)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle néglige ses amis depuis son retour de vacances.
She has been neglecting her friends since she came back from vacation.

ignore, disregard

verbe transitif (ne pas tenir compte de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a perdu car il a négligé les ressources de son adversaire.
He lost because he disregarded his adversary's resources.

let yourself go

verbe pronominal (ne pas faire attention à soi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle se néglige un peu ces derniers temps.
She has let herself go lately.

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