What does négligent in French mean?

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

The word négligent in French means careless, slack, lazy, 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 négligent

careless, slack, lazy

adjectif (qui n'est pas sérieux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette élève est négligente.
This student is remiss in doing her work.

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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