cavalier

leichtfertig, unbekümmert

Ohne die nötige Sorgfalt oder Achtung gegenüber etwas Wichtigem.

In einfachem Englisch: Not showing enough care or respect for something important.

• He was cavalier about safety.
• Her cavalier attitude upset the staff.
• The report criticised their cavalier treatment of private information.

So benutzt man es: cavalier about something (They were cavalier about the safety rules.); a cavalier attitude towards something (His cavalier attitude towards money worried her.)

Synonyme: careless, dismissive, reckless

Gegenteile: careful, conscientious

Häufige Wendungen: cavalier attitude, cavalier about something, cavalier treatment

Kavallerist

Soldat, der zu Pferd kämpft.

In einfachem Englisch: A soldier who fights on horseback.

• The cavalier rode ahead.
• An armoured cavalier charged across the field.
• The painting shows a cavalier carrying a sword.

Synonyme: cavalryman, horseman

Häufige Wendungen: mounted cavalier, armoured cavalier, cavalier on horseback