neglect

descuidar, desatender

No dar a alguien o algo el cuidado o la atención que necesita.

En inglés sencillo: Fail to give someone or something the care or attention they need.

• Do not neglect your health.
• The owners neglected the garden for years.
• She felt that her parents had neglected her.

Cómo se usa: neglect to do something (He neglected to water the plants.)

Sinónimos: ignore, disregard

Antónimos: care for

Expresiones frecuentes: neglect someone, neglect your health, neglect a duty

ignorar, desairar

No reparar en alguien o no darle la atención o el respeto que merece.

En inglés sencillo: Fail to notice someone or give them the attention or respect they deserve.

• The host neglected several guests.
• She felt neglected when nobody greeted her.
• They welcomed the mayor but neglected his companion.

Sinónimos: ignore, overlook, slight

Antónimos: acknowledge

Expresiones frecuentes: neglect a guest, neglect someone

despreciar, ignorar

No incluir un efecto o una cantidad pequeña en un cálculo porque apenas cambia el resultado.

En inglés sencillo: Leave a small effect or amount out of a calculation because it makes little difference.

• We can neglect air resistance here.
• The calculation neglects small changes in temperature.
• Can we neglect this term without changing the result?

Sinónimos: ignore, disregard, omit

Expresiones frecuentes: neglect friction, neglect air resistance, neglect a term

negligencia, descuido

Falta del cuidado o la atención que necesita una persona, una cosa o una obligación.

En inglés sencillo: Failure to give the care or attention that a person, thing, or duty needs.

• The house showed years of neglect.
• He lost his job for neglect of duty.
• The children suffered serious neglect at home.

Cómo se usa: neglect of something (The report described neglect of basic safety duties.)

Sinónimos: negligence, inattention

Antónimos: care, attention

Expresiones frecuentes: child neglect, neglect of duty, years of neglect