neglect

négliger, délaisser

Ne pas apporter à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose les soins ou l’attention nécessaires.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : neglect to do something (He neglected to water the plants.)

Synonymes : ignore, disregard

Contraires : care for

Expressions courantes : neglect someone, neglect your health, neglect a duty

ignorer, négliger

Ne pas remarquer quelqu’un ou ne pas lui accorder l’attention ou le respect qu’il mérite.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ignore, overlook, slight

Contraires : acknowledge

Expressions courantes : neglect a guest, neglect someone

négliger

Écarter un petit effet ou une faible quantité d’un calcul parce que cela change très peu le résultat.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : ignore, disregard, omit

Expressions courantes : neglect friction, neglect air resistance, neglect a term

négligence, abandon

Absence des soins ou de l’attention nécessaires à une personne, une chose ou une tâche.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : neglect of something (The report described neglect of basic safety duties.)

Synonymes : negligence, inattention

Contraires : care, attention

Expressions courantes : child neglect, neglect of duty, years of neglect