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Meaning of neglegentia | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1
[nɛɡ.ɫɛˈɡɛn.ti.a]

Definitions

  1. carelessness, heedlessness, negligence, neglect
  2. brevity, coldness
  3. disrespect

Equivalents

العربية إيجاز غفلة نزق
Български лекомисленост
فارسی ایجاز
Galego brevidade
עברית רשלנות
ქართული დაუდევრობა
한국어 과실 소홀
Tagalog kutalay
Türkçe kısalık
Українська стислість

Examples

“Turpissima tamen est iactūra quae per neglegentiam fit.”

The worst [use of time], however, is [what gets] thrown away, which happens through neglect. (Neuter plurals “turpissima,” “iactura,” and “quae” relate to the implied third declension neuter plural “tempora”: passages of time or moments in time.)

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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