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Translate negligence from English to French

Summary

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negligence:
- négligence; nonchalance; désinvolture; laisser-aller
Wiktionary:
- negligence → négligence coupable, incurie, négligence
- negligence → négligence

English

Detailed Translations for negligence from English to French

negligence:

negligence [the ~] nom

the negligence (nonchalance; carelessness; neglect)
la négligence; la nonchalance; la désinvolture; le laisser-aller
- négligence [la ~] nom
- nonchalance [la ~] nom
- désinvolture [la ~] nom
- laisser-aller [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for negligence:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
désinvolture	carelessness; neglect; negligence; nonchalance
laisser-aller	carelessness; neglect; negligence; nonchalance	carefreeness; light-heartedness
nonchalance	carelessness; neglect; negligence; nonchalance	carefreeness; light-heartedness; neglect; omission; oversight
négligence	carelessness; neglect; negligence; nonchalance	carelessness; dirt; dirty; dirtyness; disarray; disorder; filth; filthy; inaccuracy; muck; neglect; obscenity; omission; oversight; sloppiness; slovenliness; smut
-	carelessness; neglect; neglectfulness; nonperformance
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	carelessness; inadvertence; mismanagement; neglect; want of diligence

Synonyms for "negligence":

carelessness; neglect; nonperformance; nonaccomplishment; nonachievement
neglectfulness; carelessness; sloppiness

Related Definitions for "negligence":

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances¹
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern¹

Wiktionary Translations for negligence:

negligence

noun

failure to exercise a standard of care (law)
- negligence → négligence coupable

negligence

noun

défaut de soin, négligence.
- incurie → carelessness; negligence
défaut de soin, d’exactitude, d’application.
- négligence → carelessness; negligence; remissness

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• negligence	→ négligence	↔ negligentie — het negligent zijn, nalatigheid, verwaarlozing, veronachtzaming
• negligence	→ négligence	↔ nalatigheid — een fout doordat er iets nagelaten wordt

Related Translations for negligence

criminal negligence

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University