English-German translation for "careless"

"careless" German translation

careless
[ˈkɛ(r)lis]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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nachlässig, unordentlich, liederlich unüberlegt, unbedacht, leichtsinnig unvorsichtig, fahrlässig sorgenfrei, sorglos
  • nachlässig, unordentlich, liederlich
    careless lacking in care: work, workeret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    careless lacking in care: work, workeret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
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Es war leichtsinnig von mir, so etwas zu tun.
It was careless of me to do something like that.
Source: Tatoeba
Es war fahrlässig von mir, so etwas zu tun.
It was careless of me to do something like that.
Source: Tatoeba
Sie sind sehr leichtsinnig, so etwas Wichtiges zu vergessen!
How careless you are to forget such an important thing!
Source: Tatoeba
Du bist sehr fahrlässig, so etwas Wichtiges zu vergessen!
How careless you are to forget such an important thing!
Source: Tatoeba
Es war achtlos von ihm, bei angeschaltetem Fernseher schlafen zu gehen.
It was careless of him to go to bed with the TV on.
Source: Tatoeba
Es war unvorsichtig von ihr, alleine hinauszugehen.
It was careless of her to go out alone.
Source: Tatoeba
Ja, die russischen Banken, die schwach und zersplittert sind, waren unvorsichtig.
It is true that the Russian banks, which are weak and fragmented, have been careless.
Source: Europarl
Viele Unfälle werden durch fahrlässiges oder nicht erlaubtes Fahren verursacht.
Many of them are caused by careless or unauthorized driving.
Source: Europarl
Gérard hat schnell gearbeitet, ohne dabei nachlässig oder unachtsam zu sein.
Gérard has worked quickly but he has not been sloppy or careless.
Source: Europarl
Die Lokalverwaltungen sind ebenso sorglos und bedienen ihre Schulden oft nicht.
Local governments are equally careless, often failing to service their debts.
Source: News-Commentary
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