English-German translation for "recklessness"

"recklessness" German translation

recklessness
noun | Substantiv s

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Unbesorgtheit, Unbekümmertheit Sorglosigkeit Verwegenheit, Leichtsinn, Rücksichtslosigkeit
  • Unbesorgtheitfeminine | Femininum f
    recklessness lack of concern
    Unbekümmertheitfeminine | Femininum f (of um)
    recklessness lack of concern
    recklessness lack of concern
  • Sorglosigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    recklessness carefreeness
    recklessness carefreeness
  • Verwegenheitfeminine | Femininum f
    recklessness heedlessness
    Leichtsinnmasculine | Maskulinum m, -fertigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    recklessness heedlessness
    Rücksichtslosigkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    recklessness heedlessness
    recklessness heedlessness
he has a smack of recklessness in him
er hat einen Anflug von Leichtsinn
he has a smack of recklessness in him
Und Gier und Überheblichkeit sind eng miteinander verknüpft, wenn es um Rücksichtslosigkeit geht.
And greed and hubris are intimately intertwined when it comes to recklessness.
Source: TED
Eine andere Erklärung für Rücksichtslosigkeit, die man oft hört, ist Überheblichkeit.
Another explanation that you often hear for recklessness is hubris.
Source: TED
War es Leichtsinn, der sie zu diesem Schritt getrieben hat?
Was it recklessness that drove her to do this?
Source: Europarl
Daher kann es noch eine Weile dauern, bis die Sorglosigkeit wieder voll zuschlägt.
As a result, it could take a while for recklessness to hit full throttle again.
Source: News-Commentary
Es war die Gier und die Rücksichtslosigkeit, die zur Bohrexplosion geführt hatte.
It was the greed and recklessness that led to the drilling explosion.
Source: TED
Unter diesen Umständen ist Sorglosigkeit in Haushaltsfragen eine Tugend, zumindest kurzfristig.
Under these circumstances, budgetary recklessness is a virtue, at least in the short term.
Source: News-Commentary
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