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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesatento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /de.zaˈtẽ.tu/
"O motorista desatento perdeu a saída."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not paying careful attention to things around you; failing to notice details.
"He was so unobservant that he didn't notice the new painting hanging on the office wall." - 2
Lacking or showing a lack of strict adherence to religious or traditional observances.
"Growing up in a secular household, she remained largely unobservant of traditional rituals."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' with 'observant', which derives from the Latin 'observantem', present participle of 'observare' meaning to watch, heed, or guard. First attested in the late 16th century, the term has consistently described individuals who fail to notice or pay attention to their surroundings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unobservant" is said worldwide
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inattentif
Transliteration: /i.na.tɑ̃.f/
"Il est trop inattentif pour remarquer les petits détails."
unaufmerksam
Transliteration: /ˈʊnʔaʊfˌmɛʁksam/
"Der unaufmerksame Fußgänger bemerkte das Auto zu spät."
disattento
Transliteration: /di.zatˈtɛn.to/
"Era troppo disattento per cogliere i segnali di pericolo."
poco observador
Transliteration: /ˈpoko oβserβaˈðor/
"Fue un error de alguien poco observador."
desatento
Transliteration: /de.zaˈtẽ.tu/
"O motorista desatento perdeu a saída."
लापरवाह
Transliteration: laparvah
"वह अपने आस-पास की दुनिया के प्रति बहुत लापरवाह है।"
不注意的
Transliteration: bù zhù yì de
"他太不注意了，没有发现房间里的变化。"
무심한
Transliteration: musimhan
"그는 주변 일에 너무 무심해서 변화를 눈치채지 못했다."
不注意な
Transliteration: fuchuui na
"彼は不注意なので、重要な変化を見落とした。"
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