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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnegligência
Pronunciation / Transliteration: negligência
"O acidente foi causado por negligência."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Failure to take proper care over something, resulting in unintended harm or damage.
"The accident was caused by the negligence of the driver."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'negligence' originates from the Latin word 'neglegentia', which means 'carelessness'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift from a general sense of neglect to a more specific legal context regarding the failure to exercise appropriate care.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Negligence" is said worldwide
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négligence
Transliteration: négligence
"L'accident a été causé par sa négligence."
Fahrlässigkeit
Transliteration: Fahrlässigkeit
"Der Unfall wurde durch Fahrlässigkeit verursacht."
negligenza
Transliteration: negligenza
"L'incidente è stato causato da negligenza."
negligencia
Transliteration: negligencia
"El accidente fue causado por negligencia."
negligência
Transliteration: negligência
"O acidente foi causado por negligência."
लापरवाही
Transliteration: laparvahi
"यह दुर्घटना लापरवाही के कारण हुई।"
疏忽
Transliteration: shūhǔ
"这起事故是由疏忽造成的。"
태만
Transliteration: taeman
"그 사고는 관리 소홀로 인해 발생했습니다."
過失
Transliteration: kashitsu
"その事故は注意義務違反によって引き起こされた。"
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