descuidaba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for descuidaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.descuidar VB trans

descuidar negocio/jardín:

descuidar

to neglect

no descuides esa herida

be careful with o look after that cut

II.descuidar VB intr

descuide, yo me ocuparé de eso

don't worry, I'll see to that

asegúrate de que no falta ninguno — descuida

make sure none of them is missing — don't worry, I will

III.descuidarse VB vpr

1. descuidarse (no prestar atención, distraerse):

en los últimos minutos la defensa empezó a descuidarse

in the final minutes the defense began to lose concentration o the defense's concentration began to waver

se descuidó un momento y el perro se le escapó

his attention strayed for a moment and the dog ran off

si te descuidas, te quitarán hasta la camisa

if you don't watch out, they'll have the shirt off your back

como te descuides, te van a quitar el puesto

if you don't look out, they'll take your job from you

si me descuido me dejan allí encerrado

if I hadn't been on my guard o careful they'd have left me locked in there

2. descuidarse (en el aspecto físico):

descuidarse

to neglect one's appearance

se ha descuidado mucho desde que se casó

she's really neglected her appearance since she got married

se ha descuidado mucho desde que se casó

she's really let herself go since she got married inf

Translations for descuidaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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forgetful of sth he was becoming forgetful of his duties

cada vez descuidaba más sus deberes

to be inattentive to sb she was inattentive to her own children

descuidaba a sus propios hijos

neglect house/health

descuidar

neglect studies/business

descuidar

to neglect one's duties

descuidar sus (or mis etc.) responsabilidades

descuidaba in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descuidaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.descuidar VB intr

¡descuida!

don't worry!

II.descuidar VB trans

1. descuidar (desatender):

descuidar

to neglect

2. descuidar (ignorar):

descuidar

to overlook

III.descuidar VB refl descuidarse

1. descuidar (abandonarse):

descuidarse

to neglect oneself

descuidarse

to let oneself go

2. descuidar (distraerse):

descuidarse

to be distracted

Translations for descuidaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to neglect one's duties

descuidar los propios deberes

to neglect to do sth

descuidar hacer algo