unmindful

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un·mind·ful

(ŭn-mīnd′fəl)

adj.

Failing to give due care or attention; inattentive.

un·mind′ful·ly adv.

un·mind′ful·ness n.

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unmindful

(ʌnˈmaɪndfʊl)

adj

(and foll by: of) careless, heedless, or forgetful

unˈmindfully adv

unˈmindfulness n

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un•mind•ful

(ʌnˈmaɪnd fəl)

adj.

not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; neglectful.

un•mind′ful•ly, adv.

un•mind′ful•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	unmindful - not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw forgetful, mindless mindful, aware - bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"
	2.	unmindful - (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility" oblivious incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"

unmindful

adjective

1. Lacking or marked by a lack of care:

careless, feckless, heedless, inattentive, irresponsible, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unthinking.

2. Showing no concern, attention, or regard:

careless, forgetful, heedless, mindless, unconcerned, unheeding, unobservant, unthinking.

Translations

immemore sconsiderato

unmindful

[ʌnˈmaɪndfʊl] ADJ to be unmindful of sth → no hacer caso de algo, hacer caso omiso de algo
unmindful of the danger, he → él, haciendo caso omiso del peligro ...

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unmindful

adj to be unmindful of something → nicht auf etw (acc) → achten, etw nicht beachten; I was not unmindful of your needs → ich stand Ihren Bedürfnissen nicht gleichgültig gegenüber

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unmindful

[ʌnˈmaɪndfʊl] adj to be unmindful of (frm) → essere incurante di

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