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English
careless
Close — casual, incidental relates to careless.
Spanish
descuidado
Close — casual, incidental relates to careless, untidy (descuidado).
Practice
1 What does beiläufig mean?
casual, incidental, in passing
2 Fill the gap: Sie erwähnte es nur ___.
Full sentence: Sie erwähnte es nur beiläufig. (She only mentioned it in passing.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches beiläufig?
beiläufig: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.