Polyglot Dictionary

négliger

/neɡliʒe/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
néglige
past
a négligé
perfect
négligé

Meaning

  1. to neglect

    • Il a négligé ses études.

      He neglected his studies.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

descuidar

descuidar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to neglect."

Practice

1 What does négliger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a ___ ses études.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches négliger?

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