desleixar
/dʒizlejˈʃaɾ/
verb
C1
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (eu)
- desleixo
- preterite (eu)
- desleixei
- past participle
- desleixado
Meaning
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to neglect
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Desleixou o jardim.
He neglected the garden.
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Similar words
desleixar is about carelessness or sloppiness specifically; negligenciar is more formal, general neglect — both mean "to neglect."
Similar in other languages
German
vernachlässigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to neglect."
Practice
1 What does desleixar mean?
to neglect
2 Which fingerprint chart matches desleixar?
desleixar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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