Was heißt »Leicht­sinn« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Leicht­sinn lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • carelessness

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Tom kann Marys Leichtsinn nicht länger ertragen.

Tom can't put up with Mary's carelessness any longer.

Das ist der höchste Leichtsinn.

This is the height of frivolity.

Synonyme

Leicht­sin­nig­keit:
frivolity
imprudence
Sorg­lo­sig­keit:
heedlessness

Antonyme

Vor­sicht:
care
caution
danger

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Let us not attribute to malice and cruelty what may be referred to less criminal motives. Do we not often afflict others undesignedly, and, from mere carelessness, neglect to relieve distress?

  • The fire originated from carelessness.

  • His thick black wavy hair was swept back with deliberate carelessness.

  • Tom cursed himself for his carelessness.

  • Tom admitted that the accident was due to his carelessness.

  • Tom admitted that it was due to his carelessness that the accident had happened.

  • That accident was due to his carelessness.

  • That accident is a good example of his carelessness.

  • She was ashamed of herself for her carelessness.

  • Her carelessness gave rise to the accident.

  • His carelessness cost him a broken leg.

  • He reproached me for carelessness.

  • Many accidents arise from carelessness.

  • Accidents arise from carelessness.

  • This mistake is due to his carelessness.

  • This accident resulted from the carelessness of the driver.

  • The forest fire occurred through carelessness.

  • The accident resulted from his carelessness.

  • The accident happened through his carelessness.

  • The failure is due to his carelessness.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

Cha­rak­ter­ei­gen­schaft:
character attributes
character trait
trait of character

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Über­mut:
arrogance
boisterousness
bravado
cockiness
exuberance
high spirits
overweening confidence
presumption
wantonness

Leicht­sinn übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Leichtsinn. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Leichtsinn. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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