Was heißt »leicht­sin­nig« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv leicht­sin­nig lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • careless
  • frivolous
  • devil-may-care
  • lightheaded
  • reckless

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Es war leichtsinnig von dir, den Schlüssel im Auto zu lassen.

It was careless of you to leave the key in the car.

Es war leichtsinnig von mir, so etwas zu tun.

It was careless of me to do something like that.

Man darf nicht leichtsinnig auf E-Mails von fremden Menschen antworten.

You can't just answer emails from people you don't know.

Es war leichtsinnig von mir, das Gas anzulassen.

It was careless of me to leave the gas on.

Sie sind sehr leichtsinnig, so etwas Wichtiges zu vergessen!

How careless you are to forget such an important thing!

Es war leichtsinnig von ihr, so etwas zu tun.

It was very careless of her to do such a thing.

Es war leichtsinnig von ihr, es zu vergessen.

It was careless of her to forget it.

Er ging leichtsinnig mit seiner Pistole um.

He was careless in handling his pistol.

Ich hätte dich nicht für so leichtsinnig gehalten!

I didn't think you'd be so careless.

Er gab zu, leichtsinnig gewesen zu sein.

He admitted he'd been careless.

Synonyme

leicht­fer­tig:
carelessly
nach­läs­sig:
oblivious
sorg­los:
carefree

Sinnverwandte Wörter

fahr­läs­sig:
negligent
ge­dan­ken­los:
thoughtless
lo­cker:
loose
ober­fläch­lich:
glib
superficial
pflicht­ver­ges­sen:
irresponsible
neglectful
neglective
negligent
un­über­legt:
rash
unpremeditated
wahl­los:
indiscriminate
ziel­los:
aimless

Antonyme

be­son­nen:
considerate

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Both rutting boars and sows with their young can be dangerous to the careless woodland rambler.

  • You're very careless.

  • I'm very careless.

  • It was careless of him to leave the door open.

  • That happened to you because you were careless.

  • Tom is a reckless driver, isn't he?

  • I admit I was careless.

  • I admit that I've been careless.

  • Tom was very careless.

  • I didn't think you would be so careless.

  • The sight of blood makes me feel queasy and lightheaded.

  • Why are people so careless?

  • How could you be so careless?

  • Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

  • Tom was careless.

  • Tom is very careless.

  • Tom is careless, isn't he?

  • Tom is reckless, isn't he?

  • Tom is very reckless, isn't he?

  • That was very careless of you.

Untergeordnete Begriffe

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