Usage examples of "Careless" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all24 négligent7 insouciant5 imprudent2 other translations10

I made a careless mistake. J'ai commis une faute d'inattention.

She is careless about dress. Elle prête peu d'attention à sa façon de s'habiller.

Don't make such careless mistakes. Ne faites pas une telle erreur de négligence.

It transpired that fire was caused by a careless smoker. On disait que le feu avait été provoqué par un fumeur inattentionné.

It is very careless of you to leave the door open. C'est très inconsidéré de ta part de laisser la porte ouverte.

It was careless of me to forget to lock the door. C'était un manque d'attention de ma part d'avoir oublié de verrouiller la porte.

It was careless of you to leave the key in the car. C'était inconsidéré de ta part de laisser la clé dans la voiture.

He made a careless mistake, as is often the case with him. Il a fait une faute d'inattention, comme c'est souvent le cas avec lui.

Tom was so careless as to leave his camera in the bus. Tom fut assez distrait pour laisser son appareil photo dans le bus.

Tatoeba: Where nothing ruins a passionate night of sentence-making like a poorly placed comma or, even worse, a careless typo. Tatoeba : là où rien ne ruine autant une nuit passionnée de création de phrases qu'une virgule mal placée ou, pire encore, une coquille d'inattention.

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