English-Spanish translations for careless

• descuidado
  El incremento descuidado del gasto público causará problemas sea cual sea la moneda elegida. Careless expansion of public expenditure will result in problems regardless of the choice of currency.
  Debemos apelar mucho más a la colaboración de los parlamentos nacionales en la lucha contra el fraude, en el manejo descuidado del dinero europeo. In the fight against fraud and the careless handling of European monies, we must rely far more on cooperation with national parliaments.
• negligente
  Debe haber un sistema que permita señalar con el dedo a las empresas negligentes. There must be a system of naming and shaming for those businesses that are careless.
  Lamentablemente, el progreso técnico nos ha vuelto negligentes con el resultado de que se levantan edificios cada vez más cerca de zonas propensas a las inundaciones. Regrettably, technical progress has made us grow careless, with the result that buildings are ever more frequently erected in ever closer proximity to flood-prone areas.
• dejado
• irresponsable

Definition of careless

• Not concerned or worried .
• Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
• Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.

Examples

• Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards

Related words

• carelessly
• carelessness
• set down carelessly