French-English translations for négligent

careless
us
In the fight against fraud and the careless handling of European monies, we must rely far more on cooperation with national parliaments. Nous devons exiger des parlements nationaux une collaboration bien plus étroite lorsque nous luttons contre la fraude et le traitement négligent de fonds européens. 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. Il est regrettable que les progrès techniques nous rendent plus négligents, ce qui aboutit à construire de plus en plus souvent des bâtiments à proximité immédiate de zones inondables. Jessica was so careless that she put her shorts on backwards
neglectful

negligent
us
The committee has demonstrated the negligent conduct of the United Kingdom. La Commission a démontré «la conduite négligente du RoyaumeUni ». Is the reason for this extreme delay purely technical politics, or even negligent indifference? La raison de ce retard majeur est-elle purement technico-politique ou le fruit d'une indifférence négligente? You only have to look at what happened in Chernobyl which again was due to a negligent attitude. Il suffit de se rappeler ce qui est arrivé à Tchernobyl, un désastre qui était une nouvelle fois dû à une attitude négligente.
absent-mindedIt took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head.
blithe
uk
us
She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
derelictThere was a derelict ship on the island.
heedlessSing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather
inattentiveHe was inattentive in class and did not do well in his exams.

lax
us
It is not acceptable if Member States underperform in the fight against fraud because of lax controls and are then slow to get funds reimbursed as well. Il n'est pas acceptable que les États membres négligent la lutte contre la fraude en relâchant les contrôles et diffèrent ensuite le remboursement des montants perçus. This is not evidence of a slothful or lax Commission, but neither does it mean that we imagine that the sky is permanently blue, nor do these glasses have any rose tint. Aucun élément de preuve ne fait état d'une Commission indolente ou négligente, mais il ne faut pas en conclure que nous nous imaginons que le ciel est toujours bleu ou que nous voyons la vie en rose. The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.
offhand
us
She gave an offhand speech.He doesnt realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
remiss
us
We are very remiss about disabled people's rights in this Parliament in terms of access. Au sein de ce Parlement, nous sommes très négligents au sujet des droits des personnes handicapées en terme d'accès. It was remiss of the Council of Ministers to have no one present while the vote was taking place. Le Conseil de ministres s'est montré négligent en n'envoyant personne assister au vote d'aujourd'hui. That is the only way in which we will be able to act effectively in an area where we have been remiss for too long. C’est la seule façon pour nous de pouvoir agir de manière efficace dans un domaine par rapport auquel nous nous sommes trop longtemps montrés négligents.
thoughtless
us
A thoughtless remark.The debate turned into thoughtless bickering.