unobservant

/ʌnəbzˈɜvənt/ adj B1

not watchful

Word Origin Observe comes from Latin ob- 'toward' and servare 'to keep, watch' — so to observe is to watch over something. Unobservant means not watchful, inattentive. The root servare gives us conserve (keep together), preserve (keep beforehand), and reserve (keep back). So observation is keeping an eye on things.

adj not watchful B1

The unobservant driver didn't see the red light.

(形容词) 不警觉的;不注意的;粗心的

那位不警惕的司机没看到红灯。

(adjetivo) desatento; distraído; despistado; inobservante [que no es observador; desatento]

El conductor distraído no vio la luz roja.

(adjectif) distrait; peu observateur; inattentif [Qui ne fait pas attention, qui manque de vigilance.]

Le conducteur **unobservant** (distrait) n'a pas vu le feu rouge.

(Adjektiv) unaufmerksam; unachtsam [nicht aufmerksam oder wachsam; ohne genau hinzusehen oder hinzuhören]

Der **unobservant**e Autofahrer hat die rote Ampel nicht gesehen.

(形容詞) 注意散漫な、観察力がない

不注意なドライバーは赤信号に気づかなかった。

(adjetivo) desatento; distraído

O motorista desatento não viu o sinal vermelho.

adj Not observant.

Being unobservant, he didn't notice the subtle changes in her appearance.

(形容词) 不善于观察的;观察力差的

由于观察不仔细,他没有注意到她外貌的细微变化。

(adjetivo) distraído; despistado; desatento [No observador; distraído.]

Al ser poco observador, no notó los sutiles cambios en su apariencia.

(adjectif) distrait; inattentif; peu observateur [Qui manque de capacité d'observation ou d'attention.]

N'étant pas observateur, il n'a pas remarqué les changements subtils dans son apparence.

(Adjektiv) unaufmerksam; unachtsam [**unobservant** Adj. unaufmerksam; nicht aufmerksam oder genau beobachtend; Details übersehend.]

Da er **unobservant** war, bemerkte er die feinen Veränderungen an ihr nicht.

(形容詞) 観察力がない、注意散漫で物事に気づかない。

観察力がないせいで、彼女の外見の微妙な変化に彼は気づかなかった。

(adjetivo) desatento; distraído; descuidado [Não observador.]

Por ser desatento, ele não percebeu as mudanças sutis na aparência dela.

Word parts: un + ob + serv + ant

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