negligenciado
The English word neglected is translated to Portuguese as negligenciado.
The word is used as an adjective to describe someone or something that is suffering from neglect.
Meaning: suffering from neglect (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use negligenciada for feminine nouns, negligenciados for masculine plural nouns and negligenciadas for feminine plural nouns.
Did you know?
- The root of negligenciado comes from the Latin negligere, which is a combination of neg meaning 'not' and legere meaning 'to pick up' or 'to collect'.
- In Brazil, if you want to describe a 'neglected' or 'run-down' place, you might use largado instead of negligenciado. While negligenciado is formal, largado literally means 'thrown away' or 'left behind'.
- Portuguese has a specific word for the feeling of being neglected in a romantic or social sense: desamparado. It conveys a deeper sense of being 'helpless' or 'abandoned' than the more technical negligenciado.
Examples in context
- O Tom se sentiu negligenciado.Tom felt neglected.This sentence shows how to express that Tom felt neglected using negligenciado.Tatoeba #7308961 by Ricardo14, translation #5839310 by CK
- Onde existe o maior, o menor é negligenciado.Where there is the major, the minor becomes neglected.This sentence shows how the minor is neglected using negligenciado.Tatoeba #12168321 by carlosalberto, translation #4761474 by billt_estates
- Eu tenho te negligenciado por tanto tempo que me sinto um pouco tímido em te visitar.I have neglected you so long that I feel a bit shy in visiting you.This sentence shows how someone has been neglected using negligenciado.Tatoeba #10723206 by DavidDias, translation #66828 by CK
- A criança estava desamparadaThe child was neglected
- As necessidades dos idosos frequentemente são ignoradasThe needs of the elderly are often neglected
- O prédio estava bastante degradado e destituído de manutençãoThe building was heavily deteriorated and neglected in terms of maintenance
- O cachorro foi abandonado e estava muito magroThe dog was neglected and was very skinny
- O projeto foi deixado de lado por falta de recursosThe project was neglected due to lack of resources
- Estes livros foram esquecidos e acumularam poeiraThese books were neglected and gathered dust
- A comunidade ignorou os problemas enfrentados pelos mais necessitadosThe community neglected the problems faced by the most needy
- Aquelas crianças são constantemente deixadas de lado pela sociedadeThose children are constantly neglected by society
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Example conversation
Felipe and Juliana are talking about a garden they found.
- FelipeEste jardim parece totalmente negligenciado.This garden looks totally neglected.
- JulianaSim, as plantas estão morrendo.Yes, the plants are dying.
- FelipeAlguém negligenciado não cuidou disso.Someone neglected didn't take care of this.
- JulianaNós podemos ajudar a recuperá-lo.We can help recover it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
