La palabra del día: el descuido

Question

el descuido - oversight, slip, error, negligence; distraction; untidiness

Post your sentences and vote for the ones you like. The correct answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes.

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Es muy difícil trabajar muchas horas sin descuido de la casa y la familia.

"Es muy difícil trabajar muchas horas sin cuidar de la casa" or "Es muy difícil trabajar muchas horas descuidando la casa" - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

The word of the day is a noun, not a verb - el descuido. - Issabela, OCT 30, 2009

The way it is used in this sentence is wrong. I'm trying to give examples of proper usage using the given text. - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 1

Tuvo el descuido de no apagar la luz.

He neglected to turn out the light.

Good - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 2

Fue un descuido que te bese. ¡Yo habia bebido demasiado!

It was a mistake to kiss you. I had too much to drink!

Not properly used - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

THe kiss was not a mistake - the drinking was. Ha Ha - ian-hill, OCT 30, 2009

"Fue un descuido besarte." would , I think, be better. - samdie, OCT 30, 2009

Then what is the proper way to phrase this sentence, robertico? - adai2003, NOV 2, 2009

Answer 3

El escapado de la cárcel ocurrió por un descuido de los guardias.

The jail break occurred because of carelessness of the guards.

La fuga de la cárcel...buena Goyo! - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 4

Es un descuido no hacer la palabra del día.

It is an oversight / error not to do the word of the day.

Es un descuido no hacer la palabra del día. - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

No "de" then? - ian-hill, OCT 30, 2009

No de - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Right it's gone. - ian-hill, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 5

Me alegro de que haya una multitud de personas en este foro que hace cola para señalar mis descuidos de escritura.

I'm glad there's a multitude of people on this forum who stand in line to point out my writing mistakes.

Si estás usando el navegador Firefox, la palabra del día parpadea.

omg....owever did you do Thhaaaaaaaaaat?? - 00494d19, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 6

Perdóname, se me olvidó invitarte a la fiesta. Fue un descuido.

Forgive me, I forgot to invite you to the party. I was an oversight.

It was an oversight....typo - DR1960, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 7

Fue un descuido para no vestirse bien. La gente en la calle pensaba que era un vagabundo.

It was an oversight not to dress smartly. The people on the street thought you were a tramp.

Descuide mi vestimenta…… - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 8

Voten por favor Los resultados no son concluyentes.

Answer 9

Un descuido simple que podría llamarse negligencia, que es la base de mucho procesos judiciales médicos.

A simple oversight could be called negligence, which is the basis of many medical law suits.

Un simple descuido... - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 10

Este foro es una descuido. Yo debería estar estudiando. O, espera. ¡Yo soy!

This forum is a distraction. I should be studying (Spanish). Oh, wait. I am!

You guys are not using this word properly. Descuido here doesn't fit. Descuidar in this sentence doesn't mean to distract it means to neglect. What you are saying here is that this forum is neglected. - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 11

Can "descuido" be used for a "slip of the tongue"? Por ejemplo:

A mi esposa quise decir "me pasa la mantequilla", pero que dije fue "arruinaste mi vida". ¡Que descuido!

I meant to tell my wife "pass the butter", but what I said was "you ruined my life. What a slip of the tongue!

(A very short version of a very old joke!! My apologies!!)

The expression here would be: "Que metida de pata!!!" 'What a blunder" - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Gracias. What is the literal translation? - DR1960, OCT 30, 2009

Roberto, eres el mejor - 00494d19, OCT 30, 2009

literally??? Something like "I stepped on my tongue" - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Heidita thank you but you are the best, not me. I make a lot of mistakes and know nothing about grammar but thanks for the compliment. - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 12

How about this one...

" Hice un descuido cuando me puse mi despertador para el momento equivocado" ( I had help with translating this one!)

but that's exactly what happened to me today! Because I was going to go to my grandma's house but I woke up an hour late because I set it for ten in the evening. haha

My husband works 3rd. shift which has its pro's and con's our schedule is all over the place.

Me descuidé y puse el despertador a la hora equivocada. - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Fue un descuido poner el reloj a la hora equivocada. - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

o tambien: fue un descuido mio poner el reloj... - 0068e2f4, OCT 30, 2009

Answer 13

He descuidado mi salud y ahora estoy enfermo.

I have neglected my health and now I am sick.

"el descuido" es sustantivo masculino - Issabela, OCT 30, 2009