nounmasculinepl: descuidos
carelessness, oversight, negligence
1. lack of care or attention; inattention
His descuido caused him to miss the deadline.
Seu descuido fez com que perdesse o prazo.
2. an error or mistake resulting from lack of attention
That was just a descuido; I didn't mean to forget.
Foi apenas um descuido; não quis esquecer.
3. a moment of inattention or vulnerability
The thief took advantage of a descuido to steal the wallet.
O ladrão aproveitou um descuido para roubar a carteira.
Related Idioms & Phrases
ao descuido - unaware, inadvertently
um descuido - a moment of carelessness
aproveitar um descuido - to take advantage of someone's inattention
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