| negligent | adj cuai, lalai: he was ~ of his duties, dia cuai dlm tugas-tugasnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| neglectful | adj cuai, lalai, alpa: a lazy, ~ fellow, orang yg malas dan cuai; that was very ~ of you, cuai betul kamu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slack | 3. negligent, remiss, cuai, lalai: the woman is inclined to be ~ in her work, wanita itu cenderung menjadi cuai dlm kerjanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inadvertent | adj (fml) 1. inattentive, heedless, lalai; 2. unintentional, tdk sengaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reproach | vt menegur: she ~ed me for being careless, dia menegur saya krn lalai; he ~ed his wife with extravagance, dia menegur isterinya krn boros; ~ os, berasa kesal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slang | vt (UK), (colloq) memaki(-hamun): the motorist got out of the car and ~ed the pedestrian for being careless, pemandu itu keluar dr keretanya lalu memaki pejalan kaki tersebut krn lalai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| omit | vt 1. leave out, (deliberately or accidentally) tdk memasukkan; (imper) tinggalkan: his name had been inadvertently ~ted from the list, namanya, secara tdk sengaja, tdk dimasukkan dlm senarai itu; you can ~ some of these details, kamu boleh tinggalkan sesetengah butir ini; 2. fail, (by mistake) lalai, terlupa; (deliberately) sengaja tdk [v]: he ~ted to inform the authorities of his absence, dia lalai memberitahu pihak berkuasa ttg ketidakhadirannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| very | adv 1. extremely, sangat: he appeared to be ~ worried, dia kelihatan sangat risau; I’m ~ busy at present, saya sangat sibuk sekarang; it is ~ careless of you to leave it on the table, kamu memang lalai sangat, meninggalkannya di atas meja itu; this is a ~ interesting magazine, ini majalah yg sangat menarik; I feel ~ sleepy after a meal, saya berasa sangat mengantuk selepas makan; the old man walked ~ slowly, lelaki tua itu berjalan sangat lambat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| neglect | vt 1. fail to give care, attention to, mengabaikan, mencuaikan: some parents ~ their children, sesetengah ibu bapa mengabaikan anak-anak mereka; she ~ed her work to care for her ailing father, dia mengabaikan kerjanya krn menjaga bapanya yg uzur; 2. fail to do, terlupa; (to emphasize carelessness) lalai, cuai: he ~ed to call me back, dia terlupa menelefon saya semula; they ~ed to take proper safety precautions, mereka cuai mengambil langkah-langkah keselamatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |