No. 13,081 in German
achtlos
"Without care or attention; heedless; careless."
In a sentence
Er legte das Buch achtlos auf den Tisch.
He placed the book carelessly on the table.
In this sentence, 'achtlos' is used to describe the manner in which the book was placed, indicating that it was done without attention or care.
Achtlosigkeit kann zu unerwarteten Problemen führen.
Carelessness can lead to unexpected problems.
Here, 'achtlos' is used as the noun 'Achtlosigkeit' to signify a general state or quality of being careless.
Sie lief achtlos an dem Hinweis vorbei.
She walked past the sign without noticing.
In this example, 'achtlos' suggests that the action of walking past the sign was done with a lack of awareness or attention.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “achtlos” in actual German podcasts.
Find “achtlos” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).