No. 5,461 in Spanish
olvido
"Olvido" means "forgetfulness" or "neglect" in English.
In a sentence
El olvido es inevitable con el paso del tiempo.
Forgetting is inevitable over time.
Here 'olvido' is used as a noun meaning 'forgetting' or 'oblivion', representing an abstract concept.
Su olvido de las llaves le causó llegar tarde.
Her forgetting of the keys caused her to be late.
In this sentence, 'olvido' is used as a noun meaning 'forgetfulness' or 'unintentional omission', depicting a specific instance.
Espero que el olvido no borre nuestros momentos felices.
I hope that forgetting does not erase our happy moments.
Here 'olvido' is presented poetically as a metaphor for 'loss of memory', emphasizing an emotional dimension.
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