No. 13,827 in Swedish

vårdslöhet

Negligence or carelessness.

In a sentence

Hans vårdslöhet gjorde att han skadade sig när han cyklade.
His negligence caused him to injure himself while cycling.
Here, 'vårdslöhet' is used to describe a lack of careful behavior leading to a personal accident.
Vårdslöhet kan leda till allvarliga problem på arbetsplatsen.
Negligence can lead to serious problems at the workplace.
In this sentence, 'vårdslöhet' refers to careless actions that might affect professional settings or responsibilities.
Han åtalades för vårdslöhet i trafik efter olyckan.
He was charged with negligence in traffic after the accident.
For this example, 'vårdslöhet' is applied in a legal context, describing irresponsible behavior in traffic.

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