oblivious

o·bliv·i·ous

(ə-blĭv′ē-əs)

adj.

1. Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful: oblivious to her surroundings; oblivious of the criticism against him.

2. Archaic Lacking all memory; forgetful.

o·bliv′i·ous·ly adv.

o·bliv′i·ous·ness n.

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oblivious

(əˈblɪvɪəs)

adj

(foll by: to or of) unaware or forgetful

obˈliviously adv

obˈliviousness n

Usage: It was formerly considered incorrect to use oblivious to mean unaware, but this use is now acceptable

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ob•liv•i•ous

(əˈblɪv i əs)

adj.

1. unmindful or unaware (usu. fol. by to or of): oblivious to someone's stare.

2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin oblīviōsus forgetful]

ob•liv′i•ous•ly, adv.

ob•liv′i•ous•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	oblivious - (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility" unmindful incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
	2.	oblivious - failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" forgetful inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

oblivious

adjective (usually with to or of) unaware, unconscious, ignorant, regardless, careless, negligent, blind to, unaffected by, impervious to, forgetful, deaf to, unconcerned about, neglectful, heedless, inattentive, insensible, unmindful, unobservant, disregardful, incognizant He appeared oblivious to his surroundings.
aware, conscious, alert, attentive, mindful, watchful, observant, heedful

Usage: It was formerly considered incorrect to use oblivious and unaware as synonyms, but this use is now acceptable. When employed with this meaning, oblivious should be followed either by to or of, to being much the commoner.

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oblivious

adjective

1. Unable to remember:

amnesiac, amnesic, forgetful.

2. Not aware or informed:

ignorant, innocent, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting.

Idiom: in the dark.

Translations

غافِل، غَيْر مُنْتَبِه

uvidende

blind sein gegenüber vergesslich

distraído

unohtavainen

oublieux ignorant

óvitandi

dimentico smemorato

nereaguojantisnesąmoningainesuvokiantis

nevērīgs

onoplettend vergeetachtig

nevšímavý

ilgisiz

不在意的没注意到的遗忘的

oblivious

[əˈblɪvɪəs] ADJ oblivious of or to → inconsciente de
he was oblivious to the pain he caused → no se daba cuenta or era inconsciente del dolor que causaba

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oblivious

[əˈblɪviəs] adj
oblivious to sth → oublieux de qch
They stood motionless, oblivious to everything but their own thoughts → Ils se tenaient immobiles, oublieux de tout sauf de leurs propres pensées.
to be oblivious to sth → ne pas être conscient de qch
People are totally oblivious to who I am → Les gens ne sont absolument pas conscients de qui je suis.
to be oblivious of sth → ne pas être conscient de qch
to seem oblivious of sth → ne pas sembler conscient de qch
She seemed oblivious of the attention she was drawing to herself → Elle ne semblait pas consciente de l'attention qu'on lui portait.

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oblivious

adj to be oblivious of or to something → sich (dat) → etw nicht bewusst machen, sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → nicht bewusst sein; he was quite oblivious of his surroundings → er nahm seine Umgebung gar nicht wahr; they are oblivious to the beauty of their surroundings → sie haben für die Schönheit ihrer Umgebung keinen Sinn; he was totally oblivious of what was going on in his marriage → er (be)merkte gar nicht, was in seiner Ehe vor sich ging; oblivious of the world → weltvergessen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

oblivious

[əˈblɪvɪəs] adj oblivious of or to → ignaro/a di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oblivious

(əˈbliviəs) adjective

unaware of or not paying attention to. He was oblivious of what was happening; He was oblivious to our warnings.

oˈbliviously adverb

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