inattention russian

• зева́ть

  to yawn

  to gape, to gawk, to be inattentive

  to miss (through inattention), to let slip

• невнима́ние

  lack of attention, inattention, lack of consideration

• невнима́тельность

  inattention, inattentiveness, absent-mindedness

  carelessness, negligence, thoughtlessness

• проброса́ться

  to lose through inattention, to poor or careless treatment

• прокарау́лить

  to guard (for a while), to watch (for a time), to stand guard (for a while)

  to let slip (through inattention), to fail to guard, to let get away

• проморга́вший

  who blinked and missed, who missed (due to inattention)

Examples

• Небольшо́е невнима́ние мо́жет привести́ к большо́й беде́.

  Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.

• Невнима́тельность Тома за рулём сто́ила ему жи́зни.

  Tom's inattention at the wheel cost him his life.

• Выходя замуж, же́нщина меня́ет внима́ние мно́гих мужчи́н на невнима́ние одного еди́нственного.

  By getting married, a woman exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.

• Они наплодили проблем своим невниманием.

  They created a lot of problems through their inattention.