cavalier

noncurante, sprezzante

Che non mostra la cura o il rispetto dovuti a qualcosa di importante.

In inglese semplice: Not showing enough care or respect for something important.

• He was cavalier about safety.
• Her cavalier attitude upset the staff.
• The report criticised their cavalier treatment of private information.

Come si usa: cavalier about something (They were cavalier about the safety rules.); a cavalier attitude towards something (His cavalier attitude towards money worried her.)

Sinonimi: careless, dismissive, reckless

Contrari: careful, conscientious

Espressioni comuni: cavalier attitude, cavalier about something, cavalier treatment

soldato di cavalleria

Soldato che combatte a cavallo.

In inglese semplice: A soldier who fights on horseback.

• The cavalier rode ahead.
• An armoured cavalier charged across the field.
• The painting shows a cavalier carrying a sword.

Sinonimi: cavalryman, horseman

Espressioni comuni: mounted cavalier, armoured cavalier, cavalier on horseback