What does olvido in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word olvido in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use olvido in Spanish.

The word olvido in Spanish means forget, oversight, slip, callousness, coldness, forget, forget, forget, leave, forget about, forget, forget, forget, forget about, out of sight out of mind, rot in oblivion. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word olvido

forget

nombre masculino (falta de recuerdo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me prometió muchas cosas pero quedaron todas en el olvido.
He promised me a lot of things but they were all forgotten.

oversight, slip

nombre masculino (cosa olvidada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Disculpa que no te trajera tu encargo, ha sido un olvido imperdonable.
I'm sorry for not bringing what you asked for, it's an unforgivable oversight.

callousness, coldness

nombre masculino (perder trato o afecto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su olvido me duele en lo más profundo del alma.
His callousness (or: coldness) hurts deep within my soul.

forget

verbo transitivo (no tener en la memoria)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
He olvidado su número de teléfono.
I have forgotten his telephone number.

forget

verbo transitivo (no recordar hacer algo) (not remember to do [sth])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El alumno olvidó traer los libros a clase.
The student forgot to bring his books to class.

forget

verbo transitivo (cesar el cariño) (cease to think of)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nunca olvidaré a los amigos de mi infancia.
I'll never forget my childhood friends.

leave

verbo pronominal (dejarse algo en algún sitio) (not remember to take [sth])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Siempre se te olvida el paraguas en casa.
You always leave your umbrella at home.

forget about

verbo pronominal (no tener presente)

La empresa se olvidó de la importancia de la seguridad.
The company forgot about the importance of security.

forget

verbo pronominal (no acordarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los inquilinos se olvidaron de pagar el recibo de la luz.
The tenants forgot to pay the electricity bill.

forget

verbo pronominal (perderse el interés)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El pueblo nunca se olvidará de sus héroes.
The nation will never forget its heroes.

forget

verbo transitivo (borrar de la memoria) (stop thinking about)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Olvídalo, no merece la pena.
Forget it; it isn't worth it.

forget about

locución verbal (olvidar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se consiguió a otro y a mí me echó al olvido.
She found someone else and forgot about me.

out of sight out of mind

expresión (mata al amor)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cuando me fui a vivir a Japón, mi novia se fue conmigo porque creíamos que la distancia hace el olvido.
When I went to live in Japan my girlfriend came with me because we thought it would be a case of out of sight out of mind.

rot in oblivion

expresión (quedar olvidado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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