A2 — Elementaryverb
ignorare
to ignore, to be unaware of
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
trascurarenon considerarenon saperenon curarsi ditralasciare
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
consideraresapereconoscereprestare attenzioneoccuparsi di
Usage note
Italian 'ignorare' has two meanings: to deliberately ignore AND to not know something ('Ignoro la sua età' = I don't know his age). Context clarifies which is meant.
Example
"Ha ignorato tutte le mie chiamate per tutta la settimana."
"She ignored all my calls for the whole week."
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