blithely

blithely
adverb

blithely ignore something — sich unbekümmert über etwas (Akk.) hinwegsetzen

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adverb munter
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blithe·ly
[ˈblaɪðli]
adv unbekümmert
she \blithely agreed to the contract vertrauensselig willigte sie in den Vertrag ein
to be \blithely indifferent to sth sich akk um etw akk nicht scheren fam
to be \blithely unaware of sth sich akk über etw akk einer frommen Täuschung hingeben geh
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['blaIðlɪ]
adv
carry on munter; say, announce unbekümmert; unaware erstaunlich

he blithely ignored the problem — er setzte sich ungeniert or unbekümmert über das Problem hinweg

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adverb

blithely ignore something — sich unbekümmert über etwas (Akk.) hinwegsetzen

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adv.
fröhlich adv.

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