négliger

Je ne voudrais pas que vous négligiez vos obligations sociales.
I wouldn't want you to neglect your social commitments.
C'est comme si vous négligiez la proie pour l'ombre.
It is as if you have pursued a shadow in favor of the substance.
Je dois dire, Monsieur le Commissaire, que je trouve remarquable, compte tenu des critiques à l’encontre de ces compromis, que vous négligiez continuellement d’insister sur ce point.
I have to say, Commissioner, that I find it remarkable, in view of the criticism that these compromises attract, that you continually neglect to make this very point.
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