atento. 'atento'. This adjective means 'attentive, polite'. For example, 'caminaba con fatiga, demasiado cansado para estar atento' / 'He walked with fatigue, too tired to be attentive'. Atento.
atento, -a
adjective
1. attentive (pendiente)
- estar atento, -a a -> to pay attention to; (explicación, programa, lección) to listen out for; (ruido, sonido) to keep up with (acontecimientos, cambios, avances)
2. considerate, thoughtful (cortés)
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atento [ah-ten’-to, tah]
adjective
1. Attentive, bent upon a thing, listful, helpful; observing; mindful.
- Estar atento a los peligros -> to be mindful of the dangers
2. Polite, civil, courteous, mannerly, compliant, complaisant, considerate; notable.
- Ser atento con uno -> to be kind to somebody
past participle
3. Irregular of ATENDER,
adverb
- Atento -> in consideration
atento
adjetivo
1 (pendiente) [+persona] attentive; [+mirada] watchful
tenéis que estar atentos en clase you have to be attentive in class; you have to pay attention in class; estáte atento y avísanos si lo ves stay alert o keep a look out and let us know if you see him; ante la mirada atenta del árbitro under the referee's watchful eye
estar atento a [+explicación] to pay attention to; [+peligro] to be on the alert for; be on the lookout for; [+movimiento, ruido] to listen out for; estuvo muy atento a todo lo que le decíamos he paid full attention to everything we told him
hay que estar atento a cualquier error you have to watch o listen out for the slightest mistake
está siempre atento a las nuevas tendencias he always keeps an eye out for the latest trends
2 (cortés) attentive
últimamente está muy atento con ella he has been very attentive to her recently
fue muy atento de tu parte that was very thoughtful of you; un dependiente muy atento a very helpful o attentive sales assistant; como indicaba en su atenta carta as indicated in your kind letter (formal)
su atento y seguro servidor yours truly
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