careful

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cuidadoso

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careful
[ˈkeəfʊl]
adjetivo
1cuidadoso(a) (taking care); cauto(a), precavido(a) (prudent)
  • (be) careful! -> ¡(ten) cuidado!
  • to be careful to do something -> tener cuidado de or procurar hacer algo
  • she was careful not to mention this -> tuvo cuidado de or procuró no mencionar esto
  • be careful not to drop it -> procura que no se te caiga
  • be careful what you say -> cuidado con lo que dices
  • you can't be too careful these days -> en estos tiempos que corren toda precaución es poca
2cuidadoso(a) (thorough) (work, inspection)
  • after careful consideration -> tras mucho reflexionar

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careful [kea-ful]
adjetivo
1Cuidadoso, ansioso, lleno de cuidados, inquieto, prudente (cautious).
  • You should be more careful in future -> tendrías que tener más cuidado en el futuro
  • You can’t be too careful -> toda prudencia es poca
  • Be careful -> ten cuidado
  • Be careful what you say -> cuidado con lo que dices
2Diligente, cauteloso, vigilante, avisado, prudente, solícito.
  • After careful consideration of all the options -> después de considerar detenidamente todas las opciones
Cuidadoso (painstaking/planning); cuidado, esmerado, bien hecho (work); meticuloso (worker).

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careful [ˈkɛəfʊl] ?
adjective
1 (taking care, cautious) cuidadoso; cauteloso
he's a careful driverdriver es un conductor prudente; conduce con prudencia cuidado;or
to be careful tener cuidado; (be) careful! ¡(ten) cuidado!
she's very careful about what she eatsabout pone mucho cuidado en es muy prudente con lo que come;or
be careful of the dogof ten cuidado con el perro
be careful that he doesn't hear youthat procura que no te oiga; ten cuidado de que no te oiga
be careful to shut the doorto no te olvides de cerrar la puerta
he was careful to point out that ... se cuidó de señalar que ...; he was careful not to offend her tuvo cuidado de no ofenderle
be careful not to drop it be careful (that) you don't drop it procura que no se te caiga; ten cuidado de que no se te caiga
we have to be very careful not to be seen tenemos que tener mucho cuidado de que no nos vean
you can't be too carefultoo todos las precauciones son pocas
be careful what you say to himwhat (ten) cuidado con lo que le dices
to be careful with sthwith tener cuidado con algo
be careful with the glasses cuidado con los vasos; he's very careful with his money es muy ahorrador; (pejorative) es muy tacaño
2 (painstaking) [+work] cuidadoso; esmerado; [+writer] cuidadoso; meticuloso; [+planning, examination] meticuloso; cuidadoso
after careful consideration of all the relevant factsconsideration después de considerar todos los datos cuidadosamente
managing your workload takes careful planning
after weeks of careful preparationpreparation después de semanas de cuidadosos intensos preparativos;or
But despite all this careful preparation painting and decorating needs careful preparation
we have made a careful study of the reportstudy hemos estudiado el informe cuidadosamente detenidamente;or
after giving this problem careful thought, I believe that ...thought después de pensar detenidamente sobre este problema, creo que ...

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