- care for
- 1) (to look after (someone): The nurse will care for you.) cuidar2) (to be fond of: I don't care for him enough to marry him.) querercare for vb1. cuidarhe cared for her when she was ill la cuidó cuando estuvo enferma2. quererhe cares for her very much la quiere mucho3. gustarI don't care for grapefruit no me gusta el pomelocare forv.• cuidar v.v + prep + oa) (look after) \<\<patient\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<house/garden\>\> cuidar, ocuparse or encargarse* de
well cared for — bien cuidado
b) (be fond of) querer*, sentir* afecto or cariño porc) (like) (usu neg)the house was lovely, but I didn't care for the furniture — la casa era preciosa, pero los muebles no me gustaron or no eran de mi gusto
d) (in offers) (frml)would you care for a cigar? — ¿puedo ofrecerle un puro?
VI + PREP1) (=look after) [+ people] cuidar a; [+ things] cuidar dewell cared for — (bien) cuidado, bien atendido
2) (=like) tener afecto a, sentir cariño por; (amorously) sentirse atraído porI don't much care for him — no me resulta simpático
she no longer cares for him — ya no le quiere
I know he cares for you a lot — sé que te tiene mucho cariño
I don't care for coffee — no me gusta el café
I don't care for the idea — no me hace gracia la idea
would you care for a drink? — ¿te apetece una copa?
* * *v + prep + oa) (look after) \<\<patient\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<house/garden\>\> cuidar, ocuparse or encargarse* dewell cared for — bien cuidado
b) (be fond of) querer*, sentir* afecto or cariño porc) (like) (usu neg)the house was lovely, but I didn't care for the furniture — la casa era preciosa, pero los muebles no me gustaron or no eran de mi gusto
d) (in offers) (frml)would you care for a cigar? — ¿puedo ofrecerle un puro?
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
