wary

wary
'weəri
adjective
(cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning): Be wary of lending money to him.) cauteloso, cauto, prudente
- wariness
wary
tr['weərɪ]
adjective (comp warier, superl wariest)
1 (cautious) cauto,-a, cauteloso,-a, prudente; (suspicious) desconfiado,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be wary of somebody desconfiar de alguien, recelar de alguien, dudar de alguien
to be wary of something/somebody recelar de algo/alguien, no fiarse de algo/alguien
to be wary about doing something no querer hacer algo, temer hacer algo
to keep a wary eye on somebody vigilar a alguien
wary ['wæri] adj, warier ; -est : cauteloso, receloso
to be wary of: desconfiar de
wary
adj.
• acuchillado, -a adj.
• cauteloso, -a adj.
• cauto, -a adj.
'weri, 'weəri
adjective warier, wariest cauteloso, precavido

to be wary OF somebody/something — no fiarse* de alguien/algo, recelar de alguien/algo

['wɛǝrɪ]
ADJ (compar warier) (superl wariest) [person] receloso; [manner] cauteloso, precavido

she seems very wary — parece estar muy recelosa

• banks are becoming increasingly wary — los bancos están volviéndose cada vez más precavidos

• to keep a wary eye on sth/sb, I kept a wary eye on the gathering stormclouds — observaba con cierta preocupación los nubarrones que se acercaban

the president had to keep a wary eye on the radical faction of his party — el presidente tenía que vigilar de cerca al sector más radical de su partido

• he gave her a wary look — la miró con recelo

• the question made her wary — la pregunta la puso en guardia

• to be wary of sth/sb — desconfiar de algo/algn, no fiarse de algo/algn

to be wary of strangers — desconfiar or no fiarse de los desconocidos

they were very wary of his violent temper — se mostraban muy cautelosos debido a su temperamento violento

* * *
['weri, 'weəri]
adjective warier, wariest cauteloso, precavido

to be wary OF somebody/something — no fiarse* de alguien/algo, recelar de alguien/algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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