careful

careful
adjective
1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) cuidadoso
2) (thorough: a careful search.)
careful adj cuidadoso
to be careful tener cuidado
be careful of the dog, it bites! ¡ten cuidado con el perro, que muerde!
be careful with that knife! ¡ten cuidado con ese cuchillo!
careful
tr['keəfʊl]
adjective
1 (cautious) prudente, cuidadoso,-a
■ a careful driver un conductor prudente
2 (painstaking) cuidadoso,-a, esmerado,-a
■ a careful worker un,-a trabajador,-ra cuidadoso,-a
■ after careful consideration después de considerarlo detenidamente
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be careful tener cuidado
■ be careful crossing the street ten cuidado al cruzar la calle
■ be careful with the plates ten cuidado con los platos
■ be careful about what you say ten cuidado con lo que dices
■ be careful not to wake the baby procura no despertar al bebé
to be careful with one's money (thrifty) ser ahorrador,-ra 2 (mean) ser tacaño,-a, mirar mucho el dinero
careful ['kærfəl] adj
1) cautious: cuidadoso, cauteloso
2) painstaking: cuidadoso, esmerado, meticuloso
careful
adj.
• cuidadoso, -a adj.
• curioso, -a adj.
• detenido, -a adj.
• esmerado, -a adj.
• guardoso, -a adj.
• primoroso, -a adj.
• solícito, -a adj.
'kerfəl, 'keəfəl
adjective
1) (cautious) cuidadoso, prudente

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 you don't fall! — cuidado, no vayas a caerte!

be careful what you say — (ten) cuidado con lo que dices

to be careful OF somebody/something — tener* cuidado con alguien/algo

to be careful to + INF — procurar + inf

to be careful WITH something — tener* cuidado con algo

2) (painstaking) <planning> cuidadoso; <work> cuidado, esmerado, bien hecho; <worker> meticuloso

after careful consideration of all the options — después de considerar detenidamente todas las opciones

['kɛǝfʊl]
ADJ
1) (=taking care, cautious)
a) cuidadoso, cauteloso

• he's a careful driver — es un conductor prudente, conduce con prudencia or cuidado

b)

to be careful — tener cuidado

(be) careful! — ¡(ten) cuidado!

• she's very careful about what she eats — pone mucho cuidado en or es muy prudente con lo que come

• be careful of the dog — ten cuidado con el perro

• be careful that he doesn't hear you — procura que no te oiga, ten cuidado de que no te oiga

• be careful to shut the door — 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 careful — todos las precauciones son pocas

• be careful what you say to him — (ten) cuidado con lo que le dices

• to be careful with sth — tener cuidado con algo

be careful with the glasses — cuidado con los vasos

he's very careful with his money — es muy ahorrador; pej es muy tacaño

2) (=painstaking) [work] cuidadoso, esmerado; [writer] cuidadoso, meticuloso; [planning, examination] meticuloso, cuidadoso

• after careful consideration of all the relevant facts — después de considerar todos los datos cuidadosamente

• after weeks of careful preparation — después de semanas de cuidadosos or intensos preparativos

• we have made a careful study of the report — hemos estudiado el informe cuidadosamente or detenidamente

• after giving this problem careful thought, I believe that ... — después de pensar detenidamente sobre este problema, creo que ...

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['kerfəl, 'keəfəl]
adjective
1) (cautious) cuidadoso, prudente

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 you don't fall! — cuidado, no vayas a caerte!

be careful what you say — (ten) cuidado con lo que dices

to be careful OF somebody/something — tener* cuidado con alguien/algo

to be careful to + INF — procurar + inf

to be careful WITH something — tener* cuidado con algo

2) (painstaking) <planning> cuidadoso; <work> cuidado, esmerado, bien hecho; <worker> meticuloso

after careful consideration of all the options — después de considerar detenidamente todas las opciones


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