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1 careful
careful [ˈkεəfʊl]b. ► to be careful ( = watch out) faire attention• be careful! fais attention !• you can't be too careful ( = cautious) on n'est jamais trop prudentc. ( = economical) économe ; ( = mean) avare* * *['keəfl]adjective [person, driving] prudent; [planning, preparation] minutieux/-ieuse; [research, monitoring, examination] méticuleux/-euseto be careful to do ou about doing — prendre soin de faire
to be careful that — faire attention que (+ subj)
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2 careful
adjective[be] careful! — Vorsicht!
be careful to do something — darauf achten, etwas zu tun
he was careful not to mention the subject — er war darum bemüht, das Thema nicht zu erwähnen
be careful that... — darauf achten, dass...
be careful of somebody/something — (take care of) mit jemandem/etwas vorsichtig sein; (be cautious of) sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen
be careful [about] how/what/where — etc. darauf achten, wie/was/wo usw.
be careful about something — auf etwas (Akk.) achten
be careful about somebody — auf jemanden aufpassen od. achten
be careful with somebody/something — vorsichtig mit jemandem/etwas umgehen
2) (showing care) sorgfältigpay careful attention to what he says — achte genau auf das, was er sagt
* * *1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) vorsichtig2) (thorough: a careful search.) sorgfältig* * *care·ful[ˈkeəfəl, AM ˈker-]you can't be too \careful these days man kann heutzutage nicht vorsichtig genug seinbe \careful to look both ways when you cross the road denke daran, in beide Richtungen zu sehen, bevor du die Straße überquerstto be \careful with sth mit etw dat vorsichtig umgehen▪ to be \careful [that]... darauf achten, dass...▪ to be \careful where/what/who/how... darauf achten, wo/was/wer/wie...be \careful how you phrase that question überlege dir genau, wie du die Frage stellstto pay \careful attention to sth auf etw akk genau achtento make a \careful choice sorgfältig auswählenafter \careful consideration nach reiflicher Überlegungto make a \careful search of sth etw gründlich [o genau] durchsuchen* * *['kEəfUl]adjsorgfältig; (= cautious, circumspect) sorgsam, vorsichtig; (with money etc) sparsamcareful! — Vorsicht!, passen Sie auf!
to be careful — aufpassen (of auf +acc )
be careful with the glasses — sei mit den Gläsern vorsichtig
be careful what you do — sieh dich vor, nimm dich in Acht
she's very careful about what she eats — sie achtet genau darauf, was sie isst
to be careful about doing sth — es sich gut überlegen, ob man etw tun soll
be careful (that) they don't hear you — gib acht or sei vorsichtig, damit or dass sie dich nicht hören
be careful not to drop it — pass auf, dass du das nicht fallen lässt
he is very careful with his money —
you can't be too careful these days — man kann heutzutage nicht zu vorsichtig sein
* * *careful adj (adv carefully)1. vorsichtig, achtsam:be careful pass auf!, gib acht!, nimm dich in Acht!;be careful to do sth darauf achten, etwas zu tun; nicht vergessen, etwas zu tun;be careful not to do sth sich hüten, etwas zu tun;be careful not to ( oder that you don’t) drop it pass auf, dass du es nicht fallen lässt!, lass es ja nicht fallen!;he has to be very careful what he says about it er muss sich sehr genau überlegen, was er darüber oder dazu sagt2. a) gründlich (Studie etc):after careful consideration nach reiflicher Überlegungb) sorgfältig:be careful about sth sorgfältig mit etwas umgehen3. sorgsam bedacht (of, for, about auf akk), umsichtig, achtsam, behutsam:be careful of your clothes sieh dich mit deiner Kleidung vor!4. Br sparsam:be careful with one’s money sparsam mit seinem Geld umgehen* * *adjective1) (thorough) sorgfältig; (watchful, cautious) vorsichtig[be] careful! — Vorsicht!
be careful to do something — darauf achten, etwas zu tun
he was careful not to mention the subject — er war darum bemüht, das Thema nicht zu erwähnen
be careful that... — darauf achten, dass...
be careful of somebody/something — (take care of) mit jemandem/etwas vorsichtig sein; (be cautious of) sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen
be careful [about] how/what/where — etc. darauf achten, wie/was/wo usw.
be careful about something — auf etwas (Akk.) achten
be careful about somebody — auf jemanden aufpassen od. achten
be careful with somebody/something — vorsichtig mit jemandem/etwas umgehen
2) (showing care) sorgfältigpay careful attention to what he says — achte genau auf das, was er sagt
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3 careful
1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) cuidadoso2) (thorough: a careful search.)careful adj cuidadosobe careful of the dog, it bites! ¡ten cuidado con el perro, que muerde!be careful with that knife! ¡ten cuidado con ese cuchillo!tr['keəfʊl]1 (cautious) prudente, cuidadoso,-a2 (painstaking) cuidadoso,-a, esmerado,-a■ a careful worker un,-a trabajador,-ra cuidadoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be careful tener cuidadoto be careful with one's money (thrifty) ser ahorrador,-ra 2 (mean) ser tacaño,-a, mirar mucho el dinerocareful ['kærfəl] adj1) cautious: cuidadoso, cauteloso2) painstaking: cuidadoso, esmerado, meticulosoadj.• cuidadoso, -a adj.• curioso, -a adj.• detenido, -a adj.• esmerado, -a adj.• guardoso, -a adj.• primoroso, -a adj.• solícito, -a adj.'kerfəl, 'keəfəl1) ( cautious) cuidadoso, prudente(be) careful you don't fall! — cuidado, no vayas a caerte!
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> meticulosoafter careful consideration of all the options — después de considerar detenidamente todas las opciones
['kɛǝfʊl]ADJ1) (=taking care, cautious)a) cuidadoso, cauteloso•
he's a careful driver — es un conductor prudente, conduce con prudencia or cuidadob)(be) careful! — ¡(ten) cuidado!
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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 puertahe was careful to point out that... — se cuidó de señalar que...
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
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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 algohe'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•
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...* * *['kerfəl, 'keəfəl]1) ( cautious) cuidadoso, prudente(be) careful you don't fall! — cuidado, no vayas a caerte!
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 -
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careful ['keəfʊl](a) (cautious) prudent;∎ be careful! (faites) attention!;∎ be careful of the wet floor! attention au sol mouillé!;∎ be careful to close the window before leaving n'oubliez pas de fermer la fenêtre avant de partir;∎ be careful not to or be careful you don't hurt her feelings faites attention à ou prenez soin de ne pas la froisser;∎ be careful (that) the boss doesn't find out faites attention ou prenez garde que le patron n'en sache rien;∎ be careful how you hold the baby fais attention à la façon dont tu prends le bébé;∎ be careful crossing the road fais attention en traversant ou quand tu traverses (la route);∎ you can never be too careful (gen) on n'est jamais assez prudent; (in double-checking something) deux précautions valent mieux qu'une;∎ he was careful not to mention her name il a pris soin de ne pas mentionner son nom;∎ we have to be careful with money this month il faut que nous surveillions nos dépenses ce mois-ci(b) (thorough, painstaking → person, work) soigneux, consciencieux; (→ consideration, examination) approfondi;∎ they showed careful attention to detail ils se sont montrés très attentifs aux détails;∎ to be careful of one's appearance être soucieux de son apparence -
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1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) forsiktig, varsom, påpasselig2) (thorough: a careful search.) grundig, omhyggeligforsiktigadj. \/ˈkeəf(ʊ)l\/1) forsiktig, varsom, aktsom2) nøyaktig, grundig, omhyggeligetter å ha tenkt grundig igjennom tingene, aksepterte hun tilbudet deres3) sparsommelig, påholden4) ( gammeldags) bekymringsfullbe careful to do something være sikker på at man gjør noe, passe på å gjøre noebe careful of passe (godt) på, ha omsorg forbe careful with passe godt på, være forsiktig med -
6 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) tænke sig om to gange* * *(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) tænke sig om to gangeEnglish-Danish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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7 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) tænke sig om to gange* * *(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) tænke sig om to gangeEnglish-Danish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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8 start something
expr infmlAre you trying to start something, pal? — Ты хочешь нарваться на неприятности, друг?
Don't start anything. Tony! — Только без драки, Тони!
I don't want to start anything but I just can't put up with this kind of behaviour on his part — Я не хочу никакого скандала, но я просто не могу мириться с таким поведением с его стороны
Hey, buddy, better be careful unless you want to start something — Ты поосторожней, приятель, а то как бы чего не вышло
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > start something
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9 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensarse algo dos vecesEnglish-spanish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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10 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensarse algo dos vecesEnglish-spanish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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11 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) hugsa sig tvisvar umEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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12 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) hugsa sig tvisvar umEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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13 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) kétszer is meggondoljaEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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14 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) kétszer is meggondoljaEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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15 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensar duas vezesEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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16 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) pensar duas vezesEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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17 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) bir şeyi yapmadan önce iyice düşünmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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18 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) bir şeyi yapmadan önce iyice düşünmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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19 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) dvakrat premislitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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20 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) dvakrat premislitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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