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1 cautious
adjective (having or showing caution; careful: She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver.) piesardzīgs* * *piesardzīgs -
2 careful
1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) uzmanīgs; piesardzīgs2) (thorough: a careful search.) rūpīgs; pamatīgs* * *gādīgs, rūpīgs; akurāts, kārtīgs; uzmanīgs, piesardzīgs; apdomīgs -
3 caution
['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) piesardzība2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) brīdinājums2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) brīdināt- cautious
- cautiously* * *piesardzība; brīdinājums; īpatnis; brīdināt -
4 chary
[' eəri]((with of) cautious: Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well.) piesardzīgs* * *piesardzīgs; skops -
5 deliberate
[di'libərət]1) (intentional and not by accident: That was a deliberate insult.) tīšs; apzināts2) (cautious and not hurried: He had a very deliberate way of walking.) (par kustību, valodu) nesteidzīgs•* * *apsvērt, pārdomāt; apspriest, pārrunāt; iepriekš nodomāts, tīšs; apdomīgs, piesardzīgs; nesteidzīgs -
6 discreet
[di'skri:t](wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble: My secretary won't let the secret out - she's very discreet.) diskrēts; piesardzīgs; apdomīgs- discretion* * *apdomīgs, piesardzīgs; diskrēts -
7 guarded
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8 incautious
[in'ko:ʃəs](acting or done without thinking; not cautious: an incautious action/remark/person.) neuzmanīgs; nepiesardzīgs* * *nepiesardzīgs, neuzmanīgs, pārsteidzīgs -
9 indiscreet
[indi'skri:t]1) (giving too much information away: an indiscreet remark.) netaktisks2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) neapdomīgs•* * *nekautrīgs, netaktisks; neapdomīgs -
10 unwary
(not cautious: If you are unwary he will cheat you.) nepiesardzīgs- unwarily- unwariness* * *nepiesardzīgs -
11 wary
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12 watchful
adjective (alert and cautious: watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed.) modrs; piesardzīgs* * *uzmanīgs, vērīgs; nomodā, modrs -
13 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) būt modram; saņemt visus prātus -
14 take care
(to be cautious, watchful, thorough etc: Take care or you will fall!) uzmanīties -
15 ultra-
1) (beyond, as in ultraviolet.) ultra-2) (very or excessively: He's ultra-cautious when he drives a car.) galēji; īpaši
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